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Bridgend Council’s Cabinet has been asked to approve an agreement which will see Rhondda Cynon Taf Council (RCT) take on responsibility for monitoring traffic lights in the county (pdf).
There is already a joint agreement between Bridgend, RCT, Merthyr Tydfil and Capita to monitor and manage traffic light faults. Where faults are detected, independent contractors are hired to fix them.
However, because RCT decided to take the service “in-house” the current arrangement has to be renegotiated.
RCT say that they will continue to provide the monitoring service in Bridgend at current levels for £35,000 a year. Presumably, BCBC will pick up the cost of hiring contractors to fix any faults.
Bridgend Council considered taking the service in-house themselves but it would likely cost well over the £35,000 offer RCT put on the table.
