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Cabinet Member: Growth & Infrastructure

Forward Plan Ref: 2011/066

Contact: Adrian Saunders, Rail Development Officer Tel: (01865) 815080

Report by Deputy Director of Environment & Economy – Growth & Infrastructure (CA 9).

The Didcot Parkway Station Interchange project was recommended by the Didcot Integrated Transport Strategy and is included in the current Local Transport Plan.  It has been identified as priority infrastructure in the Oxfordshire Local Investment Plan.

Strategic transport infrastructure is essential to the delivery of new housing and jobs. This project aims to improve the attractiveness of public transport in Didcot and Science Vale UK by tackling the issues of poor layout and congestion at the station. It will deliver new faciltiies that will ensure the station has the capacity to meet future travel demand as the number of people living and working in the locality increases.

In accordance with the Financial Procedure Rules of the Council’s Constitution, approval from the Cabinet is required for capital projects exceeding £5 million in value, and this project is valued at £6.6 million.

This report gives an update on progress with the project and seeks authority to proceed with the award of a contract so that construction can begin this year.  A detailed project appraisal is provided as an annex to the report.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the detailed project appraisal..

Cabinet considered a report that gave an update on progress with the project and sought authority to proceed with the award of a contract.

RESOLVED:             to approve the detailed project appraisal.