Purpose

The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £3.0 million investment in road safety schemes is
proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do
so.

Decision

That:
 
a) approval is given to draw down the £3
million additional budget allocated in the capital investment
budget for road safety schemes split between 2025/26 and 2026/27;
and
 
b) Delegated authority is given to the
Corporate Director of Economy and Environment to take all
operational decisions to enable the design and delivery of
appropriate schemes at A465 junction with B4348 Locks Garage,
Allensmore, and B4203 junction with B4204 High House Crossroads,
Upper Sapey, over the lifetime of the project, to deliver the
investment set out in recommendation (a)

Alternative options considered

That this additional investment is not made
and the Council continues to deliver road safety improvement
schemes at known collision cluster sites in accordance with sound
engineering practices but wholly within the allocations and grant
funding made available by Central Government.