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Transport for London Local Implementation Plan - Bridge Assessment and Strengthening 2023/24 Release No 4
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Democratic Services Location: Phase II Ext: 0693 DDI: 01895 250693 CMD No: 915 To: COUNCILLOR JONATHAN BIANCO CABINET MEMBER FOR PROPERTY, HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT COUNCILLOR MARTIN GODDARD CABINET MEMBER FOR FINANCE c.c. All Members of th e Property, Highways and Transport Select Committee c.c. Pam Siva-Kumar – Place Directorate c.c. Perry Scott – Corporate Director of Place Date: 28 September 2023 Non-Key Decision request Form D TRANSPORT FOR LONDON LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - BRIDGE ASSESSMENT AND STRENGTHENING 2023/24 - RELEASE NO 4 Dear Cabinet Members, Attached is a report requesting that a decision be made by you as an individual Cabinet Member. Democratic Services confirm that this is not a key decision, as such, the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 notice period does not apply. You should take a decision on or after Friday 06 October 2023 in order to meet Constitutional requirements about publication of decisions that are to be made. You may wish to discuss the report with the Corporate Director before it is made. Please indicate your decision on the duplicate memo supplied and return it to me when you have made your decision. I will then arrange for the formal notice of decision to be published. Steve Clarke Democratic Services Officer Title of Report: Transport for London Local Implementation Plan - Bridge Assessment and Strengthening 2023/24 - Release No 4 Decision made: Reasons for your decision: (e.g. as stated in report) Alternatives considered and rejected: (e.g. as stated in report) Signed ……………………………………………………… Date……………………. Cabinet Member for Property, Highways & Transport / Cabinet Member for Finance Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 1 Part 1 - Public TRANSPORT FOR LONDON LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - BRIDGE ASSESSMENT AND STRENGTHENING 2023/24 - RELEASE NO 4 Cabinet Member(s) Councillor Jonathan Bianco Councillor Martin Goddard Cabinet Portfolio(s) Cabinet Member for Property, Highways & Transport Cabinet Member for Finance Officer Contact(s) Pam Siva-Kumar – Place Papers with report Appendix A - Capital Release Requests for Approval HEADLINES Summary This report seeks approval to recommendations to accept the grant allocation from Transport for London of £23 k for the Bridge Assessment and Strengthening Local Implementation Plan and to approve the capital release of these funds. Putting our Residents First Delivering on the Council Strategy 2022-2026 This report supports our ambition for residents / the Council of: Live in good quality, affordable homes in connected communities. This report supports our commitments to residents of: Safe and Strong Communities. Financial Cost This report seeks the release of £ 23k from the 20 23/24 TfL LIP Bridge Assessment and S trengthening F und for the schemes detailed in this report. The works will commence upon release of the funds and are due for completion by March 2024. Relevant Select Committee Property, Highways and Transport Select Committee Relevant Ward(s) Yeading and Belmore Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 2 Part 1 - Public RECOMMENDATIONS That the Cabinet Member for Property, Highways and Transport and the Cabinet Member for Finance: 1) A ccept the Transport for London Grant 202 3/24 allocation of £ 23k for the Bridge Assessment and Strengthening Local Implementation Plan; and, 2) A gree to the capital release request of £ 23k from the Transport for London Grant 2023/24 Bridge Assessment and Strengthening programme budget to support the schemes outlined in this report. Reasons for recommendations The Council has received a funding allocation through the Transport for London (TfL) - Bridge Assessment and Strengthening Programme for the financial year 202 3/24. The proposal fully complies with and supports the intentions of the 2018 Mayor of London's Transport Strategy and the proposals set out in the Council's Local Implementation Plan (LIP) 3 which covers the period from 2019 to 2041. The recommendation will enable Hillingdon to sustain its past LIP performance, which is critically important to secure future funding to the