Decision details

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director seeking approval for the A565 Route Management Strategy (the Strategy) and draft Action Plan (the Plan); and indicating that a decision on this matter was required as the Strategy and Plan provided the basis for delivering improvements in traffic management, safety and accessibility along the A565 in Crosby and Waterloo.

The report indicated that the Strategy covered the section of A565 from the Seaforth Flyover to the junction with the A5207 (Green Lane, Thornton), a section of the A565 that was approximately 3.2 miles long.  This incorporated the section between Seaforth Flyover and Crosby Village identified in the Merseyside Congestion Target Delivery Plan as a corridor requiring action to combat congestion and its associated problems; that the results of the public consultation exercise undertaken in 2008 were essential in developing the Strategy; and that the schemes for inclusion in the Plan were developed from proposals identified in the feasibility study to consider a range of potential improvements along the A565.

The proposed Strategy was summarised in Annex A to the report whilst Annex B provided details of the Action Plan.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)       the proposed A565 Route Management Strategy and draft Action Plan be approved; and

(2)       the proposal to carry out public consultation on the proposed A565 Route Management Strategy and draft Action Plan be noted.