Decision

The Cabinet Member for Environment & Infrastructure RESOLVED to:

a)  Note the submission of the Full Business Case (FBC) to the WMCA in September 2026, with a funding request of £8,994,000.

b)  Approve the receipt and spending of up to £8,994,000 of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) grant funding to construct the A452 Chester Road Corridor Improvement (Chelmund’s Cross) scheme, delivering the key outputs set out in paragraph 3.4 of the report and as shown in Appendix A: Scheme Drawing.

c)  Approve the appointment of Fitzgerald Contractor Ltd as the contractor responsible for scheme construction.

d)  Delegate authority to the Director of Economy and Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder – Environment and Infrastructure, to sign the associated Delivery Agreement, conditional on the Full Business Case (FBC) and Grant Funding Agreement (GFA) being approved by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

e)  Delegate authority to the Director of Economy and Infrastructure to make design changes to the scheme, as considered necessary, provided that delivery of the key objectives remain unaffected (with the Cabinet Member and Spokespersons to be informed of any changes made).