The purpose of this report is to set out how the £3.0 million investment in road safety schemes is proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do so.

That:

a) approval is given to draw down the £3 million additional budget allocated in the capital investment budget for road safety schemes split between 2025/26 and 2026/27; and

b) Delegated authority is given to the Corporate Director of Economy and Environment to take all operational decisions to enable the design and delivery of appropriate schemes at A465 junction with B4348 Locks Garage, Allensmore, and B4203 junction with B4204 High House Crossroads, Upper Sapey, over the lifetime of the project, to deliver the investment set out in recommendation (a)

That this additional investment is not made and the Council continues to deliver road safety improvement schemes at known collision cluster sites in accordance with sound engineering practices but wholly within the allocations and grant funding made available by Central Government.