Decision details

The Cabinet Member / Officer approved the 2014/15 Local Transport Plan (LTP) Programme of Works contained in the attached annexes 1-4 as follows:

·    The 2014/15 Integrated Transport Programme (annex 1);

·    The 2014/15 Highway Maintenance Programme (annex 2);

·    The 2014/15 Street Lighting Maintenance Programme (annex 3); and

·    The 2014/15 Bridge Maintenance Programme (annex 4).

The Peterborough LTTS (2011-2026) and the third Peterborough LTP (2011-2016) were developed over a period of two years, in consultation with a wide range of key stakeholders. The Council considered a range of transport interventions to best address local problems, meet the growth aspirations of the City and integrate the coalition Government’s transport priorities agreed nationally by the Local Government Association and the Department for Transport. The assessment and appraisal of options involved:

·         Policy Fit (meets objectives of the strategy)

·         Cost Benefit Analysis (value for money)

·         Key Performance Indicator Assessment

·         Network Improvement Impact Assessment

·         Equality Impact Assessment (EIA)

·         Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

·         Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA)

On an annual basis the Council receives numerous requests for improvements to the transport network from the general public, Council Members and other stakeholders. These potential schemes are assessed against recognised assessment methodologies and prioritised for consideration in future years programmes. In some areas like highways and street lighting, scheme prioritisation is based on inspection processes, which assess condition and target spending where it is needed most. As budget allocations are finite it is inevitable that some alternative schemes, which broadly meet objectives, will not be included in the proposed programme. These schemes will remain on the Request Database and be considered for the following year’s programme. Other schemes that have been assessed, and which do not meet objectives, would be rejected and not be considered again in the immediate future. The Programme of Works shown in Annexes 1-4 is considered to be the best programme to meet the Council’s objectives.  

LTP capital funding is awarded in the form of a single capital pot and this financial year is provided as direct capital grant. An early mandate for the proposed LTP Programme of Works is essential in order to provide sufficient timeframe for consultation, design and implementation of identified schemes within allocated budgets.

Not to deliver a LTP programme of works: The £5,049k expected transport settlement is grant funding - non delivery of a LTP programme of works would mean that the funding could be lost. Successful delivery of the proposed LTP programme of works will provide significant benefits to the residents of Peterborough and the wider travelling public, resulting in improvements to: condition of roads and pavements; street lighting; public transport; road safety; accessibility and the environment. These benefits will be lost if the programme is not delivered.

Agree an alternative scheme/works programme: The schemes put forward have been developed in consultation with a wide range of key stakeholders and assessed to ensure they meet objectives and provide value for money. The Programme of Works shown in Annexes 1-4 is considered to be the best programme to meet the council’s objectives.      

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