Borough. Any undue delay in implementation, or failure to meet agreed performance measures could adversely influence future TfL funding opportunities for the Council. All costs will be borne in their entirety by TfL. Alternative options considered / risk management The Council does not have alternative funding or resources to cover the work involved. This work is vital as it entails the identification of structural deterioration and the preservation of the structural integrity of highway structures. There is no alternative but to carry out this work because, if left, there would be health and safety implications. Therefore, it is recommended that these projects are progressed without delay to maintain the structural integrity of the Council’s highway structures. Delivery of the schemes presented in this report is time critical as the money made available by TfL is for the 2023/24 financial year only and cannot be carried forward. Delay to any authorisation may jeopardise the completion of these schemes and receipt of funding as adequate time is needed for preparatory work and implementation. Select Committee comments None at this stage. SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1. The London Borough of Hillingdon’s LIP3 submission, which covers the period from 2019 to 2041, was approved by the Mayor of London on 10 June 2019. Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 3 Part 1 - Public 1.1. Transport for London’s (TfL) financial position was subsequently severely impacted by the decline in public transport use due to the Covid- 19 pandemic; this resulted in TfL making changes to the annual Local Implementation Plan allocation. A total of £138m was made available to boroughs as part of the TfL’s funding deal with the government for 2022/23 and 2023/24, of which £59m was invested by boroughs in 2022/23, £63m has been allocated to boroughs for 2023/24. Of the remaining £16m, a proportion will be within carried forward grant allocations and the remaining amounts will be allocated to boroughs during 2023/24. 1.2. On 27 September 2022, TfL announced Hillingdon’s LIP grant provisional funding package for 2023/24 would be as follows: • Safer Corridors and Neighbourhoods £1,202k. • Cycle Parking £36k 1.3. On 27 March 2023, TfL announced Hillingdon’s LI P actual grant funding package for 2023/24 would be as follows: • Safer Corridors and Neighbourhood £1,192k (a reduction of £10k from the provisional announcement). • Cycleways Network Development £165k • Bus Priority £165k • Crossrail Complimentary Measures £834k • Cycle Training £90k • Cycle Parking £36k • Additional Cycle Parking £30k. 1.4. On 4 April 2023, TfL confirmed a further £5k Bus Priority Funding to complete the 2022/23 Falling Lane Bus Priority project, which is to convert the zebra crossing on Falling Lane to signals to allow better coordination with nearby signals to improve bus journey time. 1.5. On 23 May 2023, TfL confirmed the reduction of £10k mentioned in paragraph 1.3 was to be re- awarded to bring Hillingdon’s LIP funding package for Safer Corridors and Neighbourhoods to increase the funding award back in line with the provisional announcement, resulting in Safer Corridors and Neighbourhoods funding package now being £1,202k. 1.6. In July 2023, TfL confirmed the reprofiling of the following grant allocations from 2022/23 grant funding into 2023/24 grant funding all of which were released last financial year. • £155k from the Green & Healthy Streets Programme for the continued delivery of the North Hyde Road Air Quality Focus Scheme • £28k from Safer Corridors and Neighbourhoods for the Springfield Road, Hayes – Traffic Calming Scheme Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 4 Part 1 - Public • £90k from Safer Corridors and Neigh bourhoods for design and implementation of accessibility improvements alongside low -level planting at the junction of Long Lane with Sutton Court Road to increase air quality 1.7. On 16 August 2023, TfL confirmed a further £50k Cycleways Network Development to undertake a comprehensive study of the Hillingdon’s existing cycle infrastructure to identify schemes to improve and enhance the cycle provision and identify small missing links which would enhance what we currently have. 1.8. In August 2023, TfL confirmed funding of £23k for Bridge Assessment and Strengthening. 