The Strategic Director, Place, will submit a report,  (Document “W”) which provides information on the Capital Highway Maintenance funding element of the Local Transport Plan for 2018/19 and makes recommendations on the allocation for Non-Classified Road Resurfacing Schemes and Surface Dressing Sites in the Keighley constituency. 

Recommended –

That the proposed programme of works for 2018/19 as shown in Appendices 2 and 3 of Document “W” be approved.

(Andy Fisher – 01535 618297)

The Strategic Director, Place, submitted a report, (Document “W”) which provided information on the Capital Highway Maintenance funding element of the Local Transport Plan for 2018/19 and made recommendations on the allocation for Non-Classified Road Resurfacing Schemes and Surface Dressing Sites in the Keighley constituency. 

Appendix 1 to Document “W” summarised, for information, the road surfacing schemes completed in the Keighley constituency during the 2017/18 financial year.

A recommended list of Non-Classified and Surface Dressing sites was included in Appendices 2 and 3 (respectively). 

Members were advised that the total value of schemes in Appendix 2 exceeded the allocated budget for Non Classified roads for 2018/19.   This was £1.25m for the whole of the Bradford Metropolitan District which equated to £250,000 for the Keighley constituency. 

The full list of Non-Classified resurfacing sites detailed in Appendix 2 were listed in priority order based on road condition. The schemes listed as a ‘priority’ were to an available budget of £250,000.  Members were advised that they may substitute schemes from the priority list with those from the reserve list as they deemed necessary to address local highway maintenance concerns. It was also reported that if it transpired that it was not feasible to progress any of the originally selected schemes they would  be substituted with alternatives from the reserve list.

The suggested programme of Surface Dressing sites, totalling approximately £215,000 was attached as Appendix 3 to the report.   The total value of those schemes did not exceed the capital allocation for 2018/19 for Surface Dressing and it was intended that all work would be completed on all of those sites although it was possible that some may be deferred due to conflicts with work by other bodies.

Members were advised that in order that programme delivery could be achieved within the 2018/19 financial year it was imperative that Members approved a works programme at the current time.

A Member referred to works proposed at Chantry Drive, Ilkley and expressed concern that any repairs could be undone when services were connected to new properties which were being constructed at that location.

It was requested that works at Wesley Place, Silsden be substituted for the proposed measures at St Johns Street.  A Member reported his belief that this would represent a better utilisation of the resources available as Wesley Place was a back street and used less frequently than St Johns Street.

It was questioned if works contained on the reserve list had a realistic chance of being undertaken and Members were advised that those proposals would eventually move up the priority order.  

Measures to improve Category A, B and C roads were questioned and it was explained that there was a separate budget for those works which went to the Executive for approval.   

Resolved  –

That with the following substitution in Appendix 2 the proposed programme of works for 2018/19 as shown in Appendices 2 and 3 of Document “W” be approved.

·         The proposed scheme at Wesley Place, Silsden be replaced with the scheme proposed at St Johns Street Silsden and Wesley Place be moved to the reserve list.

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

(Environment and Waste Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee)