Purpose

 
A report to Capital board was
approved on 27th July 2024 for funding to be allocated
to the Burnley Road (Laund) project to allow that project to
continue to completion.
The funding was from projects
within the existing Bridges Maintenance approved capital programme
consisting of an amount from the 22/23 unallocated budget and
cancellation of two projects for repairs to Larkhill Lane
footbridge that cannot be delivered due to issues with adjacent
properties.
 
The approved amounts are as
follows:
12772 22/23 9661
Lark Hill Lane 
£100,637.70
11634 21/22 Lark
Hill Lane 
£107,387.00
15404 Unallocated
bridges maintenance 23/24 
£68,964.38
 
The total approved allocation
is £276,989.08.
 
The revised budget for the
13936 22/23 Burnley Road (Laund) project is £598,892.59.
 
Background
In November 2022 the "Burnley
Road Laund" Highway retaining wall supporting the A682 between
Rawtenstall and Burnley collapsed into the adjacent
river.
The A682 is part of the
resilient route network and classified as a 3a priority main
distributor road.
In early 2023 a project was
established to enable temporary measures to be installed to prevent
further collapse, protect public safety, safeguard essential
utilities, and allow the road to remain open.
The site is currently barriered
off with, no footway provision and an open excavation to the river.
It is in a safe condition but is vulnerable to further damage if
water levels increase. The status of the route, the risk of
disruption to infrastructure and the vulnerability of the site mean
that this is the highest priority site currently in the bridges
programme.
Design of a project to repair
the wall has been ongoing and works are now planned to commence
this year to complete the reinstatement.
The anticipated cost of the
proposed works has increased beyond those originally envisaged due
to the proximity of major utilities and difficult ground
conditions.
The current available budget is
£150,630.98 and additional funding is required to allow the
works to commence.
The project was established
within the 20/21 DfT retaining wall programme. The retaining wall
programme covered to works to a number of retaining walls in East
Lancashire identified as requiring varying priorities of
maintenance. An initial budget was established by moving funding
from projects that were either completed or could sustain a
reduction in scope. One project was cancelled on the basis that it
was a lower priority and could be funded from a future allocation
within the bridges maintenance capital programme.
 

Content

Ridwan Musa, Head of Service
Highway Operations and Design, took a
decision to approve the reallocation of funds to deliver the
Burnley Road (Laund) Retaining wall repair project.