Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Chief Executive

The report provides details of the transportation capital programme for 2016/17 and 2017/18 and requests the Scrutiny Committee to comment on the proposed programme prior to its consideration by the Executive Councillor (Supporting Places).

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A representative of the Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details of the proposed transportation capital programme for 2016/17 and 2017/18, prior to a decision being made by the Executive Councillor (Supporting Places).  The programme comprised a number of integrated programmes funded from a variety of sources including specific grants, central government funding, developer funded schemes and growth deal schemes.

There were two major transportation schemes funded by the Greater Manchester Growth Deal and central government funding which would continue to be implemented in 2016-18; the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road (A6MARR) and the town Centre Access Plan (TCAP) Phase 1. The report provided details of the proposed programmes for highway structures, street lighting, drainage, public rights of way, Greater Manchester Local Transport Plan and SEMMMS improvement schemes and development funded schemes.

A report on the Cycle City Ambition Grant 2 package to develop a cycle friendly district centre at Cheadle Hulme would be the subject of a report to the meetings of the Cheadle Area Committee and Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee on 15 March and 17 March 2016 respectively.

The Executive Councillor (Supporting Places)(Councillor Martin Candler) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

RESOLVED – That the Executive Councillor (Supporting Places) be advised that this Scrutiny Committee supports the proposed Transportation Capital Programme for 2016/17 and 2017/18, as detailed in the report.