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Environment Directorate Progress January ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE PROGRESS JANUARY - DECEMBER 2015 LANCASTER Summary: Environment Directorate progress against delivery of the Commissioning Plan for Lancaster in the fourth quarter of 2014/15 Head of Service Policy, Information and Commissioning (Live Well): Joanne Reed [email protected] : 01772 530897 Q4 = Progress as expected = Progress not as expected CAPITAL PROGRAMME UPDATE SERVICE UPDATE = Issues identified 14 out of 22 capital schemes, due for delivery in quarter 4, have either been completed or are progressing as planned, and are = Information detailed below. For details of the remaining schemes, please see the 'Progress not as expected' section. Heysham M6 Link Road and Street Maintenance Work continues on delivering the scheme to complete the Heysham to M6 Link. The scheme continues to be on budget and on target to PROGRESS AS EXPECTED be opened to traffic in summer 2016. After a good autumn, winter Capital schemes delayed to quarter 4 2014/15 weather more typical of north Lancashire has slowed down progress 2014/15 Capital schemes programmed for due to wind, rain and flooding. In January to early March 2015 delivery in quarter 4 Bridges colder weather also brought snow and frost. Artle Beck Footbridge on Brookhouse Road (Lancaster Rural East) – an options Footways Delays caused by wind, postponed the final lift of the last two study has been completed. Scour protection works by inserting deeper footings Between April 2014 and March 2015, a total of 8,267 highway defects Footway reconstruction works to the full beams on Folly Railway Bridge which is being constructed over the to the bridge have been programmed into 2015/16. were identified by regular Highway Safety Inspections (HSI's), or reported length of the path have been completed West Coast Mainline; the last two beams were lifted into place in Flood Risk Management and Drainage by the public in Lancaster. Of these defects 7,908 (96%), were repaired in the following areas: late January and now all the beams are in position. Work is now Slyndale Culvert (Morecambe North) – drainage improvement works have within 20 working days between April and March. There was a small dip o Hillmount Avenue (Heysham) progressing to enable the concrete deck to be poured to complete been completed in the area. below the threshold percentage in quarter 4 due to increased numbers of o Walker Grove (Heysham) the surrounding earthworks. defects being reported, and lost time due to the demand on winter At Milestone Canal Bridge, which is being constructed over the Flood Risk Management and Drainage PROGRESS NOT AS EXPECTED maintenance activities, however this has not affected us achieving our Key Lancaster Canal, the precast concrete arches were lifted into place Performance Indicator (KPI) for the year. A6 Scotland Road (Lancaster Rural North) in the final week of January, and now all the concrete arches are in – works to improve the drainage system in Capital schemes carried over from previous quarters for delivery in quarter 4 place. Work is now continuing to complete this structure. The new the area have been completed. 2014/15 which have been delayed bridge being constructed on Kellet Lane, Carus Bridge, has now seen Trading Standards The Knoll, Hest Bank (Morecambe North) - all the beams delivered to site and lifted into place, and work will works to clear a blockage, and the A, B and C Roads Consumer Support continue to see this bridge open to traffic in summer 2015. A Morecambe resident had pebble-dashing work carried out to their installation of a new pipe laid in the stone Gressingham Land Slip (Lancaster Rural East) – Works to repair the highway Halton Road Link which will provide a connection from Shefferlands property by a trader. The work was unsatisfactory but the trader refused culvert section has been completed. The embankment on C506 Borwick Road have been delayed until quarter 4 2015/16 system has been checked and is now due to issues in identifying land ownership. junction on the main route of the scheme to Halton Road has now to accept this. On the advice of Trading Standards the consumer obtained working correctly. seen the earthworks completed, and kerbs are now being laid. A independent reports which confirmed that the work would need taking off Traffic Signals temporary access has also been provided from Shefferlands and re-doing. Despite Trading Standards contacting the trader advising Road Safety Kellet Road Canal Bridge, Carnforth (Lancaster Rural North) – the previous junction to the M6 northbound motorway. The temporary access them of their legal obligations the trader still refused to accept that the Spring Garden Street (Lancaster East) – contractor was unable to deliver the works within the approved will help large plant and equipment to easily access the site without work needed re-doing and