Issue - meetings

(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.

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.