Purpose

This report will summarise the results of the
public consultation for the A259 Hove to Portslade Active Travel
Scheme and include recommendations for the next steps of the
project.

Content

1)            
That Cabinet notes the
outcome of the most recent public consultation and stakeholder
engagement as set out in Appendix 1 of this report.

 
2)            
That Cabinet approves
the amendments to the A259 Hove to Portslade Active Travel Scheme
designs as outlined in the report at paragraph 5.4, Appendix 1 and
Appendix 2, following consideration of the public consultation and
stakeholder engagement responses.

 
3)            
That Cabinet
authorises that all Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) required for
the A259 Hove to Portslade Active Travel Scheme be advertised in
accordance with the standard procedure. If the TRO consultation
responses exceed the threshold as outlined in the Part 2F - Scheme
of Delegation to Officers, the TROs will be reported back to this
Cabinet next year to agree the way forward.

 
4)            
That Cabinet delegates
to the Corporate Director for City Operations, the decision to
procure and award a call-off contract, within the budget outlined
in Section 6 of this report, under the Council’s existing
Highways Services Framework for the construction of the A259 Hove
to Portslade Active Travel Scheme.

 
5)            
That Cabinet requests
officers to pursue external funding to extend the A259 Hove to
Portslade Active Travel Scheme east towards Brighton in response to
feedback received. Any designs would be subject to the usual
approval and consultation processes.