Issue - meetings

This item includes a supplementary report.

1.            The exemption of ultra-low emission vehicles and emergency service

vehicles from the proposed A53 bus gate and to progress these exemptions

as part of the FBC, was supported.

2.            Officers were directed to seek agreement from JAQU to fund screening

and/or modelling of the exemption of Low Emission Vehicles (as defined in this report) from the proposed A53 bus gate and if such works supports the exemption of low emission vehicles for this to be progressed as part of the FBC.

3.         Officers were directed to review the current and future post covid vehicle patterns on A53

4.         Ongoing lobbying by local MPs for both the early removal of the A53 Bus

gate restrictions and the funding of modelling for Low Emission Vehicle Exemptions (if not agreed by JAQU) was encouraged.

5.         The stakeholder and public engagement on the proposals be progressed via

on-line engagement.