Calderdale MBC
Wards Affected All Cabinet 16th March 2020 10 Highways Capital Programme for 2020/21
Report of the Director Regeneration and Strategy
1. Purpose of Report
1.1 To present the 2020/21 Capital Programmes for Highways Maintenance and Integrated Transport.
1.2 Improved and well maintained highways are an essential element of our progress towards the delivery of Vision 2024, strengthening our resilience and providing a platform for talents and enterprise to flourish.
1.3 The recent Highways Pier Review commended the Authority’s approach to asset management planning and this report continues our prioritised approach to investment.
1.4 Whilst addressing the basics of highway maintenance and safety within the constraints of the available funding, the Programme takes forward the Councils agenda of responding to climate change and public health issues by supporting active travel and carbon reduction wherever possible.
2. Need for a decision
2.1 An approved capital programme is an essential requirement of our status as a Level 3 highway asset management authority.
3. Recommendation
It is recommended:
3.1 that the Highway Maintenance and Integrated Transport Capital Programmes for the financial year 2020/21, as set out in the Appendices to this report, are approved.
3.2 that the Assistant Director, Strategic Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with responsibility for the Regeneration and Resources be authorised to agree any minor changes in the programmes which may become necessary;
3.3 that in light of these approvals the Strategic Infrastructure Delivery Plan is updated accordingly.
4. Background and/or details
Funding Sources:
4.1 Each year the Council receives a Highway Maintenance Block Funding allocation from the Department for Transport (DfT) to deliver various programmes of work, including:
Carriageway Maintenance Structural Maintenance Street Lighting Upgrade and Replacement
4.2 In addition to this block funding, Local Authorities are also required to submit a self- assessment questionnaire to the DfT in order to obtain additional “Incentive Funding”. For the past two years the Council has declared itself to be at level 3 which has enabled us to receive the maximum available funding of £661k. Other specific “ad hoc” grant awards are also made by the Government (e.g. Pothole Funding). Comments in relation to the funding available in the financial year 2020/21 are set out below.
4.3 This year specific mention has been made of white lining and bollards in two places (Appendix 1 and 3) and is anticipated that approximately £200k will be spent on the improvement of these assets at key locations within the Borough.
Highway Maintenance Block Funding
4.4 The DfT has previously confirmed to the Council the likely Highways Maintenance Block Funding allocation for the financial years 2015 to 2021. The Block Funding available for the financial year 2020/21 is £3.171m.
Incentive Fund
4.5 In 2014, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that £6 billion funding would be made available between 2015/16 and 2020/21 for local highways maintenance capital funding. From this funding allocation, £578m has been set aside for an Incentive Fund scheme. This is to reward councils who demonstrate that they are delivering value for money in carrying out cost effective improvements. Throughout the year officers have continued to introduce further efficiency, and as a result have again declared at Level 3. Confirming this to the DfT on 27th February 2020. Consequently, the Council should again receive the maximum level of Incentive Funding in 2020/21.
Pothole Fund
4.6 No indication of the level of grant likely to be available for this financial year has been received but the lowest previous settlement was £188k.
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5. Capital Programme 2020/21
5.1 A key element of the Local Highways Maintenance Capital Funding Self-Assessment Questionnaire requires the Council to demonstrate how it has reviewed, prioritised and implemented programmes of work in order to improve efficiency, overall performance and demonstrate best value for money. In addition to this, the Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Strategy states that the work programmes will be prioritized using a “risk based” approach and the programmes of work detailed in this report have been determined on this basis.
5.2 The Council’s Performance Indicator for Road Condition for Principal and Unclassified Roads indicates that the Council will strive to remain within the 5% target for “urgent maintenance required to Principal Roads” (a target that has been agreed by all West Yorkshire Council’s in consultation with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority). Likewise, our target for the unclassified road network is 10%. However, in order to meet this ambitious target for Unclassified Roads it is estimated that we would have to invest in excess of £35m.
5.3 It is further estimated that in order to retain a “steady state” condition on the unclassified network we would require an overall roads budget of £6.2m, which is £4.2m higher than at present.
