Issue - meetings

report of Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport in association with the Cabinet Member for Resources, seeking approval for relevant funding approvals detailed below, to progress the Eastern Cycle Route Project, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 13/14 10949)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport in association with the Cabinet Member for Resources, Cabinet agreed the following modified recommendations:

(i)  To rename the existing capital scheme called the “LSTF - Super Cycle Highways” to “Eastern Cycle Corridor (LSTF)” contained within the Environment & Transport Capital Programme and to increase the scheme, from £888,000 to £1,901,000 an increase of £1,013,000, funded by the following capital additions:

a.  The addition of £358,000 of Site Specific Section 106 Contributions to the scheme

b.  The acceptance and addition of £250,000 of Department for Transport (DfT/Sustrans) Cycle Safety Fund government grant to the scheme.

c.  The addition of £280,000 of LTP government grant (2014/15 allocation) to the scheme.

(ii)  To approve total capital expenditure of £1,901,000 for the Eastern Cycle Corridor (LSTF) scheme phased £1,121,000 in 2012/13 £996,000 in 2013/14 and £667,000 in 2014/15.