Purpose

The purpose of this report is to set out how
the additional Department for Transport Highway Maintenance funding
covering 2023/24 and 2024/25 at £1.83 million per year is
proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do
soFunding for 2023/24 and 2024/25

Decision

That:
 
a) approval is given to invest the additional
Department for Transport Highway Maintenance funding covering
2023/24 and 2024/25 at £1.83 million per year as detailed
within this Report; and
 
b) delegated authority is given to the
Corporate Director of Economy and Environment to take all
operational decisions 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 maintain Herefordshire’s
highways in accordance with sound asset management practices but
wholly within the maintenance allocations and grant funding made
available by Central Government.