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Bridge of Dee / South College Street Works (following Notice of Motion from Cllr Thomson)

Meeting: 27/03/2024 - Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee (Item 13)

13 South College Street Junction Improvements (Phase 1) Project Completion, Monitoring & Evaluation - RES/24/099 pdf icon PDF 230 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

(i)       to note the content of the report on full opening of the project and the outcomes of monitoring and evaluation;

(ii)       to note the Transport Scotland Bus Partnership Fund programme will be unable to fund project expenditure from 2024/25 onwards and that the Council has included budget provision in the recently approved General Fund Capital Programme to fund the remaining project close activities; and

(iii)      to note the circumstances considered when programming major roadworks and the steps taken to limit their impact on road users.

Minutes:

With reference to article 24 of the minute of the meeting of Council of 14 June 2023, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director – City Regeneration and Environment which provided an update on the South College Street Junction Improvements (Phase 1) project; set out information from early monitoring and evaluation activities; and highlighted lessons learned from the simultaneous undertaking of the King George VI bridge refurbishment works alongside the project works.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the content of the report on the full opening of the project and the outcomes of monitoring and evaluation;

(b)      note the Transport Scotland Bus Partnership Fund programme will be unable to fund project expenditure from 2024/25 onwards and that the Council had included budget provision in the recently approved General Fund Capital Programme to fund the remaining project close activities; and

(c)      note the circumstances considered when programming major roadworks and the steps taken to limit their impact on road users.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.