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:
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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:
- 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;
- 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.