instead offered to patch up the work. The consumer was unwilling to accept this and so with the help of Trading works to convert the footway on the north budget/timeframe. This scheme will now delivered in 2015/16 using other causing inconvenience to users of the local road network. Standards the consumer issued proceedings in the County Court. He was side of Spring Garden Street, to link it with resources. In April 2015, as part of the work to create the new Lune West awarded money which was the amount he had been quoted by other a toucan crossing on the A6 King Street Bridge, a 1,200 tonne crane was built to lift the massive steel beams Road Safety traders to have the work re-done. have been completed. This will benefit into place for the bridge, which will carry the new road over the cyclists as now they will not have to move Morecambe Greenway to Morrisons Retail Park (Morecambe South) – work to River Lune. In spring the bulk earthworks will see resumption to a out across two lanes of traffic to turn right install a cycle/footpath to link it to the pedestrian route into the retail park has level of movement similar to last year, drainage works are also Community Rail Partnership (CRP) Programme been delayed to quarter 2 2015/16 to allow formal agreements to be put in place at Common Garden Street at the next continuing. Improvement Updates junction north. in respect of land acquisition. The Bentham Line CRP has been actively engaged in talking to the 3 Morecambe Road (Penhyrn Road toucan) to Aldi (Morecambe South) – works bidders for the Northern Franchise and they met with all CRPs to discuss Bridges to convert a footway into a cycle path has been delayed to quarter 2 2015/16, as Environment and Community Projects their in plans in February. The draft Franchise Agreement for the Northern Warton Footbridge on Warton Road Cabinet Member approval is required to change parts of the highway. Franchise dictates that the successful bidder has to allocate a minimum (Lancaster Rural North) – a principal A6 Slyne Road by Whalley Road (Skerton) – works to install a pedestrian refuge Beyond the Castle Project investment per annum to support the 19 CRPs across the north of England. bridge inspection and post tension special have been delayed due to a number of objections received. A Cabinet Member Notification has been received from the Department for The discussions are ongoing and Bentham Line CRP have had detailed inspection has been completed. report has been prepared and will be presented to identify a way forward. Communities and Local Government that LCC has been successful conversations with the bidders so far. Higher North Road Bridge on Netherbeck Mossgate Park to the Community Centre (Heysham) – discussions are taking with an application to the Coastal Communities Fund to (Lancaster Rural East) – this is an ongoing place between LCC and the landowner about dedicating the land to build a cycle restore/refresh the public realm on St George's Quay to aid the The CRP is continuing to develop plans for recruiting a part time programme of inspection and monitoring track from Middleton Way to Mossgate housing development. Progress of the economic regeneration of this important heritage site for Lancaster. community rail officer. This is dependent on obtaining funding from the recently let Virgin East Coast franchise. of the bridge which will continue into scheme will be reviewed during quarter 1 2015/16. We are now working with residents and local communities to put 2015/16. together a work programme which is anticipated to start on site by CCTV has been installed at Bentham station which was partly funded by a A principal bridge inspection report in the summer 2015. grant from the Designated Line Community Rail Development Fund. Bridges following areas of Lancaster Rural North Loyn Bridge on Gressingham Road (Lancaster Rural East) – the study and Regent Park Morecambe has been completed. The report will now design for the protection works to stop the riverbank from erosion by Phase two of the children's play area is complete and has been very Local Sustainable Transport Fund Update be reviewed and any required works will undermining the bridge and retaining wall has been delayed to quarter 1 well received by the local community. Following a request from a o Common Garden Street – traffic signal works are currently ongoing and be scheduled during a future years 2015/16. The planting in the area needs time to establish before works can be young person completing their National Citizen Service, a plan has due for completion during quarter 1 2015/16. programme of works: concluded. been drawn up to complete a number of light touch improvements o Rail station cycle parking and lockers - Virgin Rail have installed a new o Cam Brow Bridge Culvert Mallard Footbridge (Morecambe North) – maintenance and painting works to create a community garden within the park.
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