Decision details
Highways Structural Maintenance Block Capital Grant Allocation Adjustment for 2025/26
Decision Maker: Director of Place Management
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
A supplementary Highways and Transport Grant
Allocation of £1,884,000 has been issued by the Department
for Transport through the West of England Combined Authority to
reflect a higher government settlement for 2025/26, an increase of
32% on original grant allocation of £5,834,000 within the
existing Highways Structural Maintenance Programme 2025/26. This
was reflected in the Programme total £9,718,000 for 2025-28,
which also included additional Council Contribution of
£2,000,000, however it was announced after the detailed
programme was prepared in the Council Report Annex 5 (ii).
Hence, the use of the additional funding now set out allocation
across highway asset groups in the locations as set out in the
attached Annex 1 - SM Capital Supplementary Funding Programme
202526.pdf. Programme was agreed with Cabinet Member for Transport
as required.
Decision:
Approval of capital virement of
£1,884,000-00 within 2025/26 Highways Maintenance Programme
reflecting detailed programme for supplementary funding
received.
Alternative options considered:
No other options considered. There has been
significant increase in potholes over recent winters which the
funding will address. Planning for carriageway resurfacing and
planned patching programmes of work are both well advanced and this
decision allows for further works to be delivered in the optimum
warmer months of the year.
Publication date: 07/05/2025
Date of decision: 07/05/2025