Agenda and draft minutes

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding approval to procure a new Diver Contract enabling continued inspection and maintenance of the County’s highway structures assets where underwater exploration is required.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding a proposal to revise and update Hampshire’s Local Transport Plan and engage with key stakeholders as part of this process. The original LTP was agreed and published in 2011 and therefore requires updating to meet current and future challenges. In particular it is intended to support the emerging Hampshire 2050 Vision and the declaration of a Climate Emergency.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding feasibility design and consultation on the priority transport schemes in Basingstoke Town Centre and on the proposed Mass Rapid Transit network, consistent with the Basingstoke Transport Strategy and its Implementation Plan. This will support economic growth and regeneration in Basingstoke, as outlined in the Adopted Local Plan and forthcoming Local Plan Update.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment detailing the outcomes of tenders to provide eleven bus services in the Andover area in addition to one in the Winchester and one in the New Forest area. The services have been tendered via the Public Bus Dynamic Purchasing System.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding details of the Anstey Road/Anstey Lane Junction improvement scheme in Alton and seeking approval to progress with the necessary procurement, spending and contractual arrangements to deliver the works.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding an opportunity to reduce the cost of managing Hampshire's streetlighting network through varying the street lighting Private Finance Initiative to replace high-power lamps with LEDs. The report seeks approval to vary the PFI Project Agreement to facilitate this change in apparatus maintained through the PFI, and to procure and spend £3.2million on replacing 12,000 (approx.) high-power lamps with more energy efficient LEDs.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding the delivery of the A326 junction improvements works, with an estimated cost of £8.1million funded from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, with £5.7million and a local match funding from Fawley Waterside Limited of £2.4million.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding approval to implement, procure and construct the Woodhouse Lane South phase of the Botley Bypass to provide improved links between the Maypole Roundabout with the new Deer Park School to the north, at an estimated cost of £4.498million.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment regarding approval of a scheme to implement a shared use footway along Romsey Road between Stanmore Lane and Battery Hill, and along Battery Hill to connect into Kings School, as well as the upgrading of the Battery Hill crossing to a toucan crossing; the report also seeks authority for removing several trees ahead of the main contract.

To consider a report of the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment seeking approval for Hampshire County Council to submit a completed Statement of Intent form to the Department for Transport, in order to secure a payment of £709,912 in 2020/21 to fund additional supported local bus services. The funding forms part of the Government’s ‘Better Deal for Bus Users’ package of measures announced on 6 February 2020.