Issue - meetings

That Cabinet approve:

a)        option 3 as set out in the report, to continue to carry out annual safety inspections and the required remedial maintenance, until the next Principal Bridge Inspection is due in 2030 at a cost of up to £XXXXXX; and

b)       the Capital budget be reduced from £333,500 to £XXXXXX which will decommit £XXXXXX from the Asset Maintenance Reserve.

Reason for Decision:

To ensure the bridge remains in a safe condition, the most viable option to the Council, based on the current condition of the bridge.

Options Considered:

Option 1 - Pay Commuted sum to Nottinghamshire County Council to have the bridge adopted and to remove future liability of the bridge from NSDC.

Option 2 - To retain the bridge and to carry out a bridge major refurbishment.

Option 3 - Continue to carry out annual safety inspections, remedial and recommended maintenance, until the next Principal Bridge Inspection is due, 2030.

Option 4 - Close the bridge and decommission 

The Development Manager – Corporate Property presented a report which provided the Cabinet with an update on the current condition of the Jubilee Bridge and set out some options for the Cabinet in respect of future maintenance and ownership.

The report conveyed the findings of the Principal Bridge Inspector which was conducted in June 2024. This report advised that the bridge was in generally sound condition with no significant defects in urgent need of repair, with some minor maintenance / repairs being required. Based on this report, the report advised that the planned refurbishment could be deferred until 2030. Given that, four options were presented to the Cabinet for consideration. Costings for some of these options were excluded from the open report and included in an exempt version of the report given their commercial sensitivity.  

AGREED      (unanimously) that Cabinet approve:

a)           option 3 as set out in the report, to continue to carry out annual safety inspections and the required remedial maintenance, until the next Principal Bridge Inspection is due in 2030 at a cost of up to £XXXXXX; and

b)          the Capital budget be reduced from £333,500 to £XXXXXX which will decommit £XXXXXX from the Asset Maintenance Reserve.

Reason for Decision:

To ensure the bridge remains in a safe condition, the most viable option to the Council, based on the current condition of the bridge.

Options Considered:

Option 1 - Pay Commuted sum to Nottinghamshire County Council to have the bridge adopted and to remove future liability of the bridge from NSDC.

Option 2 - To retain the bridge and to carry out a bridge major refurbishment.

Option 3 - Continue to carry out annual safety inspections, remedial and recommended maintenance, until the next Principal Bridge Inspection is due, 2030.

Option 4 - Close the bridge and decommission.