The Assistant Director for Neighbourhood Safety and Transport introduced this report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services which sought approval to accept funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for the delivery of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) Highway Structural Maintenance programme for 2022/23 so that supplier engagement and detailed design could commence, enabling the works to be completed in 2022/23. The highways were a £2.48bn asset so needed to be maintained. The new policy moved from two-year to five-year funding, and there was an intention to provide information publicly on when roads would be repaired in the program.

Members queried the details in the report which clarified:

·  The ratings of road quality had transferred from an older system and were being reviewed

·  There continued to be innovation and research into improved methods and products

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 (Highways Structural Maintenance);

(2)    the proposed programme of works for Carriageway and Footway Improvements for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix A to this report be approved;

(3)   the Director of Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Chair and Party Spokespersons of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport be authorised to amend the delivery of the programmes having regard for available resources and risk-based prioritisation of locations selected for treatment.