Agenda item

J Gardner presented the report to Board. 

Cllr D Johnson stated that he was impressed with the active travel schemes and asked whether any further walking/cycle infrastructure was planned for the schemes at Parkgate and Wakefield Road. J Gardener confirmed that cycle stands were planned at the Park & Ride site and the securement of the land enabled further development of wider footways/cycleways in addition to this project, future proofing the area for further active travel development. 

Cllr D Johnson questioned whether the car park at Parkgate was to be used as a Park & Ride or just a car park.  S Edwards confirmed that it was a Park & Ride scheme and was intended to provide additional capacity for tram train, the current arrangements were only a temporary measure.  S Edwards confirmed that Park & Ride facilities are being looked at across the Tram network as many of the current Park & Ride sites are on private land.

Cllr D Johnson stated there were lots of positives in the schemes.

P Kennan welcomed the Parkgate scheme as a way of hopefully easing the congestion on the Junction 33/34 corridor of the M1 but would also like to see proposals developed for the inclusion of significant EV car charging facilities. P Kennan also questioned what the level of bus provision would be at this location? S Edwards confirmed that there is provision for EV charging, which will be installed when it is opened but also the potential to increase public transport capacity will require further investigation. S Edwards will review the buses that travel around Parkgate currently and also provide some more information about Active Travel access at the next meeting.

P Kennan commented that although the A61 scheme looked like a road scheme from the report, it is supportive of our overall Transport and SEP Agenda. P Kennan would have welcomed more information in the paper on the parallel Transforming Cities Fund A61 active travel scheme and encouraged Board members to view the paper in that context. 

Cllr C Read welcomed the Tram/Train scheme and was pleased the improvements would open up the site to the wider area and ease congestion.

J Gardner provided a verbal update regarding the Active Travel Fund 2 / Gainshare programme consisting of 8 schemes across 4 South Yorkshire local authorities totalling £7.70m. A change request was presented, seeking endorsement prior to MCA Board approval to a) replace 1 scheme (Goldthorpe Active Neighbourhood) with an alternative in the same location and b) revise the deadline for the Active Travel Fund 2 delivery and expenditure until September 2022.

RESOLVED –

The Board endorsed

(i)        Progression of ‘T24 Parkgate’ to MCA for full approval and award of £11.55m grant from Transforming Cities Fund (TCF2) to South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary;

·    A new link road across a former steelworks and railway siding site from the A6123 Aldwarke Lane into the rear of the Parkgate Shopping complex;

·    A 268 space Park & Ride car park with an 8 metre cycle parking facility primarily for the tram-train service which runs from the rear of Parkgate Shopping to Rotherham Town Centre, Meadowhall, Centertainment and Sheffield City Centre;

·    Widening to the southern entry and exit arms of the Taylors Lane roundabout on the A633.

(ii)      Progression of ‘T2 A61 Wakefield Road Bus Corridor’ to MCA for full approval and award of £13.29m grant from Transforming Cities Fund (TCF2) to SYPTE subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary;

·    Old Mill Bridge Widening (Phase 1) to a 5 lane arrangement, 3 metres of which to be used as a cycle path;

·    Widening at Smithies Lane and Carlton Road (Phase 2) which would improve journey times for all traffic but most of all buses.

(iii)    Progression of ‘T28 Unity’ to MCA for full approval and award of £4.39m grant from Transforming Cities Fund (TCF2) to Doncaster Borough Council (DBC) subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix A3

·    14.1km of new segregated walking and cycling infrastructure;

·    2.7km of new cycle quiet streets.

The Board ratified the approval of:

(iv)    Progression of ‘O48 SCC Nether Edge and Crookes Active Neighbourhood’ to full approval and award of £0.59m grant from Active Travel Fund 2/Gainshare (ATF2/Gainshare) to Sheffield City Council (SCC) subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary;

(v)      Progression of ‘G11 The Whins/Cinder Bridge Rd/Greasborough Lane Junction Improvement’ to full approval and award of £0.77m from Getting Building Fund (GBF) to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix B2;

(vi)    Release of development cost funding of £0.26m for ‘O50 Sheaf Valley’ from ATF2/ Gainshare to SCC.

(vii)  Progression of Active Travel Fund 2 / Gainshare programme change request to MCA for approval

(viii)        Delegated authority be given to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with the Section 73 and Monitoring Officer to enter into legal agreements for the schemes covered at 4-6 above.