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2.1 A62 & A6024 Kirklees Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund Application Form: bids for funding in 2019/20 The level of information provided on this form should be proportionate to the size and complexity of the works proposed. An Excel data proforma should also be completed. Note that DfT funding is a maximum of £5 million per project for bids in 2019-20. An individual local highway authority may apply to bid for only one scheme. Funding will be provided in 2019/20, but it is recognised that construction may go into 2020/21 as well. The closing date for bids is 31 October 2019. For schemes submitted by a Combined Authority for component authorities a separate application form should be completed for each scheme, then the CA should rank them in order of preference. Applicant Information Local authority name: Kirklees Council Bid Manager Name and position: Kathryn Broadbent - Operational Manager Name and position of officer with day to day responsibility for delivering the proposed scheme. Contact telephone number: 07528 988007 Email address: [email protected] Postal address: Highways Service Flint Street Fartown Huddersfield HD1 6LG Postcode Combined Authorities If the bid is from a local highway authority within a Combined Authority, please specify the contact and ensure that the Combined Authority has submitted a Combined Authority Application Ranking Form. Name and position of Combined Authority Bid Co-ordinator: Steve Heckley Contact telephone number: 01132517335 Email address: [email protected] Postal address: West Yorkshire Combined authority, Wellington House, 40-50, Wellington Street, Leeds. LS12DE When authorities submit a bid for funding to the Department, as part of the Government’s commitment to greater openness in the public sector under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the local highway authority must also publish a version excluding any commercially sensitive information on their own website within two working days of submitting the final bid to the Department. Please specify the weblink where this bid will be published: ?? Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund 2019/20 Application Form SECTION A – Description of works A1. Project name: A62 Leeds Road Carriageway resurfacing, drainage and structural improvements A6024 Slope stabilization, drainage and carriageway reconstruction A2. Headline description: Proposed start date __March 2020_________________ Estimated Completion date _____June 2020________ Brief description Two key routes connecting Kirklees communities with Calderdale and other neighbouring authorities have severe drainage and infrastructure issues. Despite the risk of increased erosion, road closures and road traffic accidents, the scale of asset investment needed on both the A62 and A6024 roads cannot be fully covered by Kirklees and Calderdale’s existing budgets. Both routes have reached the end of their serviceable lives and are already the subject of road closures and restricted use. A62 Leeds Road is part of the West Yorkshire key route network and is one of Kirklees and Calderdale’s busiest roads, connecting major areas of economic growth (Mirfield and Brighouse) and the motorway network. The proposed structural maintenance scheme will complement the proposed A62 Smart Corridor Scheme and Transpennine Rail network upgrade. The structural maintenance scheme and renewal of gullies and drainage assets will address long standing flooding issues. These flooding issues are resulting in increased deterioration of the road asset and the frequent flooding impacts on network delay and disruption, effecting Kirklees and Calderdale, as well as compromising pedestrian and cyclist safety in particular. Opportunities for the resurfaced carriageway to reduce noise pollution will greatly benefit neighbouring properties to this busy road. The innovative use of SAMI in the construction will provide additional support to the road pavement to reduce future maintenance intervention on this busy section of Kirklees and Calderdale’s key infrastructure. Provision of a new road surface will reduce the potential for accidents. A landslip on the A6024 Woodhead Road has caused significant damage to the road, drainage, supporting ground and structures. Traffic has been restricted and it has been operating under two way temporary traffic signals for a 6 month period until temporary works were carried out to fully reopen the road. The road is an abnormal load route to neighbouring Derbyshire and the A628 Woodhead Pass (SRN) from the South of Kirklees as well as a significant tourist area with the viewing platform at the summit. The A6024 provides access to the nationally important Holme Moss transmitter, infrastructure of national importance for security. This route also provides access to a vast Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Peak District National Park, has featured in many cycling races due to its beauty and challenging topography and attracts high volumes of leisure cyclists to this internationally recognised Holme Moss hill climb and surrounding routes. The proposed scheme includes structural maintenance to stabilise the slope along with replacement drainage assets to improve the drainage infrastructure and the reconstruction of a 250m section of the road. The proposed scheme is critical to future proofing this network before the hydrological damage becomes too extensive and the road is closed on a permanent basis as the safety risks to road users becomes too great. A3. Geographic area: Please provide a short description of the location referred to in the bid (in no more than 50 words) Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund 2019/20 Application Form A62, Leeds Road from Bradley Road junction to Cooper Bridge roundabout (A62 Leeds Road/ Wakefield Road. A WY key route which links to jct 25 M62 (Calderdale) A6024 Woodhead road links Holmfirth to the A628 Trunk Road linking Greater Manchester to South Yorkshire city regions OS Grid Reference: SE0904SE / SE1720NE OS Grid Reference: Postcode: HD5 0RP / HD9 2QH You might wish to append a map showing the location (and route) of the proposed project, existing transport infrastructure and other points of particular interest to the bid. (Plans Appendix A and B) A4. Type of works (please tick relevant box): DfT funding of up to £5 million in 2019/20 Structural maintenance, strengthening or renewal of bridges, viaducts, retaining walls or other key structures, footbridge or cycle bridge renewal Major maintenance, full depth reconstruction of carriageways, structural maintenance of tunnels Resurfacing of carriageways including improvements to footways or cycleways that are within the highway boundary Renewal of gullies and replacement of drainage assets Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund 2019/20 Application Form SECTION B – The Business Case B1. The Financial Case – Project Costs and Profile Before preparing a proposal for submission, bid promoters should ensure they understand the financial implications of developing the project (including any implications for future resource spend and ongoing costs relating to maintaining and operating the asset), and the need to secure and underwrite any necessary funding outside the Department’s maximum contribution. Please complete the table below. Figures should be entered in £000s (i.e. £10,000 = 10). Funding profile (Nominal terms) £000s 2019-20 2020-21 DfT Funding 2030 DfT funding not available in 2020-21 Sought LA Contribution 200 610 Other Third Party Funding Notes: 1) Department for Transport funding will be granted in the 2019-20 financial year but local highway authorities may carry that funding over to following financial years if necessary. 2) There is no specific amount for a local contribution by the local authority and/or a third party but if this is proposed please state what this is expected to be. B2. Local Contribution / Third Party Funding Please provide information on the following points (where applicable): a) The non-DfT contribution may include funding from the local authority or a third party. This should include evidence to show how any third party contributions are being secured, the level of commitment and when they will become available. Kirklees Council Maintenance Capital Plan/Calderdale Council maintenance capital plan 2019/20 and 2020/21. b) Please list any other funding applications you have made for this project or variants of it and the outcome of these applications, including any reasons for rejection (e.g. applications made through any similar competition). Not applicable B3. Strategic Case (sections (a) to (g) below) This section should briefly set out the rationale for making the investment and evidence of the existing situation, set out the history of the asset and why it is needs to be repaired or renewed. It should also include how it fits into the overall asset management strategy for the authority and why it cannot be funded through the annual Highways Maintenance Block Funding grant. Rationale for investment Kirklees and Calderdale’s asset management strategies and polices set out how the highways asset will be managed and investment prioritised to meet the needs of the councils’ ambitions and visions. Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund 2019/20 Application Form The functional hierarchy which has been developed provides a basis for developing risk based approaches to; work priorities and treatment decisions, amongst others. This provides continuity between functionality and use of the network (rather than considering
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