This report requests approval for the disbursement of grant funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s (LCRCA) City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) for 2023/24 into Wirral Council’s Capital Programme for Highways Structural Maintenance and Bridge Maintenance. The report also requests approval for the disbursement of the indicative funding for years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 in the same programme. The report also recommends acceptance of an indicative highway condition matrix that will be used to inform future programme investment decisions.

The effective delivery of the council’s CRSTS structural maintenance programme contributes significantly to the Wirral Plan 2021-26, in particular: working for safe and pleasant communities; working for a sustainable environment; active and healthy lives and inclusive economy.

The services carried out under this programme of work will take place across all wards in the borough.