Carriageway Maintenance £2.332m
5.4 The overall programme allows for work to be completed in relation to Surface Dressing and Carriageway Resurfacing / Patching. This programme is split between Classified (A, B & C) and Unclassified Roads. Further details are included in Appendix 1 of this report.
5.5 The SCANNER (Surface Condition Assessment for the National Network of Roads) principle has been used to identify the two schemes to be included in the Classified Roads element of this programme at Bacup Road, Todmorden (Classified A Road) and South Parade, Stainland (Classified B Road). In the current year no schemes are put forward on Classified C Roads. This survey method provides a consistent method of measuring the surface condition of road carriageways, using automated road condition survey machines. All of CMBC Classified (A, B & C) road network is surveyed annually in this manner.
5.6 Before compiling the overall programme, officers complete Detailed Visual Inspection Surveys (DVI) in order to provide further detailed information to determine the programme.
5.7 The nature of the unclassified road network requires a different type of survey. A Course Visual Inspection (CVI) is undertaken by accredited and audited contractors, working to UK Pavement Management System (UKPMS) standards. The result provides a 20 metre breakdown of the defectiveness of all the unclassified roads surveyed by means of a Road Condition Index (RCI). From this a programme of works is agreed for unclassified roads.
5.8 In addition to those roads listed in Appendix 1 significant large scale patching works are expected to be carried out on Cousin Lane, and Ovenden Way will be assessed for “Milepave” a specific treatment especially designed for concrete roads. In anticipation of the Towns Fund a full detailed design for the reconstruction of Birds Royds Lane (for possible prioritisation within the Towns Board list of other priorities) will also be created and costed accordingly.
Structures / Maintenance £1m
5.9 The Council’s structures asset extends 283 highway bridges, 60 culverts and 730 km of walls. These are inspected on a regular basis (every two years they undergo a general
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inspection and every five years a principle inspection) and in light of these inspections a programme of works is developed. The gross replacement costs are estimated to be approximately £1.25bn and hence it can be seen that the overall value of the capital maintenance programme detailed in this report is relatively small in comparison.
5.10 This year it is planned to commence an assessment of the seven post-tensioned concrete structures / bridges that we have in the Borough. In turn this will then be used to form the basis for understanding the costs implications (and programme) for any associated maintenance interventions.
5.11 Further details are set out in Appendix 2.
Street Lighting Replacement and Light Emitting Diode (LED) Upgrade £500k
5.12 The Council agreed on 22 November 2017 to a comprehensive replacement and upgrade programme totalling £21.6m. In the financial year 2020/21 funding of £500k has been earmarked to contribute towards the overall cost of the LED Programme for the year.
5.13 It is anticipated that completion of the scheme and replacement of the existing lighting with LED lanterns will reduce the overall energy bill by £1m per annum. Completion of the scheme will also contribute a significant reduction in CO2 emissions and help to achieve its aim of being Carbon neutral by 2038 with a significant progress of 2030.
Integrated Transport Programme 2020/21 – anticipated funding £1.842m (inc. £700k C/F)
5.14 The Integrated Transport programme of schemes and initiatives is based on an agreed level of allocation for specific work areas within the following four key themes agreed at a West Yorkshire level:
Network Management i.e. the upgrade and renewal of the traffic signals asset; Safer Healthier Streets i.e. casualty reduction, local traffic management, walking and cycling and vulnerable road users; Healthy Streets demonstration project; Bus, i.e. local congestion hotspots.
5.15 The Council has been allocated funding of £1.142 million in the financial year 2020/21 to deliver individual schemes which sit across these themes with an additional fund of £700k carried over from previous years.
DfT Safer Roads Programme - £1.031m C/F from 2019/20
5.16 The Council continues to deliver a package of road safety measures on the A6033 Keighley and Rochdale Roads from the £2.324 million allocated in the previous financial year. It is anticipated that the sum of £1.031m will be carried forward to the financial year 2020/21 to complete the programme.
