Decision details

20/00074 - Grant for Kent's road network needs to support Transition

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Decision:

To approve the acceptance of the Section 31 Grant monies award from the Department for Transport (DfT) to procure and manage works to deliver customs checking and freight holding areas and associated infrastructure at sites secured by DfT to support Government Transition arrangements.

 

This approval includes agreement to;

 

a) AGREE to accept the Grants under the terms and conditions required by Government; and

 

b) APPROVE the implementation of the necessary works as detailed in this report and the Grant specification to deliver the sites’ facilities;

 

c)  CONFIRM that the projects will be delivered via the KCC Highways Term Maintenance Contract as a Highways Improvement Scheme in support of traffic management plans; and

 

d) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director for Growth, Environment and Transport to, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport and the Leader, take any necessary actions to implement this decision, including but not limited to entering into relevant legal agreements and authorising spend from Grant monies.

 

 

Reason for the decision:

The decision will support operational traffic management plans relating to Transition from the EU on the 31st December 2020

 

Background:

As part of the arrangements to support Transition from the EU, Government has identified the need for sites to provide additional custom checking and freight holding areas. The first site is adjacent to J10a, M20 and will provide capacity to hold up to 2,000 HGVs.

 

Reason for Urgency:

The site must be delivered in advance of 31 December 2020 to allow time for training and testing. Confirmation of the site and offer was only received Mid-July and to achieve the deadline, some enabling works have commenced.  This key decision is now required urgently to ensure appropriate authority is in place to support the delivery of the site and to provide necessary flexibility to allow for swift significant Officer decisions on this project to enable the site to be delivered by the deadline date.

 

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 14/08/2020

Date of decision: 14/08/2020

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