1.9. In November 2014, there was confirmation of a total allocation of £1,600k for Crossrail Complementary Measures in West Drayton, covering the years 2015/16 to 2018/19, to improve the environment outside the station and provide better transport interchange, in conjunction with the Elizabeth Line service. However, due to delays with Network Rail in delivering this programme, this allocation has been re-profiled. The 2023/24 allocation up to 31 March 2024 of £834k; of which £816k has been released in prior years. 1.10. On 15 December 2022, Cabinet agreed that the Council could enter into a funding agreement with Network Rail of up to £397k to undertake essential carriageway reconstruction on the land owned by Network Rail in Station Approach, West Drayton, which forms part of the Crossrail Complimentary Measure in West Drayton. Cabinet also approved the re- phasing of £30k Section 106 funding allocated toward the Crossrail Complimentary Measures from 2022/23 into 2023/24. 1.11. The above TfL allocations total £2,873k and the above additional funding for West Drayton Crossrail from other sources total £427k. Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 5 Part 1 - Public Scope of Works - Transport for London 2023/24 Table 1: Transport for London Funding 2023/24 Including the additional funding from other sources. 2023/24 LIP Scheme Headings Total Budget £000s Previous/ Pending Release £000s Seeking Release £000s Balance £000s TfL Funding Safer Corridors and Neighbourhoods 1,320 1,320 0 0 Borough Cycle Training 90 90 0 0 Cycle Parking 66 66 0 0 Cycleways Network Development 215 215 0 0 Green and Healthy Streets 155 155 0 0 Local Transport Fund 0 0 0 0 Bus Priority 170 170 0 0 Bridge Assessment and Strengthening 23 0 23 0 Principal Road Renewal 0 0 0 0 West Drayton Crossrail Complementary Measures 834 834 0 0 TfL Funding Sub Total 2,873 2,850 23 0 Additional Funding Stream Network Rail 397 397 0 0 S106 Contribution 30 30 0 0 Additional Funding Sub Total 427 427 0 0 Grand Total 3,300 3,277 23 0 1.12. This report outlines the schemes that have been identified for implementation and agreed in principle with the fund holder, TfL, and for which capital release is now requested. 1.13. This is the fourth TfL LIP Capital Release Decision Report for 2023/24. It requests the acceptance and release of £23k from the 2023/24 TfL funding. 2. Bridge Assessment & Strengthening Programme - Total £23k 2.1 Yeading Lane Bridge, Hayes (Release requested £10k) Yeading Lane Bridge carries Yeading Lane, a two-lane single carriageway with grass verge and footway on either side, over Yeading Brook. Yeading Lane is an important, busy road within the Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 6 Part 1 - Public Borough and is the main diversion route for A312 Hayes-By-Pass which takes traffic to and from Heathrow Airport. Yeading Lane is also a bus route. The bridge was assessed and found to be deficient in its load carrying capacity, which required a weight restriction of 25 tonnes maximum gross vehicle weight to be imposed. Reconstruction of the bridge will enable the weight restriction to be lifted. T he majority of the detailed design and preparation of the specification have been completed. T he funding of £ 10k is for liaising with statutory undertakers, consultation with other stakeholders and finalising the design. 2.2 London Bridge Engineering Group (LoBEG) Sector Leader (Release requested £13k) TfL, through the London Bridge Engineering Group (LoBEG), is funding the Hillingdon Sector Leader role which is the Lead Borough role for the London North West Area to assist TfL and LoBEG with the prioritisation process for the funding of projects throughout London and the allocation of funding for individual projects. This entails working with the other three Sector Leaders assessing the bids submitted by the London boroughs under the Bridge Assessment and Strengthening programme, prioritising them and making recommendations to TfL for funding. Project cost breakdown of TfL LIP programme for Release Five Table 2: Cost Plan for Schemes Where New Release is requested Scheme Internal Fees £000s Services / Works £000s Seeking release £000s Yeading Lane Bridge - Design 10 0 10 London Bridge Engineering Group (LoBEG) are funding the Sector Leader 13 13 Grand Totals 23 0 23 Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 7 Part 1 - Public Financial Implications Transport for London Total Confirmed 2023/24 Budget £3, 