564/11 Angus Council

AGENDA ITEM NO 22

REPORT NO 564/11 ANGUS COUNCIL

INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES COMMITTEE - 23 AUGUST 2011

UTILISATION OF THE ROADS AND TRANSPORT RENEWAL AND REPAIRS FUND

REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

ABSTRACT This report proposes the utilisation of a budget underspend on the Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund relating to bridgeworks previously approved from the 2010/11 and 2009/10 Fund contribution to undertake road structure sediment and erosion control works in 2011/12.

1 RECOMMENDATIONS

1.1 It is recommended that the committee approves the utilisation of a budget underspend on the Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund relating to bridgeworks previously approved from the 2010/11 and 2009/10 Fund contribution to undertake road structure sediment and erosion control works in 2011/12 as detailed in this report, at an estimated cost of £89,000.

2 DETAILS

2.1 Report Nos 328/09 and 311/10 presented to the Infrastructure Services Committee detailed the proposed allocations for utilisation of the Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund for financial years 2009/10 and 2010/11 respectively. Subsequently, approval was given for £250,000 per financial year to undertake bridgeworks.

2.2 As at 1 April 2011 an unspent balance of £124,000 relating to the aforementioned total approved expenditure of £500,000 was still remaining within the Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund. A recent review by Roads staff confirmed that there is a balance of £89,000 available from this £124,000 unspent sum. This balance is the result of actual costs on completed works being less than initially allocated for these projects and also accounts for all outstanding payments on a recently completed project.

2.3 Road Structures Dredging Works

Sediment and erosion control works to remove sediment beneath and affecting road structures, including bridges and culverts, are required to improve the flow capacities and manage flood risk and erosion to the banks and structures. The list of sites which have been considered are detailed in Appendix 1 to this report. An initial phase of works only requiring registration under The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 has been prepared and can commence on the approval of this report. The estimated cost of these works is £55,000. A further phase of works, which is subsequent to licence applications under the above regulations, could be carried out following the other locations depending on the remaining available budget and up to a maximum of the £89,000 available resources.

3 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

3.1 The proposed dredging works programme is estimated to cost £89,000 and this can be accommodated within the £89,000 remaining balance from the previously approved bridgeworks Fund resources of £500,000 agreed in 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 (paragraph 2.2 refers).

3.2 This sum is already allowed for within the Roads & Transport Renewal & Repair Fund as part of the outstanding commitments on previously approved projects, and therefore approval of this funding has no impact of the uncommitted available balance of £114,500 at the end of 2010/11 or the £100,000 minimum reserve balance for the overall Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund.

3.3 There will be no increased revenue costs as a result of this report.

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4 HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS

4.1 There are no human rights implications arising from the proposals in this report.

5 EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS

5.1 The issues contained in this Report fall within an approved category that has been confirmed as exempt from an equalities perspective.

6 ANGUS COMMUNITY PLAN AND SINGLE OUTCOME AGREEMENT

6.1 This report contributes to the following local outcome contained with the Angus Community Plan and Single Outcome Agreement for 2011 – 2014.

 Our communities are safe, secure and vibrant.

7 CONSULTATION

7.1 The Chief Executive, Director of Corporate Services, Head of Finance, and Head of Law and Administration were consulted in the preparation of this report.

8 CONCLUSION

8.1 Sediment and erosion control works to remove sediment beneath and in close proximity to road structures, including bridges and culverts, are required to improve the flow capacities and manage flood risk and erosion to the banks and structures. The cost of these works (estimated at £89,000) can be contained within the uncommitted available budget resources, previously approved for bridgeworks in 2009/10 and 2010/2011 from the Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund.

ERIC S LOWSON DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

NOTE:

The following background papers, as defined by Section 50D of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (other than any containing confidential or exempt information), were relied on to any material extent in preparing this Report:-

 Report No 311/10 – Utilisation of the Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund for 2010/2011 – Infrastructure Services Committee – 20 April 2010.

 Report No 338/09 – Utilisation of the Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund for 2009/2010 – Infrastructure Services Committee – 21 April 2009.

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APPENDIX 1

Utilisation of Roads and Transport Renewal and Repairs Fund for 2011/12 Proposed Road Structure Dredging and Erosion Control Works 2011/12

Phase Location 1 Reswallie Bridge Hole of Murroes Bridge Elliot Bridge Monifieth Bridge Scroggerfield Bridge 2* Milton of Finavon Bridge Kirkton of Strathmartine Kirkton Road Culvert The Den, Letham Peebles Bridge, Letham Grange Lunan Bridge Douglastown Bridge Loanhead Bridge Balmullie Bridge * The number of locations in Phase 2 will be reviewed based on the available budget following implementation of Phase 1

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APPENDIX 2 ANGUS COUNCIL ROADS DIVISION BRIDGE DREDGING CONTRACT (PHASE 1) 2011/2012

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REF NO BRIDGE NAME REF NO GRID REFERENCE WATER COURSE 1 Hole of Murroes B978/2 458 356 Murroes Burn 2 Reswallie U458/1 500 516 Lunan Water 3 Monifieth A930/1 487 319 Dighty Water 4 Elliot U564 619 394 Elliot Water 5 Scroggerfield U362/1 415 473 Kerbet Water

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APPENDIX 3 ANGUS COUNCIL ROADS DIVISION

POSSIBLE BRIDGE DREDGING LOCATIONS (PHASE 2)

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REF NO BRIDGE NAME REF NO GRID WATER COURSE REFERENCE 1 Milton of Finavon U456/1 492 568 Lemno Burn 2 Kirkton of Strathmartine C7/1 376 352 Dighty Water 3 Kirkton Road Culvert - 635 423 Hercules Den Burn 4 Letham Den U464/1 533 486 Vinny Water 5 Peebles, Letham Grange MA/40 626 449 Brothock Water 6 Lunan C45/3 687 514 Lunan Water 7 Douglastown North A94/11 415 473 Kerbet Water 8 Loanhead C49/1 621 461 Brothock Water 9 Balmullie Mill U475/1 647 486 Lunan Water