## Welcome To

Cumbria County Council Economy and Highways  
Council priorities Our vision is: "To be an effective and efficient organisation that delivers the best possible services for the people of Cumbria within its available resources, protects the vulnerable, and works with others in the community to shape services and help find solutions for the future." 

## Economy And Highways Current Functions/Structure

|                               |   Headcount |     FTE |
|-------------------------------|-------------|---------|
| CD & Support                  |           1 |   1     |
| Business Support              |          88 |  74.278 |
| Capital Programmes & Property |          90 |  79.259 |
| Economy & Environment         |         145 | 130.876 |
| Highways, Transport & Fleet   |         397 | 374.259 |

## What We Do Capital Programme And Property

Health and Safety 
Property Management Capital Programme 

## Highways Transport And Fleet

Highways Authority Highways Maintenance including emergency response 

## Economy And Environment

Waste Management  
Trading Standards Development Control and Regulation Countryside Management Economic and Infrastructure Planning Coroners Flood Risk Management 
 

## Challenges Opportunities

- Local economic growth 
- Strengthened Central Government 
relationships and reputation post floods 
- Innovative approach to bridges and 
structure monitoring  
- Cumbria Holdings Ltd  
- Expand Better Places for Work 
Programme 
- New Property Asset Management Plan - Connecting Cumbria - enhanced 
digital network 
- Strategic road and rail connectivity 
- Highways revenue spend -  more 
strategic approach 

## Priorities

•
Ongoing flood recovery 
•
£170m Capital 
Programme delivery  
•
Deliver significant uplift in highways capital works programme  
•
New Asset Management Strategy 
•
Nationally Significant 
Infrastructure Projects 
(NSIPs) 
 
•
Better Places for Work options for West Cumbria and Kendal  
•
Waste Contract and 
working with Districts