Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report presenting the outcome of a consultation held in relation to the updating of the Road User Charging Scheme Order for the Mersey Gateway Bridge and the Silver Jubilee Bridge (the ‘Bridges’).

The public consultation took place from 23 September 2020 to 14 October 2020 and a summary of the responses received were outlined in the report.  Appended to the report was the updated Road User Charging Scheme Order 2020 (RUCSO) and the consultation response analysis.

RESOLVED:  That the Board

1)    confirms that no further consultation is required in respect of the updated RUCSO;

2)    confirms that no public inquiry is required to be held into the making of the updated RUCSO;

3)    agrees to the making of the updated RUCSO in the form (or substantially the same form) as that in Appendix 1 and delegate to the Operational Director – Legal and Democratic Services, the authority to make any non-material or consequential amendments as necessary to enable the updated RUCSO to be made;

4)    agrees to the toll charges being unchanged – as specified in the updated RUCSO; and

5)    agrees to the administration fees in relation to registering with Mersey Gateway / Merseyflow being unchanged.