Decision details

This is confidential decision as instructed by Department for Transport, pending government announcement

Approve the application and acceptance of the allocated grant funding through the Department for Transport Safer Road Fund project for improvements to the A19 south of the A63 to the county boundary,

The Safer Roads Fund Round 3 provides a valuable opportunity to secure significant investment for road safety and highway improvement at a time when budgets are under significant pressure and contribute to delivering highways and transport policy objectives.

The Executive Member took the decision under their urgency power in paragraph 13 of the Executive Members’ Delegation Scheme due to the time constraints issued by the Department for Transport.

The only practical alternative is not to accept the bid. However, this is not believed to be appropriate as the Council's (and public's) interests would be prejudiced through the loss of the benefit of the road safety improvements this funding would generate.