Issue - items at meetings - Highways Budget Update

To report progress made with the delivery of proposed highways and developer funded schemes, and revenue funded works for the 2020/21 financial year.

To provide an update on the latest budgetary position for highway schemes and revenue maintenance.

To agree authority is delegated to the Area Highways Manager to agree the capital works programme for 2021/22 in consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman.

The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to:

i) Note the progress with schemes and revenue funded works for the 2020/21 financial year.

ii) Note the budgetary position.

iii) Note that a further Highways Update will be brought to the next meeting of this Committee.

iv) Agree that authority is delegated to the Area Highways Manager to agree the ITS capital works programme for 2021/22, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman and the full Committee.

v) Agree that authority is delegated to the Area Highways Manager to agree the capital maintenance programme for 2021/22, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman.

vi) Authorise the Area Highways Manager to undertake all necessary actions to deliver the capital works programme, consulting with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Divisional Members where necessary.

Reason for decision

The above decisions are made to enable progression of all highway related schemes and works.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officers attending: Andrew Milne, Area Highways Manager, SCC

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements: none

The AHM outlined the report and the funding available. The funding had been increased so Members would be meeting on 2 March 2021 to look at the priority list and the works that could be completed. The recommendation was amended to show that the expenditure and priorities would be looked at in full consultation with all members.