It seems unlikely that the pavement for Baring Road (between Egypt Hill and Pine Tree Close) will be constructed this year from the Council’s Capital Programme. The grant which the Council has received from Government will allocate £751,000 for Integrated Transport (a decrease from last year) and £3,179,00 for Highways Maintenance (a slight increase). The amount for Integrated Transport through Safe Routes to School is £69,000, whilst the cost of the pavement is £600,000!
Although the likelihood of funding from this pot is at best remote, I am exploring different options (other government grants and developer contributions), and plan to discuss these further with officers in April.
Within the Highways Maintenance- Park Road and Princes Esplanade are reserve schemes for this year, whilst funding has been earmarked through Rights Of Way for the Coastal Path, Gurnard. Also under Highways Maintenance 68 lighting columns are due to be replaced. In Cowes West and Gurnard this relates to Crossfield Avenue (6), Park Road (1), Marsh Road (2), Tuttons Hill (2) and The Avenue (1).
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