Purpose

1. To seek
approval for the proposed maintenance and Integrated Transport
Block (ITB) funding allocations from West of England Combined
Authority (WECA) as part of the City Regions Sustainable Transport
Settlement (CRSTS) and the allocation of pothole funding and
delegated authority to deliver the projects including any
underspend from 2024/25.
2. To seek any approvals for funding announced in the national or
regional budget if required

Content

That the Transport
& Connectivity Policy Committee:
 
1.
    Noted the proposed
indicative funding allocations of £17.544m of WECA CRSTS
maintenance and agree Option 1 for the ITB for 2025-26 and
2026-27.
2.
    Noted the proposed
indicative funding allocations of £1m internal funding for
2025-26.
3.
    Noted the proposed
indicative funding allocation of £0.560m Transforming Cities
Fund
4.
    Noted the proposed
indicative funding allocation of £2.362m for additional
pothole funding for 2025-26.
5.
    Authorised the Executive
Director Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of
the Transport and Connectivity Committee to take all steps required
to accept and invest up to £21.466m of WECA CRSTS
maintenance, ITB, Transforming Cities Fund, pothole and local
funding as outlined in this report for both 2025-26 and
2026-27.
6.
    Authorised the Executive
Director Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of
the Transport and Connectivity Committee to ‘roll over’
underspend from the financial year 24/25 to existing budgets.
7.
    Authorised the Executive
Director Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Chair of
the Transport and Connectivity Committee, to take all steps
necessary to procure and award any contracts (including any
contracts over the key decision threshold) necessary to deliver the
works identified in Appendix A.1 as maintenance or minor works and
any remaining works from last year; making use of existing term
contracts and/or approved frameworks where appropriate, up to the
budget ceiling identified in Appendix A.1.
8.
    Authorised the Executive
Director Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Chair of
the Transport and Connectivity Committee, to make reasonable
changes to the programme of works to ensure delivery of the
programme, in accordance with the Council’s scheme of
financial delegations.
9.
    Authorised the extension
of the value of the existing Highways and Associated Works
framework if there is insufficient spend remaining to cover ITB and
Maintenance works which may be procured before its expiry on 20th
September 2025.