Highway Maintenance – Lengthsman and other options Andy Stevenson Highways and Drainage Manager.
10
Highway Maintenance – Lengthsman and other options Andy Stevenson Highways and Drainage Manager
Transcript of Highway Maintenance – Lengthsman and other options Andy Stevenson Highways and Drainage Manager.
Highway Maintenance – Lengthsman and other options
Andy Stevenson Highways and Drainage Manager
An Introduction to Highway Maintenance
As Highway Authority Cornwall Council has a statutory duty to keep the public highway safe (Section 41 – Highways Act (1980)
This duty is discharged by the delivery of a core level of service set out in the Highway Maintenance Manual (HMM)
Available on the Council Website
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/12786972/Highway-Maintenance-Manual-v1-3.pdf
Cornwall Council – Core Service
• Reactive Safety maintenance
• Planned reactive
o Flood spot locations
o Salting Routes
o Ragwort
• Scheduled Routine Maintenance
o Gully emptying
o Other drainage e.g. ditch &grip cleansing
o Visibility cutting for safety
o Knotweed treatment
Programmed Maintenance
o Carriageway surface treatment
o Footway/ cycleway treatment
o Sign & line replacement
o Repairs to drainage systems
o Edge Maintenance (siding)
Available Options for Towns and Parishes
• Grass Cutting
• Weed Treatment
• Maintenance of Public Rights of Way (LMP)
• Highway Maintenance (Lengthsman)
Grass Cutting &/or Weed Treatment
• Management of verges and amenity areas within the local Council’s area; this may include trimming, ecological management and environmental enhancement.
• Non-statutory herbicide treatment within the highway corridor on an agreed network
Local Maintenance of PROW Network
• The strimming / brushcutting / mowing of vegetation on those paths agreed between the Councils.
• Paths should be maintained consistent with their level of use and legal status e.g. footpath or bridleway
Highway Maintenance - Lengthsman
Works within the highway corridor on an agreed network. Potential work areas consist of:
•Sign cleaning (non- illuminated)•Weed clearance and the removal of overgrown vegetation•Maintaining street furniture & highway heritage features (milestones etc.)•Graffiti and fly poster removal•De-fleecing of gullies•Ditching works•Sweeping
Key Issues for Councils to consider
• Network Coverage• 3rd Party Liability• Traffic Management Issues (Speed limits)
• Contractor Competency• Certification – Registered Schemes• Insurance
Next Steps
• Interested Council’s should contact their Community Link Officer who will be able to facilitate a discussion.
