Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Place and Transport seeking approval for the receipt of funding to deliver a 18 month Travel Demand Management Programme for the M27 and M3.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 19/20 24372)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Place and Transport, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To administer and monitor the use of the Highways England grant funding to support the Council’s commitment to reduce emissions and improve air quality within the Southampton area;

(ii)  To accept funding totalling £1.70M awarded by Highways England for 2019/20 and 2020/21;

(iii)  To approve expenditure of the Highways England grant funding for the delivery of Travel Demand Management measures;

(iv)  To add £0.36M to the Place & Transport capital programme to be funded by grant;

(v)  Delegate authority to the Director of Growth to enter into a Funding Agreement with Highways England to deliver the TDM measures set out in the report.