Decision details

Approval to move funding from provisional to full.

The Council as Highway Authority is responsible for the maintenance of Cleveland Bridge which is a Grade II* listed structure. A series for defects have been identified and the bridge is in need of refurbishment. Due to the extensive nature of the work, which will cost significantly more than the normal highways maintenance budget, an application was submitted for £3.81m under the Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund. This was granted by the Department for Transport in early 2020. £3.56m of funding is currently held as provisional within the Council budget and approval is sought to move the funds to final.

Approve £3.56m of Grant funding is moved from provisional to full approval to enable refurbishment of the bridge in 2021. fu.

Option 1 - Do nothing would result in further deterioration of the bridge. This would eventually lead to the need to carry out urgent repairs and potentially full closure.

Option 2 -Phase works over several years, increase cost and increasing impacting on traffic flows across the city. This would requires several temporary bridge closures and lane closure resulting in ongoing disruption. The bridge would continue to deteriorate with the associate risks of needing emergency repairs.

Option 3 - Complete the works in a single programme. Minimise impact and enables full and complete refurbishment of the structure. This can be funded using grant funding from DFT.