Issue - meetings

[To consider the outcomes of the consultation and to approve a preferred option to take the scheme forward]

1.     That option D be endorsed as the preferred principles of a scheme for further development following the public consultation.

2.     That continued development work to progress the principle of option D to detailed design options and full business case be approved.

3.     That the submission of bids for potential funding be approved.

4.     That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and the Director of Finance to approve submission of funding bids and receive funding related to development activity for the major scheme preferred option D.

5.     That a further report be submitted in Autumn 2019 to provide detailed design options, enhanced costing information, funding options and provide feedback on on-going discussions with interested parties and potentially affected land owners.

Councillor Steve Evans presented the report on the outcomes from the consultation on options to improve the transport facilities along the City East Gateway – A454 Willenhall Road corridor. The public had been consulted on four options which had been developed to improve travel conditions and support the regeneration objectives for the Willenhall Road.  60 percent of respondents supported the multi-modal option D which included fundamental re-engineering of the available highway to provide a balanced provision for network users of all modes.  Approval of the Panel was sought to a preferred route to progress essential improvement works for the corridor.

Resolved:

1.    That option D be endorsed as the preferred principles of a scheme for further development following the public consultation.

2.    That continued development work to progress the principle of option D to detailed design options and full business case be approved.

3.    That the submission of bids for potential funding be approved.

4.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and the Director of Finance to approve submission of funding bids and receive funding related to development activity for the major scheme preferred option D.

5.    That a further report be submitted in Autumn 2019 to provide detailed design options, enhanced costing information, funding options and provide feedback on on-going discussions with interested parties and potentially affected land owners.