Issue - meetings

Consideration has been given to the development and submission of a full business case for each of two major cycling schemes – the West Tyneside cycleway improvement scheme (GA01) and the Durham Road cycleway improvement scheme (GA09), in order to access an allocation of funding from the Transforming Cities Fund, for the amounts set out in the report, to implement the schemes.

RESOLVED -

(i)

That the Strategic Director, Economy, Innovation and Growth, following consultation with the Portfolio holder for Environment & Transport and the Strategic Director, Resources and Digital, be authorised to submit the full business cases for the West Tyneside Cycleway and the Durham Road Cycleway schemes and to make such amendments to the full business cases as may be required to secure funding approval from the North East Joint Transport Committee.

(ii)

That the Strategic Director, Economy, Innovation and Growth be authorised to agree to enter into the two Grant Agreements, following acceptance of the bids, with North East Combined Authority (NECA), following consultation with the Strategic Director, Resources and Digital and Strategic Director, Corporate Services and Governance, in accordance with the Constitution.

The above decisions have been made to enable the implementation of the schemes using funding from the Transforming Cities Fund.