The Assistant Director for Neighbourhood Safety and Transport introduced this report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services which sought approval for the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) Combined Authority Transport Plan (CATP) programme for 2022/23 and suggested an indicative programme, primarily on road safety work, for future years (subject to the finalisation of discussions with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority) and to allocate it to priorities and projects as outlined in the report. The programme had been annual in the past but was changed to a five-year funding settlement. A list of works over the five years would be provided addressing the recommendations of the Road Safety Working Group.

Members were supportive of the programme and the intentions.

Resolved: That

(1)  the Director for Neighbourhood Services be authorised to accept the grant funding allocated to Wirral Council by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for the 2022/23 City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement Combined Authority Transport Plan programme;

(2)  the proposed City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement Combined Authority Transport Plan programme for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix A to this report be approved, and

(3)  the Director for Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Chair and Spokespersons of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee be authorised to amend the programme having regard for available resources and risk-based prioritisation of schemes.