Issue - meetings

This report sets out recommendations for how Brent’s £3.5 million capital budget should be allocated through a prioritised programme of: Major and minor pavement  upgrades; Road resurfacing; and Improvements to the public realm.

(i)         that the proposed £10.2M investment in Brent’s transport infrastructure, an increase of 36% above that in 2012-13, be noted;

(ii)        that approval be given to invest the Brent highways capital programme for 2013/14 of £3.5 million as follows:

(iii)       that approval be given to the proposed 2013/14 highway improvement schemes and reserve schemes listed in Appendices 2 & 3;

(iv)       that the funding of £5.147million from TfL to fund a wide range of transport improvements for Brent’s residents through the LIP programme (set out in Appendix 5 of the report from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services) and the £724,000 Principal A Road maintenance programme (set out in Appendix 2 of the Director’s report) be noted.

The report from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services advised that in 2012-13 roughly £7.5 million would have been spent improving Brent’s transport infrastructure:  resurfacing seven miles of road and four miles of footway and building over 20 schemes to improve safety and accessibility for residents. Councillor J Moher drew members’ attention to a 36% increase in funding in 2013-14, amounting to over £10.2 million which would be spent improving Brent’s roads, footways and transport infrastructure and would be funded by the council, Transport for London (TfL) and Section 106 funds from developers. He added that areas across the borough would benefit. The report set out recommendations for how Brent’s £3.5 million capital budget should be allocated through a prioritised programme of major and minor pavement upgrades; road resurfacing; and improvements to the public realm. Councillor J Moher in response to a question on member involvement indicated that it was hoped that in future, this could be increased.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that the proposed £10.2M investment in Brent’s transport infrastructure, an increase of 36% above that in 2012-13, be noted;

(ii)        that approval be given to invest the Brent highways capital programme for 2013/14 of £3.5 million as follows:

(iii)       that approval be given to the proposed 2013/14 highway improvement schemes and reserve schemes listed in Appendices 2 and 3 of the report from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services;

(iv)       that the funding of £5.147 million from TfL to fund a wide range of transport improvements for Brent’s residents through the LIP programme (set out in Appendix 5 of the report from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services) and the £724,000 Principal A Road maintenance programme (set out in Appendix 2 of the Director’s report) be noted.