Decision

To fund the schemes set out below from the Council’s £7.728m Local Transport Grant funding allocation for 2025/26:

Schemes to be funded from £7.728m Local Transport Grant allocation 2025/26

Additional carriageway resurfacing sites to extend the 2025/ 26 programme of carriageway surfacing, to include sites which we were unable to be included due to the budget constraints. In the 2025/26 Annual Plan a limited budget is available for Surface and Patching, and Surface Treatments. This additional funding will allow the next priority sites from the HEAT list to be completed, as listed below:

Priority

Scheme Title

Type of Works

Budget Est

1

KETTERING A509 Pytchley Rd

Inlay - SCRIM

803,620

2

KETTERING A4300 Stamford Rd Section 2

Inlay - SCRIM

338,854

3

RUSHDEN Manor Road/ Hall Avenue

Inlay

330,750

4

MEARS ASHBY North Street/ Wellingborough Road

Inlay

401,580

5

RUSHDEN A5028 Higham Road

Inlay

381,240

6

RUSHDEN Wymington Lane

Inlay

117,900

Table 1: 2023 HEAT list Priority of Inlay

2,373,944

Priority

Scheme Title

Type of Works

Budget Est

1

 DUDDINGTON A47 Wansford Road

Surface Dressing - SCRIM

216,296

2

 ASHTON WOLD Oundle Road

Surface Dressing

296,688

3

 LOWICK A6116 Lowick Bypass

Surface Dressing

607,714

4

 PIPEWELL Desborough Road

Surface Dressing

599,492

5

 BROUGHTON Old Road

Surface Dressing

304,394

6

 BOZEAT Harrold Road

Surface Dressing

238,640

Table 2: 2023 HEAT list Priority of Surface Dressing

2,263,224

Priority

Scheme Title

Type of Works

Budget Est

1

IRTHLINGBOROUGH Finedon Road

Micro Surface Treatment

224,248

2

WOLLASTON York Road

Micro Surface Treatment

147,976

3

BARTON SEAGRAVE Kielder Court

Micro Surface Treatment

11,070

4

BARTON SEAGRAVE Epping Close

Micro Surface Treatment

12,832

5

BARTON SEAGRAVE Delamere Drive

Micro Surface Treatment

49,804

6

BARTON SEAGRAVE Salcey Close

Micro Surface Treatment

10,372

Table 3: 2023 HEAT list Priority of Micro-Asphalt

456,302

Replacement of weak bridge deck located on Station Road, Earls Barton and bring it up to current design standards to take modern traffic loading and improve the vehicle restraint system. The bridge has a capacity of 7.5 Tonnes assessment live loading. The bridge carries dump trucks hauling aggregates from the nearby quarry along Grendon Road/Station Road to the A45 and is economically important to the local area. The works would include the resurfacing of the road on either side to address surface defects largely caused by the HGV movements.

The start of phased re-waterproofing and expansion joint replacement of the reinforced concrete viaduct.  The viaduct was constructed in 1936 and is in relatively good condition but needs major works to preserve its integrity and ensure it is fully functional for many years to come. While work will be required for all 9 decks over the coming years, Deck 7 is the priority as it has had repeated occurrences of damaging potholes developing.

We have 154 VAS signs on NNC asset list which were installed between 2005 & 2025 of which 122 have exceeded their expected end of life date. The aim is to replace non-functional or partially functional VAS’s with new more efficient signs displaying same legends (messages) and retained at the same locations. The £0.270m allocation represents 50% of the planned programme, with the remainder anticipated to come from a future Local Transport Grant allocation.

Partial closure of the road between residential properties and local business, thus improving quality of life in making the location feel safer. This location is consistently affected by fly tipping offences due to its location adjacent to the A509 – Kettering Road. In addition, to the fly tipping offences, it is also habitually used for other anti-social behaviour and crime. 

To introduce traffic calming / safety measures on Kettering Road in vicinity of the Corby Household Waste Recycling Centre. This is to address ongoing issues around the access and queues on the highway leading to poor driving practices creating dangerous conditions.

A section of the Ise Valley Greenway in Weekley on Boughton Estates land. We have prices and the permission to do the necessary works on this section of the Ise Valley Greenway which was identified and subject to an interim design study in 2023.  It provides 600metres of off-road safer access with stunning views of Boughton Estate, taking users off the A6003 by the busy roundabout and giving them direct access into Weekley, the Star Pond, the Tearoom and through the village to enhance not only the Greenway network but support the rural economy.

The longstanding request to provide a controlled pedestrian crossing across the busy A509 would allow the residents of Wilby access to the amenities of Wellingborough on foot (particularly Sainsburys). There are currently no alternatives on foot other than to cross the A509 and this may be resulting in an increased number of car trips.  

The project would aim to deliver two bus lane camera enforcement systems. One in Newland Street, Kettering and the other in Arnsley Road, Corby. The bid would cover all costs: Procurement of two individual systems; Installation of the cameras; Change to the Traffic Regulation Orders to ensure enforcement could take place successfully; and Installation of compliant signage.