Purpose

London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)
has requested that Newham Highways deliver two road improvement
projects on Pool Street and Marshgate
Lane, both roads are in The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP).
This is subject to signing a grant agreement between Newham and
LLDC. Marshgate Lane is public highways
however Pool Street at present belongs to LLDC. Part of the process
is that Newham adopts Pool Street once the road is brought up to
adoption standards. LLDC has agreed to fund both road improvements
in full.
 
These two projects will improve the highway
environment and encourage and enable greater levels of active
travel along the corridor and through the Queen Elizabeth Olympic
Park.
 
Newham is currently delivering Westfield
Avenue scheme. Further projects such as these will enhance
connectivity for the vulnerable uses. 
These are very important initiatives to the wider Olympic Park
connectivity strategy, as it forms the main highway through the
development area, connecting with LB Hackney and the A12. The area
will continue to develop with emerging new developments along the
highway further off into the Park.
The cabinet is recommended to approve the
preferred scheme option for Pool Street and Marshgate Lane (North) and agree to enter into a
grant funding agreement with LLDC to receive funding contributions
from them. An agreement is also needed to progress both projects to
detail design and delivery on site, using Newham Contractors.

Decision

Decision
 
For the reasons set
out in the report and its appendices Cabinet RESOLVED to Agree:
 

i) 
To approve Newham entering into an agreement with London Legacy
Development Corporation (“LLDC”) to undertake the
detail design of the works to Carpenters Road (west), Marshgate
Lane (north) and Pool Street (shown as initial designs on the
drawing(s) in Appendix B of this report);

 

ii) 
That following agreement on detailed design of the works deliver
the projects on site;

 

iii) 
To approve Newham entering into a funding agreement with LLDC,
under which LLDC will fund the project up to the value of
£10m;

 

iv) 
To approve use of Newham’s Highways Framework Contract, under
which the works will be completed;

 

v) 
To grant delegated authority to the Corporate Director of
Environmental Services & Sustainable Transport after
consultation with the Statutory Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for
Environment, Sustainable Transport, Children Services and
Education:

 

(a) to agree the projects detailed design;

(b) to agree entering a deed of variation with LLDC on the grant
agreement, due to increase in scope and budget, if required at a
later date.

(c) to undertake the necessary statutory consultation process
regarding the supporting traffic regulation orders for the
implementation of the scheme that including LLDC roads;
(d)
to make the supporting traffic orders as required, subject to no
material objections being received.
 
Alternatives
Considered
 
a) 
Not to assist LLDC in delivering these projects will prompt LLDC to
deliver scheme to their own standards on their roads. This may
expose LLDC and Newham to some element of reworking, when it comes
to adoption, as the finished product may not fit in with the QEOP
public highway conditions and Newham design standards. Once
delivered and at the time of adoption, either LLDC would have to
alter road layouts or Newham adopt as they are presented. This will
be seen as wasted public resources for both organisations.