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West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund (WY+TF) - £4.575m
5.17 The Council’s indicative budget to deliver all of its schemes is £207m, and Funding Agreements totalling £29m are already in place to develop various schemes to Full Business Case within the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Assurance Framework. Of this sum, Funding Agreements totalling £4.575m in place to progress the following:
Elland Station Access Package A58/ A672 Corridor Improvement Programme A646/ A6033 Corridor improvement Programme North East Calderdale Transformation Package
5.18 As the main purpose of this report is to provide details of the schemes and funding made available by the DfT in the financial year 2020/21, it does not include details of the capital schemes funded by the WY+TF and managed by staff within the Major Projects Team.
Challenge Funding - £3.9m
5.19 The Council has recently been informed by the DfT that it will receive funding of £3.9m to resurface the A629 for Calderdale Way (Ainley Top to Wakefield Road).
Traffic Regulation Orders
5.20 This year it is proposed to concentrate the majority of TRO works towards the school environment in order to maintain pedestrian safety, air quality and the free movement of traffic. Schools which feature highly in the list of known concerns are:
Halifax Bradshaw Primary School Halifax Academy Trinity Academy Salterhebble J & I School St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Warley Road Primary School Northowram Primary School Holy Trinity CE (VA) Primary School Shelf J & I School Withinfields Primary School Akroydon Primary School
Lower Valley The Brooksbank School St Joseph’s Lightcliffe CE (VA) Primary School Longroyde Primary School Rastrick High School
Upper Valley Calder High School Ryburn Valley High School Castle Hill Primary School Ferney Lee Primary School
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Triangle CE (VC) Primary School
5.21 All of the above will therefore be assessed to ensure that current restrictions (if any) are adequate and that the lining and signing is in an enforceable condition, with any additional restrictions being identified and implemented subject to feasibility and consultation.
5.22 In part to address Member concerns, the following schemes are also being considered:
Brighouse Station (including the industrial estate around Birds Royd Lane), Carr Green School / sports club and it’s surrounds and, the area around the fire station
Calderdale Highways Infrastructure - Impact of Recent Flooding
5.23 The Council has recently informed the DfT that the damage to the Council’s Highway Infrastructure during the recent storms is likely to be in the region of £10m. This sum includes estimated damage of £2.5m to the A6025 Park Road (Elland/Brighouse) and a further £2m to Canal and River Trust assets. It remains to be seen how much funding the Council will receive.
6. Financial Implications
6.1 The programme of work and available funding to deliver Capital Maintenance and Integrated Transport schemes is summarised in the table below:-
Funding £’000s Highways Block Allocation 2020/21 3,171 Highways Incentive Funding 661 Pothole Fund 2020/21 Allocation Unknown Total 3,832
Programmes £’000s Carriageway Maintenance (Appendix 1) 2,332 Structures Maintenance (Appendix 2) 1,000 Street Lighting Rep & Upgrade 500 Total 3,832
6.2 The available funding for the Council’s Integrated Transport Programme (IT) for 2020/21 is £1.142m and has provisionally been allocated as per the details in Appendix 3. The high level summary of activity areas for the IT Programme are as follows;
Programme Area £’000 Network Management 161 Safer Healthier Streets 365 Healthy Streets Demonstration Projects 450 Bus Local Congestion Hot Spots 166 Sub Total 1,142 Funding carried forward from 2019/20 to deliver Network Management, Cycling & Walking, Places 700 and Motor Cycle and Safer Road schemes Total 1,842
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6.3 As detailed in paragraphs 5.16 and 5.17 and 5.19 of this report, further funding of £1.031m, £4.575m and £3.9m is also available to fund the DfT Safer Roads, WY+TF and Challenge Fund schemes managed by the service.
6.4 The overall capital programmes detailed in Appendices 1, 2, & 3 of this report will be reviewed throughout the year in order to ensure that the overall budget is not exceeded.
Integrated Capital Service Delivery
6.5 In delivering programmes of work, council officers will be proactive in ensuring that an integrative approach is taken. For example, the marking of cycle lanes will be refreshed when a surface dressing programme is adopted, or if a structural carriageway improvement is taking place. Opportunities to address infrastructural details, like dropped/pedestrian crossings, will also be identified. Ultimately, this integrative approach will improve the council’s transport infrastructure assets.
