Agenda item

The meeting noted that, when completed, the Market Gate Bridge would be a Council asset and therefore the Council would be liable for maintenance of the bridge.

RESOLVED:-

(i)        that the business case for the Better Barnsley Market Gate Bridge project, as set out in the report now submitted, be approved;

(ii)       that the Executive Director, Core Services be authorised to enter into a funding and partnering agreements with Network Rail;

(iii)      that the Executive Director, Core Services be authorised to implement all necessary statutory and legal approvals required to deliver the project; and

(iv)      that resources totalling £0.580m be released from the monies earmarked as part of the 2020 New Starts Capital Programme to fund the design and architects and structural engineers’ fees associated with the construction of the bridge together with associated traffic and pedestrian monitoring, with the release of the remaining funding being subject to approval of the final design and cost estimate for the project.