Decision details

(1)       The full business case for the delivery of the Regional Transport Co-ordination Centre was approved.

(2)       The allocation of up to £19.5m from the Transforming Cities Fund, comprised of £1.5m agreed at the WMCA Board meeting in November 2018 and an indicative £18.0m allocated in March 2019, to enable delivery was confirmed.

(3)       The intention for the revenue costs for the core team and operation of the Regional Transport Co-ordination Centre to be absorbed within existing WMCA resource levels was noted.

(4)       It was agreed that the delivery of highways investments for each local authority would be subject to grants being provided from the Transforming Cities Fund, which would be determined and governed by the WMCA/Transport for West Midlands and approved by each local authority’s formal approval processes. This would seek to present opportunities for revenue savings to be examined with each Local Authority to ensure that they are manageable within local authority budgets.