7. Legal Implications
7.1 There are no legal implications. Any schemes, projects or third party funding arrangements requiring legal advice or a legal agreement to be in place will be instructed to the Council’s legal services team.
8. Human Resources and Organisation Development Implications
8.1 There are no direct HR implications arising from this report.
9. Consultation
9.1 Consultation is carried out with the general public, stakeholders and Members as appropriate. This is particularly relevant with the Integrated Programme, as this programme impacts on the public realm as opposed to the maintenance of the asset. Details of specific works will be shared with residents and Ward Members.
10. Environment, Health and Economic Implications
10.1 The Highways Maintenance and the Integrated Transport programmes have broad implications relating to economic growth, environmental, safety and community issues and will make a significant contribution towards the council’s corporate strategic priorities especially those which can be influenced by active travel modes.
11. Equality and Diversity
11.1 All issues surrounding equality and diversity are considered as part of the development of schemes within the capital programme.
12. Summary and Recommendations
12.1 A capital allocation of £15.180m is available to fund the programmes described in this report.
12.2 It is therefore recommended that Members agree to the delivery of the various programmes and that, where appropriate, the Assistant Director Strategic Infrastructure, in consultation
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with the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Regeneration and Strategy be authorised to agree any minor changes in the overall programmes as required;
12.4 Should there be any significant increase in the programme costs or variation to the programme, the Assistant Director Strategic Infrastructure will report to Cabinet as appropriate. ______
For further information on this report, contact: Bona Matturi Corporate Lead – Design and Asset Telephone: 01422 392911 E-mail: [email protected]
The documents used in the preparation of this report are:
1. 2. 3.
The documents are available for inspection at:
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Appendix 1: Carriageway Resurfacing Programme (£2.332m)
Resurfacing Scheme Title Ward Extents A681 Bacup Road, Todmorden Todmorden Halshaw Clough to Lancashire Boundary High Street Luddendenfoot New Road to New Road Simpson Street Town Claremount Road to end Cousin Lane Service Road 1 Ovenden Cousin Lane to Cousin Lane Northowram and Shelf Moor Road Witchfield Hill to South Lane Shelf Wood Street Ryburn Halifax Road to Jubilee Terrace Violet Street Park No. 37 Violet Street to end Hollin Street Ryburn Butterworth Lane to end Oaklands Rastrick No. 15 to No. 29 Oaklands Silverwood Avenue Warley From Moor End Road Warley Wood Avenue Luddendenfoot Burnley Road to Burnley Road Eton Street Calder From Stubbing Holme Road to end Borough Wide White Lining All and Gateway Schemes Find & Fix Pothole Repairs Borough Wide Footway Borough Wide Condition Surveys Borough Wide
Surface Dressing Scheme Ward Extents Burley Street Elland Full length Charles Street Elland Full length Rosebery Street Elland Full length Frances Street Elland Full length James Street Elland Full length Catherine Street Elland Full length Langdale Street Elland Full length Elizabeth Street Elland Full length Savile Road Elland Full length South Parade Elland South Lane to Savile Road Back South Parade Elland Full length Waverley Road Elland Full length Back Waverley Road Elland Full length George Street Elland Full length Bath Street Elland Full length John William Street Elland Full length Duke Street Elland Full length Myrtle Road Elland Full length Back Myrtle Road Elland Full length Ainley Street Elland Full length Dean Street Elland Full length Bedford Street Elland Full length John Street Elland Full length Granville Street Elland Full length
