Decision details
Active Travel Funding Award for Thorpe Wood Cycleway and School Streets* - DEC22/CAB/56
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The Council has received funding from the
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) via the
Department for Transport for projects it had submitted under its
Tranche 3 submission. The Council was successful in obtaining
further grant funding for two projects; Thorpe Wood cycleway and
School Streets. This grant award consists of £625k for Thorpe
Wood cycleway (detailed design and construction) and £10k for
School Streets projects. Approval is required for contract to be
awarded to Milestone to undertake delivery of Thorpe Wood cycleway
project and to expand the School Streets project to additional
schools that have shown an interest in the initiative.
Decision:
Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to:
1. Authorise the issue of a services request to Milestone Infrastructure Limited, under the existing highway services contract relating to the design, delivery and construction of the Thorpe Wood cycleway, at a cost of £625,000; and
2. Authorise Milestone to develop a School Street Scheme, at a cost of £10,000.
Reasons for the decision:
The decision was made to ensure that the Council was able to effectively deliver grant funding awarded to it by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority for the active travel improvement schemes. Successful delivery of the funding would help the Council to obtain further funding to complete construction of Thorpe Wood cycleway and also to further expand the Schools Streets project.
Alternative options considered:
Not to deliver the scheme: This had been discounted because the walking and cycling network to and from Thorpe Wood needed improving by making it better connected to routes that link to the wider network. Delivering the active travel improvements would provide residents and those working in the area with an alternative and more sustainable form of travel compared to the car. Successful delivery of the scheme would provide significant benefits to the wider travelling public, resulting in improvements to; journey times, accessibility and the environment.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Background Documents:
CPCA Board Meeting (19-10-22) when ready minutes will be made available on the link provided below:
Publication date: 19/12/2022
Date of decision: 19/12/2022
Decided at meeting: 19/12/2022 - Cabinet
Effective from: 23/12/2022
Accompanying Documents:
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