Councillor Stuart Whittingham informed that on 2 February 2018 the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority had awarded £1,150,000 of Integrated Transport Block funding to Wirral Council, to support the delivery of the Liverpool City Region Transport Plan for Growth during 2018/19. The report sought the Cabinet’s approval to accept the £1,150,000 and allocate it to priorities and projects as outlined in the report.

Wirral’s Transport Plan for Growth supported the Wirral Plan 2020 pledge to provide Transport and Technology Infrastructure fit for the future by ensuring that Wirral had safe, affordable, well maintained and efficient transport networks for residents to access community services, leisure facilities and commute to work.

This was a Key Decision and affected all Wards within the Borough.

RESOLVED: That

(1)   the acceptance of £1,150,000 of Integrated Transport Block funding allocated to Wirral Council by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to support the delivery of the Transport Plan for Growth Programme be agreed;

(2)   the proposed programme for this funding as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be agreed; and

(3)   authority be delegated to the Strategic Commissioner for Environment, in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, to make necessary adjustments to the priorities within the Wirral Transport Plan for Growth Programme should the need arise due to financial or other factors.