Agenda item

The Board considered the progression of 7 schemes through the assurance process.

The Edlington and Bennethorpe to Hallgate cycle route projects were seeking progression to full approval and award of Transforming Cities Funding (TCF).

Progression to Business Justification Case (BJC) and release of £1m from the Mayor’s Sustainability Fund (MSF) was sought for the Active Travel Crossings.

Darton Active Travel Route and Wombwell to Worsborough TPT link were requesting permission to progress from Strategic Business Case (SBC) to Outline Business Case (OBC) and award of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS).

The endorsement of the A61 Chesterfield Road Bus Priority and Penistone Rail Station Park & Ride schemes to the MCA Board for approval to progress from SBC to OBC and the release of development costs.

The Board also noted the withdrawal of the North Bridge Cycle Connector to High Street due to the scheme no longer being financially viable. The remaining TCF funding was to be ringfenced to Doncaster MBC to be used to support the remaining schemes.

The Assistant Director of Procurement, Contracts & Programme Controls advised that there were 3 large TCF schemes which would be moving through the process shortly which may not be able to be considered at the MCA Board or Transport & the Environment Board due to the timings. It was noted that the issue of investment decisions within the Board’s remit needing to be made between its February meeting on but before its June meeting, be taken by the Head of Paid Service (or their nominated representative) in consultation with the Lead Chief Executive Local Authority Member and the Co-Chairs.

RESOLVED that the Board consider and approve:

1. Progression of ‘T0014/1 – West of Doncaster Active Travel (Edlington)’ Full Business Case (FBC) to approval and award of £0.38m grant from Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix A1;
2. Progression of ‘T0017/3 – Bennethorpe to Hallgate’ FBC to approval and award of £1.26m grant from TCF to DMBC subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix A2;
3. Approval of ‘MSF0005 – Active Travel Crossings’ Business Justification Case (BJC) and award of £1m grant from Mayors Sustainability Fund (MSF) to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix B1;
4. Progression of ‘CRSTS08/01 – Darton Active Travel Route’ Strategic Business Case (SBC) to Outline Business Case (OBC) and release of development costs of £0.16m against scheme costs of £1m from City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC), subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix C1;
5. Progression of ‘CRSTS05/01 – Wombwell to Worsborough TPT Link’ SBC to OBC and release of development costs of £0.15m against scheme costs of £1.1m from CRSTS to BMBC, subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix C2;
6. 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 above.

The Board consider and endorse:

7. Progression of ‘CRSTS11 – A61 Chesterfield Road’ to MCA for approval of progression from SBC to OBC and release of development costs of £0.25m against scheme costs of £10m from CRSTS to Sheffield City Council (SCC), subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix C3;
8. Progression of ‘CRSTS49 – Park & Ride – Penistone Rail Station’ to MCA for approval of progression from SBC to OBC and release of development costs of £0.75m against scheme costs of £4m from CRSTS to SYMCA, subject to the conditions set out in the Assurance Summary attached at Appendix C4.

The Board note:

Endorsement by Assurance Panel of the withdrawal of TCF scheme ‘T0017/4 – North Bridge Cycle Connector to High Street’ for DMBC due to the scheme no-longer being financially viable and the remaining £0.79m TCF funding be ringfenced to DMBC to be used to support remaining TCF schemes.