SOUTH Gloucestershire Council's cabinet has revealed plans to spend more than £100 million during the next three years on schools, transport, social care and other services.

Nearly £50 million would be spent on transport and highways, including the construction of most of the rapid transit system from the northern fringe of the city to Hengrove.

About £2 million would be spent on road resurfacing.

Nearly £30 million would be spent on schools. This includes a new £5.4 million primary school at Cheswick Village, next to Bristol UWE's Frenchay campus; remodelling and refurbishment works worth nearly £2 million at Wick School and £3.5 million at Hambrook School – all of which will start this year.

Other proposed spending includes:

● £8.4 million on adult social care, including £3.9 million to install home disability adaptations and £3 million on extra care housing schemes;

● £3.1 million on energy-saving improvements and renewable energy schemes in homes, schools and council buildings;

● £2.9 million on superfast broadband for almost all addresses across the district;

● £2 million to provide community facilities in Cadbury Heath.

Conservative cabinet councillor John Goddard said the proposed capital spending programme "demonstrated a real ambition for South Gloucestershire".

He said: "These investment priorities are about responding to the new opportunities and challenges presented by local and national policy and socio-economic changes – from caring for our older generation through to raising aspirations amongst our younger generation.

"Delivering these investment priorities will strengthen the foundations of our local economy, provide a solid basis for sustainable growth going forward and maintaining the area as 'a great place to live and work'."

In addition to the council investment, a £19.2 million government-funded rebuilding of Winterbourne International Academy is also planned.

A full report on the £102 million spending package will be presented to the ruling Tory cabinet on February 6, before being put to the council's full budget-setting meeting on February 22.

Two new "green" funds totalling almost £3 million are to be created – one for schools and one for local households, under proposals being considered by the ruling Tory cabinet.

The school fund would see £1.86 million set aside to fund energy-saving improvements and renewable energy schemes in schools.

They would include energy efficiency schemes such as lighting, heating control and draught-proofing.

About £360,000 would be made available towards the cost of installing biomass boilers instead of gas ones at several schools which need replacements.

Cabinet Councillor Sheila Cook said the funding would be in the form of loans that schools could borrow on a 'spend-to-save' basis.

A total of £1.05 million would be made available for home energy-saving measures to help cut carbon emissions.

The money would help council taxpayers to carry out improvements without having to pay a capital sum upfront.

Instead, they could take out a loan with an energy company and pay back through the expected savings on your energy bill.