Decision details

The West of England Combined Authority Committee RESOLVED

(unanimously):

1. To approve the Full Business Case for Wraxall Road Roundabout Signal Scheme and award of £5.199m subject to finalising the economic case and Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. 

2. To note the award of £548k of funding for the West of England Station Enhancements Project through DfT’s Access for All programme and the allocation of up to £552k match funding through the Investment Fund, subject to business case. 

3. To approve the Feasibility and Development Funding Application for the Bus Strategy Infrastructure Programme and award of £1.5m to progress a Full Business Case. 

4. To approve the Feasibility and Development Funding Applications set out in Appendix 2 and award of £1m.   

5. To delegate approval of the detailed scoping of the Strategic Rail Investment and Bus Strategy Infrastructure Programme development work to the WECA Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the Directors of the constituent councils. 

6. To approve the change request and award of £585k of Love Our High Streets funding for the Keynsham Town Centre project subject to confirmation that all funding is in place and the Monitoring and Evaluation plan is extended to cover the additional outputs/outcomes.  

7. To delegate grant giving for Workforce for the Future to the WECA Chief Executive in consultation with the West of England Chief Executives.  

8. To decline the request for a further £300k of development funding for the Bath College Digital and Creative Innovation Centre.  

9. To approve the change requests for schemes within the current programme as set out in Appendix 3.