Purpose

On 20 June 2024, the Highways and Transport
Committee approved proposals to spend the Council’s
allocation of DfT BSIP+ phase 3 funding and delegated the authority
to spend the funding to the Director of Transport and
Infrastructure, in consultation with the Enhanced Partnership
Board. The estimated costs of implementing a set of proposals were
provided. This included an allocation of £200,000 of capital
funding to be spent on Bus Priority Infrastructure.
 
As the original BSIP+ funding allocation was
100% revenue, the expectation at the time of the Committee meeting
was that authority would need to be requested from the DfT to
change the funding from revenue to capital. Following a policy
decision by central Government, the DfT has removed the need to
request this permission, devolving such spending decisions to Local
Transport Authorities.
 
Following further
investigation, the A534 Nantwich Road corridor in Crewe has been
recommended as the highest priority location for bus priority
infrastructure. The preferred solution is to install intelligent
bus detection cameras along the A534 Nantwich Road in Crewe,
between the junction with A5078 Edleston Road and the roundabout
junction with Crewe Road and the A532.
 
The recommended
location and preferred solution were endorsed by the BSIP Enhanced
Partnership Board at its meeting on 14 November 2024.
 
The investment required in the preferred
solution is £250,000, an increase of £50,000 over the
initial estimate of £200,000.

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On 20 June 2024, the Highways and Transport
Committee approved proposals to spend the Council’s
allocation of DfT BSIP+ phase 3 funding and delegated the authority
to spend the funding to the Director of Transport and
Infrastructure, in consultation with the Enhanced Partnership
Board. The estimated costs of implementing a set of proposals were
provided. This included an allocation of £200,000 of capital
funding to be spent on Bus Priority Infrastructure.
 
As the original BSIP+ funding allocation was
100% revenue, the expectation at the time of the Committee meeting
was that authority would need to be requested from the DfT to
change the funding from revenue to capital. Following a policy
decision by central Government, the DfT has removed the need to
request this permission, devolving such spending decisions to Local
Transport Authorities.
 
Following further investigation, the A534
Nantwich Road corridor in Crewe has been recommended as the highest
priority location for bus priority infrastructure. The preferred
solution is to install intelligent bus detection cameras along the
A534 Nantwich Road in Crewe, between the junction with A5078
Edleston Road and the roundabout junction with Crewe Road and the
A532.
 
The recommended location and preferred
solution were endorsed by the BSIP Enhanced Partnership Board at
its meeting on 14 November 2024.
 
The investment required in the preferred
solution is £250,000, an increase of £50,000 over the
initial estimate of £200,000.