Purpose

To provide an update of the
delivery of the first Phase of the Les Transformation de Southport
Public Realm scheme and to seek an amendment to the Transportation
Capital Programme to increase the budget allocated to this scheme
with a corresponding reduction elsewhere in the
Programme.

Decision

Decision(s):
 
(1) a budget virement within the
Transportation Capital Programme to increase the scheme budget for
Les Transformation de Southport Phase 1 from £5.273m to
£6.265m and a reduction in the budget allocated to the A59
Corridor and Kenyon’s Lane junction improvement scheme in
Maghull from £5.799m to £4.813m be approved; and
 
(2) the progress of the development of the
project to delivery stage be noted
 
Reason(s) for the
Decision(s):
 
The aspiration to deliver high quality public
realm and accessibility improvements in Southport Town Centre,
under the title ‘Les Transformation de Southport’, was
deemed a key element of the range of measures that secured Town
Fund money.
 
Alternative Options
Considered and Rejected
 
None