Contact: Andrew Wilson, ext 6389 email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

That the attached Project Appraisal to carry out infrastructure improvements in the Andover area along Routes 7, 8 and 9, which operate between Andover and Salisbury via Tidworth, and to install real-time information equipment to Andover-based buses, as part of a Quality Bus Partnership, at an estimated cost of £120,000, be approved.

2. Reason

2.1 This decision supports Aims 1 to 5 of the Corporate Strategy by working with Wilts and Dorset and Stagecoach bus companies, Wiltshire County Council, Test Valley Borough Council and the Ministry of Defence to provide a reliable, accessible and realistic alternative to the private car by improving the quality of one of the key bus routes in the north-west of the county.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 Taking no action.

4. Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Decision Maker or Other Executive Member 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 J K Glen

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