Agenda item

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment which provided an update on the Experimental Safety Scheme as part of the Bank Junction Improvements.

In response to a question that had been raised at the Court of Common Council on whether it would be possible to bring forward the time frame for the experimental scheme from December 2016. The Sub-Committee was advised that due to a request from Transport for London for the traffic model work to be undertaken to forecast into 2018 rather than 2016 as originally planned, it would not be possible to bring the time frame forward.

The Sub-Committee discussed the inclusion of taxis as part of the Experimental Safety Scheme and agreed that in order to find out the true impact of the experiment; only pedestrians and cyclists should be allowed access to the Junction. The Sub-Committee agreed that the Chairman should lead a high level delegation to meet with Officials to discuss this further.

RESOLVED – That the Sub-Committee approve an increase in the fees and staff costs budget of £87,200 making a total budget of £387,100 to reach the next gateway.