300k, Previously Released £3,247k, Release Requested £23k – Appendix A The 2023/24 Transport for London funding programme is set out in the table below. CAPITAL Funding 2023/24 Confirmed Grant Allocation £000s Previous released/ Pending release £000s Capital release request £000s Balance Confirmed Grant £000s Safer Corridors and Neighbourhoods 1,320 1,320 0 0 Borough Cycle Training 90 90 0 0 Cycle Parking 66 66 0 0 Cycleways Network Development 215 215 0 0 Green and Healthy Streets 155 155 0 0 Bridge Assessment and Strengthening 23 0 23 0 Bus Priority 170 170 0 0 Principal Road Renewal 0 0 Cross Rail Complementary Measures (West Drayton) 834 834 0 0 Local Transport Fund 0 0 0 0 Sub Total TFL Grant 2,873 2,850 23 0 Section 106 Contribution toward West Drayton Cross Rail 30 30 0 0 Network Rail Funding towards West Drayton Cross Rail (To be approved as part of Year End Re- phasing) 397 397 0 0 Total Capital 3,300 3,277 23 0 Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 8 Part 1 - Public Transport for London’s (TfL) financial position has been severely impacted by the decline in public transport use due to the Covid- 19 pandemic; this has resulted in TfL making changes to the annual Local Implementation Plan allocation. A total of £138m was made available to boroughs as part of the TfL’s funding deal with the government for 2022/23 and 2023/24, of which £59m was invested by boroughs in 2022/23, and £63m has been allocated to boroughs for 2023/24; with the remaining £16m, a proportion will be within carried forward grant allocations and the remaining amounts will be allocated to boroughs during 2023/24. The 2023/24 Transport for London capital programme original budget, approved by Council in February 2023, amounted to £2,340k based on the provisional LIP announcement in September 2022 and further estimated grant allocations based on the previous year's allocations. In June 2023, Council approved the rephasing of £767k from 2022/23 into 2023/24, which gives a revised budget of £3,107. As at Month 5, the 2023/24 Transport for London capital programme revised budget is £3, 300k, based on the actual grant funding confirmed by TfL for 2023/24 confirmed Network Rail contribution and confirmed contributions from s.106. The funds that are the subject of this capital release request are those allocated to the London Borough of Hillingdon, which the Council can make claims for in arrears. The funding awards from TfL are to be spent by the 31 March 2024, any underspends against these allocations are to be returned to the Transport for London. This report requests the release of £ 23k f Bridge Assessment and Strengthening funding award as detailed above within the report and in Appendix A. The TfL programme budget for 2023/24 is held for budget management purposes within the capital programme, although the release request includes a mixture of capital and revenue expenditure. Where there are works included in this release request which upon review do not meet the Council's criteria for capitalisation, these will be accounted for as revenue and the TfL grant treated as revenue grant for statutory reporting purposes. Consequently, there are no funding implications for the Council’s other General Fund budgets arising from this report. Any future additional TfL funding awards will be reported to Cabinet and included in subsequent capital release reports. RESIDENT BENEFIT & CONSULTATION The benefit or impact upon Hillingdon residents, service users and communities The project will improve the condition of the Council's bridge stock and allow safe passage to all road users. Consultation carried out or required Consultation is to be carried out as part of the implementation of each scheme as appropriate. Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 9 Part 1 - Public CORPORATE CONSIDERATIONS Corporate Finance Corporate Finance concurs with the financial implications above, noting the recent allocation from Transport for London of £23k for Bridge Assessment and Strengthening for 2023/24 which requires to be spent this financial year. Corporate Financ e further notes that the funding agreement between Central Government and TfL in August 2022 for the years 2022/23 and 2023/24 has now enabled TfL to reinstate the LIP funding to the level provided in 2021/22. Whilst the allocations are still below the grant funding prior to the pandemic, is an improvement on the