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Gordon Street Elland Full length Ashville Gardens Warley Ryecroft Lane to Weatherhouse Terrace Ashville Grove Warley Full length Weatherhouse Terrace Warley Ryecroft Lane to Ashville Gardens Ryecroft Crescent Warley Full length Ryecroft Terrace Warley Full length Reservoir Road Warley Full length Towngate Avenue Brighouse Full length Highmoor Crescent Brighouse Full length Birdswell Avenue Brighouse Full length B6114 Saddleworth Elland / Greetland and Elland Bridge to Long Wall Road, Elland Stainland A6033 Keighley Road, West Hill to Midgehole Road Hebden Bridge (3 Calder Sunny Royd to Small Shaw Hill sections) Section in Bradford Park / Town / Ovenden A629 Keighley Road, / Illingworth and Orange Street Roundabout to Boundary Halifax Mixenden B6112 Stainland Road, Greetland and Saddleworth Road to Bowling Green Road Holywell Green Stainland A644 Brighouse and Denholme Gate Road, Northowram and Shelf The Brown Horse to Halifax Road Shelf
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Appendix 2 : Highways Structure Programme Highways Structure Works
Shaw Wood Road Bridge, widening of existing listed canal 250,000 bridge
Post Tension Special Inspection (PTSI) of Hebble Viaduct, King Cross Viaduct, Pellon Lane Bridge and Hopwood Lane 250,000 Bridge
Ongoing Principle Investigation for structures
Advanced Design, funding to pay for other design work to 70,000 prepare future schemes for early delivery
Shears Viaduct concrete testing to piers. 30,000
Brighouse River Bridge painting and steelwork repairs. 250,000
Walls (£150K)
Walling money to undertake repairs as required during the 150,000 financial year
TOTAL Highways Structure Works £1,000,000
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Appendix 3: Integrated Transport Capital Programme
Allocation of Funds Programme Area Schemes and sub-programmes 2020/21 £,000
Junction and crossing upgrades: 2020/21 sites to be confirmed subject to asset Network condition
Management Wakefield Road/ Copley Lane signal upgrade (from 2019/20) Mill Royd Street junction, Brighouse – turn filter
Schemes for design during 2020/21 to be delivered in 2021/22: A58 Rochdale Road, Triangle – traffic speeds, parking and pedestrian environment Cooper Lane roundabout, Shelf – traffic speeds and pedestrian facilities (from 2019/20) Rishworth New Road, Rishworth – traffic speeds Hollins Lane/ Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge – traffic speeds B6114 Saddleworth Road, Greetland – parking and pedestrian issues outside Greetland Academy Bramley Lane, Hipperholme – traffic speeds and impact of commuter traffic Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge – traffic calming review and renewal Northowram Green/ Hall Lane junction, Northowram – minor junction remodeling Hopwood Lane, Halifax – traffic speeds Safer Healthier Slade Lane, Rastrick – traffic speeds
Street Fenton Road and surrounding area, King Cross – traffic speeds Oak Avenue and surrounding area, Todmorden – pedestrian connectivity Wadsworth Lane, Dodd Naze – pedestrian access and safety Claremount Road, Claremount – crossing facility (from 2019/20) A6026 Wakefield Road, Copley – speed limit review A644 Wakefield Road/ M62 junction 25 roundabout safety issues Marsden Gate/ Forest Hill Road junction, Sowood – safety issues Local safety schemes – to be determined by annual road traffic collision reports Disability access – dropped kerb programme (public requests) Minor signing and lining measures and Traffic Regulation Orders (public requests) Page 12
Schemes for delivery during 2020/21 Woodhouse Lane/ Daisy Road, Brighouse - traffic calming Oxford Lane/ Backhold Lane, Siddal - revision and extension of traffic calming Stainland Road, Barkisland – traffic calming Moor Bottom Road, Illingworth – crossing facility (North Halifax Grammar School) Coal Pit Lane/ Wakefield Road junction, Brighouse – minor signing improvement
Gateway and Corridor Road Lining and Bollard replacement / renewal schemes Safety Schemes
Park Ward: Development/ delivery of a package of Healthy Street ‘healthy streets’ schemes in Park Ward through Demonstration community consultation: aimed at reducing traffic Projects dominance and encouraging active travel/ active lifestyles.
Small scale schemes aimed at removing local pinch- points that affect bus service reliability: Bus Local 2020/21 schemes currently at ‘long list’ stage – to Congestion Hot be confirmed Spots Field Top Road, Rastrick (from 2019/20) Parkinson Lane (Aachen Way to Queens Road) (from 2019/20)
TOTAL INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PROJECTS 1,842
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