Issue - meetings

Recommendation

That Executive approves proposals for a Key Route Network in North Yorkshire ahead of submission for approval to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Considered – A report of the Corporate Director – Environment seeking approval for proposals for a Key Route Network in North Yorkshire as part of the York and North Yorkshire Key Route Network ahead of submission for approval by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA).

The Executive Member for Highways and Transportation, Councillor Keane Duncan, introduced the report and advised that a total of 684km of road, or 7% of North Yorkshire’s road network was proposed to be included.  City of York Council was identifying similar roads within its boundaries and collectively these roads would be submitted to the YNYCA for final approval.  There were a number of transport functions a Combined Authority could take responsibility for, however there were no plans to change the current arrangements and NYC would continue as the highway authority.

The Executive Member confirmed that this would not result in a 2-tier network and all roads would continue to be maintained to the same standard with no changes to how NYC looked after the road network.  In response to a question from Councillor Paul Haslam making a number of suggestions for improvements to the road network Councillor Duncan advised that the decision today was to designate which roads would make up the Key Route Network and suggestions would be considered later.

Resolved (unanimously) – that:

Proposals for a Key Route Network in North Yorkshire be approved ahead of submission for approval to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.