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Hampshire County Council Executive Member - Environment 10 December 2002 Executive Member - Policy and Resources 12 December 2002 Project Appraisal: Jacobs Gutter Lane/Bury Road, Marchwood - Maintenance Works Report of the Director of Environment |
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1. Summary
1.1 The following decisions are sought:
(i) The Executive Member for Environment to agree:
That the Executive Member for Policy and Resources be advised that the Executive Member for Environment supports the attached Project Appraisal for the maintenance scheme on a section of Jacobs Gutter Lane and Bury Road between the A326 spur road and Normandy Way at an estimated cost of £1.1 million.
(ii) The Executive Member for Policy and Resources to decide:
That the attached Project Appraisal for the maintenance scheme on a section of Jacobs Gutter Lane and Bury Road between the A326 spur road and Normandy Way at an estimated cost of £1.1 million be approved.
2. Reason
2.1 To enable the maintenance works to be carried out.
3. Other Options Considered and Rejected
3.1 Initially an option was considered to widen Jacobs Gutter Lane and Bury Road and provide an off-road cycle path. However the off-road cycle path would have required third party land which would have to be obtained by negotiation or Compulsory Purchase Order. Due to the time constraint on implementing the maintenance works and that negotiations to acquire land could be prolonged it was agreed to delete the cycle path from the scheme.
4. Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Decision Maker or a Member or Officer consulted - None.
5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - Not applicable.
6. Reason(s) for the Matter being dealt with if Urgent - Not applicable.
Approved by: Date:
Councillor K B Estlin
Approved by: Date:
Councillor T K Thornber
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE MEMBER - ENVIRONMENT |
PROJECT APPRAISAL (Externally Funded) |
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10 DECEMBER 2002
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PROJECT: |
JACOBS GUTTER LANE/BURY ROAD, MARCHWOOD - MAINTENANCE WORKS |
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COMMENCEMENT DATE: |
APRIL 2003 |
COMPLETION DATE: |
JULY 2003 |
PLANNED YEAR OF START IN ACCORDANCE WITH CAPITAL PROGRAMME: 2003/04 |
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7. |
Scheme | ||||||
7.1 |
Introduction This Project Appraisal is for maintenance works on the section of Jacobs Gutter Lane and Bury Road between the A326 spur road and Normandy Way Roundabout (see attached location plan). The scheme is mainly externally funded from development planned to be implemented in Marchwood, the remaining funding to be met by a capital allocation. | ||||||
7.2 |
Details Jacobs Gutter Lane is currently a single carriageway varying in width between 5.8 metres and 7.4 metres which has structurally failed at many locations along its length. With the expected increase in traffic, especially heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), the condition of the road will only deteriorate if maintenance works are not carried out. The proposed scheme will result in the road having a minimum width of 6.75 metres with the sections of road that have structurally failed being reconstructed. | ||||||
7.3 |
Standards The proposed improvements have been designed to national and county standards. | ||||||
7.4 |
Statutory Procedures and Consultation | ||||||
The public utilities have been contacted and informed of the proposed maintenance works on Jacobs Gutter Lane. Permission has also been sought from the Environment Agency to pipe some sections of existing ditches. | |||||||
No public exhibition is planned to seek the views of local residents and businesses as the scheme is purely maintenance works. | |||||||
However an exhibition will be arranged for local residents and businesses. This will give them the opportunity to see the extent of the works as well as the necessary temporary traffic management measures required, ie road closures and diversion routes, to accommodate the works. | |||||||
It is planned to have the exhibition early in 2003 after a contractor has been appointed to carry out the works and the detailed programme has been finalised. | |||||||
7.5 |
Policy Considerations | ||||||
The carriageway will be reconstructed to bring it up to current County Council standards in order that it can accommodate the expected increase in the level of traffic, especially HGVs. | |||||||
7.6 |
Environmental Impacts | ||||||
There are no significant environmental impacts from the proposals, apart from the loss of small sections of verge to accommodate the road widening. The existing hedgerows are not affected by the scheme. | |||||||
7.7 |
Land Requirement No land acquisition required. All works to be confined within existing public highway limits. | ||||||
7.8 |
Local Members' Views | ||||||
Councillors Kendal and Mrs Randall support the proposals. However Councillor Kendal has expressed his concern over the effects on local traffic during the works and associated road closures. Both Councillors Kendal and Mrs Randall will be further consulted on the required traffic management measures when the programme of works has been finalised by the contractor. | |||||||
7.9 |
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 | ||||||
The provisions of this Act have no impact on this proposal. | |||||||
7.10 |
Sustainability | ||||||
The scheme has been designed to improve the operation of Jacobs Gutter Lane as the main access to the proposed developments in Marchwood. This will continue to relieve the pressure on other less appropriate roads in the area. | |||||||
8. |
Financial Arrangements | ||||||
8.1 |
Expenditure |
£'000 |
Funds Available |
£'000 |
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Design Fee |
132 |
Developer Funding |
800 | ||||
Supervision |
71 |
Capital Programme 2002/3 |
350 | ||||
Project Works |
947 |
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Land |
- |
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Total |
1150 |
Total |
1,150 | ||||
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8.2 |
Revenue Implications |
£'000 |
% Variation to Committee's budget | ||||
Net increase in current expenditure |
0.5 |
0.0006 | |||||
Capital Charge |
92 |
0.0960 | |||||
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Total Expenditure |
92.5 |
0.0966 | |||||
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8.3 |
Maintenance Implications | ||||||
There will be additional revenue implications as a result of this scheme being completed and these will be taken into account in the setting of the annual base budget. | |||||||
Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers | |
The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report. | |
NB the list excludes: | |
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Published works. |
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Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act. |
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LOCATION |
Jacobs Gutter Lane Maintenance Scheme working file |
Environment Department Implementation Team |
7292/SJF