·         Churscombe Cross to Spruce Way - highway works now complete with some minor accommodation works, snagging and planting works still to be carried out.

·         Tweenaway to Waterleat section complete and safety audited.

·         Brixham Road - Claylands to Wilkins Road commenced in January 2019 and has been a very challenging scheme to date with many service diversions.  All retaining structures are now in place and the major gas main diversion, which was a pivotal piece of the scheme, is now complete.  There are some remaining service diversions to be completed and then the drainage works will be undertaken, prior to the main road widening works, with an estimated completion date of Summer 2019. 

·         Windy Corner – business case to be considered by the LEP in December and a briefing note will be circulated to Members, to advise of the financial position.  DM enquired whether the grant money that was allocated for Windy Corner has already been spent on the existing schemes?  IJ confirmed it had not, however the financial model for the Western Corridor is a complex one which includes a grant from the LEP.  There has also been developer funds and money from the Local Transport Plan.  There is a lot of risk built in to the financial model and budgets may be tight at present. 

·         RH advised Members have been waiting for 3 months for questions to be answered in relation to the costs for the Marldon end of the scheme and the Sainsburys section of the site being complete by Christmas.  RH said Members do not want Windy Corner to commence until the Brixham Road works have been completed. IJ confirmed that the Churscombe Way to Spruce Cross contract costs were within budget, however the scheme was more expensive than the original 2009 estimate.  IJ confirmed the Claylands to Wilkins Drive part of the scheme has never been scheduled for completion by Christmas and that Summer 2019 has always been the scheduled completion date.  IJ confirmed the gas main diversion works did overrun into November, but advised that the scheme is only slightly behind schedule.

·         RH wanted to know what penalty clauses the Council will face from businesses along Brixham Road for any overrun.  IJ confirmed that the Council is a statutory body carrying out statutory duties, in which case there would be no likely grounds for any claims.

·         RH said the community are not being told what is going on with the scheme and kept updated.  IJ advised that a newsletter was released at the beginning of the Summer and another one will be released after Christmas.  IJ also confirmed that the Herald Express did not print the last press release, but that it did go to all Ward Members to disseminate to their local community partnerships.

·         DM advised at every Community Partnership meeting he is asked when Windy Corner is going to commence.  IJ confirmed the scheme is ready to commence in January 2019 providing the business case gains approval by the LEP in early December, following which agreement will be sought from SLT in liaison with Councillor Excell.