previously reported position. Legal Legal Services confirm that the Council is responsible for carrying out this function pursuant to section 151 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and section 92 of the Highways Act 1980. Thus, there are no legal impediments to the Council authorising the capital release recommended in this report, although any contract that is entered into must comply with the Council's Procurement and Contract Standing Orders. Infrastructure / Asset Management Infrastructure / Asset Management comments are included within the body of the report. Capital Release Protocol The release of all capital funds held by the Council is to be made by a formal democratic decision. No expenditure can be placed or committed by officers until this formal approval is given by Democratic Services. Release of funds must be for identified projects only and strictly not for the general release of funds for projects to be identified at a later date. No block releases of capital or funding will be allowed, except if authorised by the Leader of the Council in advance to Corporate Finance. The release of funds will only be made if previous Council, Cabinet or Cabinet Member agreement has been given to the project and only if there is an approved budget. BACKGROUND PAPERS NIL. TITLE OF ANY APPENDICES Appendix A : Transport for London 202 3/24 Local Implementation Plan - Bridge Assessment and Strengthening - Release 4 Cabinet Member Report – 28 September 2023 Page 10 Part 1 - Public CAPITAL RELEASE APPENDIX A Transport for London 202 3/24 B ridge Assessment and Strengthening - Release 4 Location Project / Expenditure Title Information Funds Release Sought £000s Approve Hold More Information Required Yeading Lane Bridge Bridge Assessment and Strengthening Design 10 London Bridge Engineeri ng Group (LoBEG) LoBEG Sector Leader LoBEG, NW Area Lead Borough 13 Total seeking release 23 Previously released/pending release 3,277 Budget 3,300 Remaining budget 0
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Executive Decision Notice – 10 October 2023 Page 1
This notice is a public document also available to view on the Council's website www.hillingdon.gov.uk
OFFICIAL EXECUTIVE DECISION NOTICE
PUBLISHED BY DEMOCRATIC SERVICES
Notice is hereby given that the following decision(s) have been made today by
Cabinet Members at the London Borough of Hillingdon:
Title of decision
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN - BRIDGE ASSESSMENT AND STRENGTHENING
2023/24 - RELEASE NO 4
Reference No. 915
Date of decision Tuesday 10 October 2023
Call-in expiry date Tuesday 17 October 2023
Relevant Select
Committee
Property, Highways and Transport Select Committee
Relevant Wards Yeading and Belmore
Decision made
Cabinet
Members
making the
decision
Councillor Jonathan Bianco – Cabinet Member for Property, Highways &
Transport
Councillor Martin Goddard – Cabinet Member for Finance
Approved
That the Cabinet Member for Property, Highways and Transport and
the Cabinet Member for Finance:
1) A ccepted the Transport for London Grant 202 3/24 allocation of
£23k for the Bridge Assessment and Strengthening Local
Implementation Plan; and,
2) A greed to the capital release request of £23k from the Transport
for London Grant 202 3/24 Bridge Assessment and
Strengthening programme budget to support the schemes
outlined in this report.
Reason for
decision
The Council ha d received a funding alloca tion through the Transport for
London (TfL) - Bridge Assessment and Strengthening Programme for the
financial year 2023/24. The proposal fully complied with and supports the
intentions of the 2018 Mayor of London's Transport Strategy and the
proposals set out in the Council's Local Implementation Plan (LIP) 3 which
covers the period from 2019 to 2041. The decision made enables Hillingdon
to sustain its past LIP performance, which is critically important to secure
future funding to the Borough.
Alternative
options
considered
and rejected
No alternative options considered.
Executive Decision Notice – 10 October 2023 Page 2
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Classification Part I
Link to
associated
report
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Relevant
Officer
contact &
Directorate
Pam Siva-Kumar – Place Directorate
Any interest
declared by
the Cabinet
Member(s) /
dispensation
granted
N/A
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