Issue - meetings

(a)       That the benefits of introducing a highway Improvement Matrix and the introduction of the matrix to evaluate future Highway Improvements to form the basis for prioritising future funding bids to Welsh Government and the Councils own capital works programme be noted; and

(b)       That the benefits of introducing a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) Assessment Matrix and the introduction of the proposed matrix for evaluating and prioritising TRO amendments, variations, or the provision of new TROs be recommended.

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment introduced a report on the proposal to introduce a matrix which would be used in future to assess and prioritise highway improvement schemes to provide County wide consistency and ensure maximum benefit was derived from any available funding source.  He advised that it was also proposed to introduce a matrix which would be used in future to assess and prioritise Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) related requests to ensure that the revisions and variations were carried out on a defined priority basis.

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member explained the rationale for the proposals and provided background information and context.  The Chief Officer (Streetscene and Transportation) introduced Anthony Stanford, Senior Engineer, and invited him to give an overview of the main considerations around the matrix for Highway Improvements and the matrix for prioritising  TRO requests.

In response to a question from the Chair the Chief Officer (Streetscene and Transportation) advised that the size of the scheme was not taken into account in the scoring process.

Councillor Ian Dunbar spoke in support of the proposals and thanked Officers for acknowledging the input provided by Ward Members.

Councillor Richard Lloyd raised concerns around traffic “speeding” and commented on the need for speed calming measures to be adopted in certain areas. It was agreed that the Chief Officer (Streetscene and Transportation) would provide a briefing paper to Councillor Lloyd following the meeting to address the specific matters he had raised.

RESOLVED:

 (a)      That the benefits of introducing a highway Improvement Matrix and the introduction of the matrix to evaluate future Highway Improvements to form the basis for prioritising future funding bids to Welsh Government and the Councils own capital works programme be noted; and

(b)       That the benefits of introducing a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) Assessment Matrix and the introduction of the proposed matrix for evaluating and prioritising TRO amendments, variations, or the provision of new TROs be recommended.