Issue - meetings

This report provides an update on the 2017/18 programme of highway improvement and maintenance works funded by this committee,  an update on other projects in the local area such as the schemes within the Guildford Town Centre Transport Package, Tunsgate highway works, A25 cycle corridor (Woodbridge) and on other centrally funded projects being promoted in the local area, as well as details of the budgets allocated to the committee in 2018/19 and recommendations on expenditure of the same. The report also includes decisions on parking including the advertisement of making of a traffic orders for Lysons Avenue and Sheepfold Road.

The Local Committee (Guildford) agreed:

(i)    To note the committee approved works being progressed during 2018/19

(ii)  To resolve to advertise the making of a traffic order for Lysons Avenue and Sheepfold Road as detailed in paragraphs 2.3.1 & 2.3.4 respectively and shown in Annex 3 and 4.

(iii) To delegate to the Acting Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman and Divisional Member, the ability to resolve any problems encountered or objections received from the advertising of the TRO but additionally to facilitate scheme delivery during the year of the schemes identified on Annex 2.

Reasons:

The committee is asked to agree the recommendations to enable early progression of works orders.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officers attending: Acting Area Highways Manager.

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements: None

The report provides an update on the 2017/18 programme of highway improvement and maintenance works funded by this committee, an update on other centrally funded projects being promoted in the local area, as well as details of the budgets allocated to the committee in 2018/19 and recommendations on expenditure of the same.

Member Discussion - Key points:

Members queried some of the priority setting in Annex 1 of the report.  The officer explained that the schemes had been previously approved by the Committee and ranked by way of priority, he offered to look at how priority setting worked at a future Informal committee.

Action: Highway schemes priority setting to be looked at a future Informal meeting.

The Highways Manager updated that conversations on Walnut Tree Close scheme with developers had stalled.  Councillor Furniss informed the committee that Guildford Borough council is looking at Woodbridge meadows as a natural turning point and this is moving ahead. He informed members that works to the Farnham Road railway bridge were still intending to start at Christmas but he hadn’t received any further updates from Network rail.  The intention was still to do the works to Onslow Street in September possibly at night.

Members asked which bus services are to be retained following Stagecoach being appointed as the operator.

Actions: Highways Manager to ask the Passenger Transport Projects Team Manager which number bus services are to be retained by Stagecoach.

Members were updated that north Street re-surfacing an new tables are now due to be constructed in the third quarter of this year.

Members were encouraged to come up with schemes to utilise their Highways and countryside funding in a timely fashion.

Resolutions:

The Local Committee (Guildford) agreed:

(i)    To note the committee approved works being progressed during 2018/19

(ii)  To resolve to advertise the making of a traffic order for Lysons Avenue and Sheepfold Road as detailed in paragraphs 2.3.1 & 2.3.4 respectively and shown in Annex 3 and 4.

(iii) To delegate to the Acting Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman and Divisional Member, the ability to resolve any problems encountered or objections received from the advertising of the TRO but additionally to facilitate scheme delivery during the year of the schemes identified on Annex 2.

Reasons:

The committee is asked to agree the recommendations to enable early progression of works orders.