Decision details

1           That the award of £7.775m to fund enhanced rail services on the Severn Beach and Westbury lines for 3 years, drawing down the £4m allocated for programme risk at the March 2023 Committee and £3.775m of additional revenue funding from Investment Fund, as set out in paragraphs 2.1.1 to 2.1.14 of the report be approved;

2           That delegated authority to the West of England Combined Authority Strategic Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the Unitary Authority Infrastructure Directors to spend the £123k of LEVI capability funding that has been secured and any future capability and capital funding secured through LEVI where there is urgency, subject to successful bids, as outlined in paragraphs 2.2.1 to 2.2.4 of the report be approved;

3           That delegated authority to the West of England Combined Authority Strategic Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the Unitary Authority Infrastructure Directors to spend the £3.6m of Active Travel Fund that has been secured through the tranche 4 bidding process for schemes as outlined in paragraphs 2.3.1 to 2.3.10 of the report be approved;

4           That funding of £1.25m to review and update the Joint Local Transport Plan and transport major scheme programme following the publication of guidance from the Department for Transport, as outlined in paragraphs 2.4.1 to 2.4.5 of the report be approved;

5           That the extension to the Outline Business Case submission date to March 2024 and associated funding of £471k, as outlined in paragraphs 2.5.1 to 2.5.7 of the report be approved;

6           That delegated authority for approval of business cases and subsequent spend and delivery of cycling and walking schemes of £6m and below to the West of England Combined Authority Strategic Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the Unitary Authority Directors of Infrastructure, where there is headroom within a programme and no material impact on other schemes. In the absence of unanimous agreement the delegation reverts to the West of England Combined Authority Chief Executive in consultation with the Unitary Authority CEOs, as set out in paragraphs 2.6.1 to 2.6.7 of the report be agreed;

7           That the approval of a Feasibility and Development Funding Application(s) for up to £15.1m for the activities to be undertaken through the City Regions Sustainable Travel Settlement top slice to the West of England Combined Authority Strategic Director of Infrastructure in consultation with the Unitary Authority Directors of Infrastructure, as outlined in paragraph 2.7.1 of the report be approved.