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On 11 November 2025 Cabinet:-
(i) Approved the Outline Business Case as detailed in Appendix A to the report for the A38 Cycle Route Extension – Selly Oak to Longbridge project, estimated at a total capital cost of £22.5m, funded from £14.5m of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) grant funding and £8.0m of local match funding. The match funding is to be made of £4.0m of Clean Air Zone (CAZ) and £4.0m of Bus Lane Enforcement net revenue surplus;
(ii) Approved the release of £2.0m in order to develop the Full Business Case, which is to be funded from £0.900m of CRSTS grant subject to approval of the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Single Assurance Framework Outline Business Case, and £1.1m of CAZ net revenue surplus money as local match funding;
(iii) Delegated authority to the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, for approval of the subsequent Full Business Case including revised financial appraisals, in consultation with the Executive Director of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability and the Executive Director of Finance and S151 Officer (or their delegate);
(iv) Authorised the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to submit an external Full Business Case to the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) at an estimated cost of £13.0m as part of their Single Assurance Framework to release CRSTS grant for delivery and, subject to the WMCA granting approval accept the funding;
(v) Authorised the City Solicitor (or their delegate) to negotiate, execute, seal and complete all necessary documents in connection with the above decisions /approvals;
(vi) Noted that a strategy for the procurement activity of services and works required to support the delivery of the project will be submitted as a separate standalone document for Cabinet approval; and
(vii) Noted the requirement at Full Business Case, to dedicate a small parcel of land as Highway Maintainable at Public Expense currently within the City Council Leisure Services holding.
THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2025.
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