Highways and Transport at CBC have written to the PC, setting out some useful detail on the Highways programme for 2013-14. For the Cranoraks the full letter is pasted down below. For those with better things to do here is the executive version.
Central Bedfordshire Prioritised Works Programme 2013/14
Please find attached a copy of the 2013/14 programme for highway maintenance and local improvement schemes.
I would like to thank all of you who responded to the consultation last summer. Through early commencement of the process we received a record number of 327 responses this year, up on the 185 we received last year. We have looked at each of these and included them where possible within the programme.
Maintenance Schemes
The maintenance schemes programme comprises structural maintenance schemes for roads and footways, highway bridges and culverts, street lighting works and drainage schemes.
The programmes for bridges and culverts, street lighting improvements and replacements and drainage schemes are based on greatest need throughout Central Bedfordshire, however, for roads and footways, we are continuing with the approach we started last year to intervene at the right time in the life cycle of the road to achieve best value for money. This year’s programme incorporates a large surface dressing programme and a programme of thin paving.
Maintenance Repairs
As a result of public comments regarding the way we work on potholes we are changing the way we deal with them. Funding has been made available to deal with both category 1 and category 2 carriageway defects within 10 metres of the category 1 at the same time. This work will be done over a slightly longer five-day timescale.
The Local Transport Plan (LTP) Programme
The programme of improvement schemes is drawn up via Local Transport Plan 3 2011-2014.
In 2013/14 improvement schemes will be carried out in the existing LTP areas plus three new areas:
• Chiltern
• Haynes and Old Warden
• Potton
These programmes have been drawn up at Local Area Transport Plan (LATP) meetings which were held with elected Members and local councils to discuss projects for the LTP programme. Full copies of the LATPs can be found on the Councils website.
Budget
The Council agreed the budget for 2013/14 in February. You may recall that last year the Council doubled the funding for road and footway maintenance from just under £4m to just under £9m and I am pleased to be able to inform you that it has maintained this higher level of funding for 2013/14. It has also maintained the increased funding last year for lighting and bridge maintenance while maintaining the funding for drainage schemes.
To present a more complete picture of forthcoming work in your area, the programme includes schemes funded by the Council and those funded by contributions from developers. If you would like information on the developer-funded S106 and S278 schemes in your area please contact me so that I can refer you to the appropriate Officers.
Making it easier for you to report highway issues
More and more residents are using the internet to do their shopping and banking. In a recent survey, over half of our residents said they wanted to use the council’s website to report issues and apply for services. We have been working hard to improve our website to ensure we can meet these modern day expectations.
The first online service to be launched is an improved form for reporting highways problems. Residents can now report a whole range of highways issues online from potholes and faulty streetlights to vandalised signs or drainage issues. The new form enables residents to pinpoint a fault on a map and upload a photo of the problem.
Residents (and Councillors) are also encouraged to register for an online account with us. The full registration will mean that individuals can check progress on the issues they have reported to us and access many more services that the council will be launching online over the next few months.
You can register for your new account by clicking on “Register” in the red box on the home page of our website www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
With 8 in 10 residents accessing the internet every day this is an important first step in our strategy to make more of our services available online, enabling you and our residents access to our services at a time that is convenient to our customers.
Paul Mason
Head of Highways and Transport Services
paul.mason@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
- Maintenance comprises roads and footways, highway bridges and culverts, street lighting works and drainage schemes.
- Bridges and culverts, street lighting improvements and replacements and drainage schemes are based on greatest need.
- Roads and footways involve intervening at the right time in the life cycle of the road to achieve best value for money.
- Potholes: CBC will deal with category 1 and category 2 carriageway defects within 10 metres of the category 1 at the same time.
- Last year CBC increased funding for road and footway maintenance from just under £4m to nearly £9m and has maintained this higher level of funding for 2013/14.
- Reporting: Residents should register online account with CBC at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk which means they can check progress.
Central Bedfordshire Prioritised Works Programme 2013/14
Please find attached a copy of the 2013/14 programme for highway maintenance and local improvement schemes.
I would like to thank all of you who responded to the consultation last summer. Through early commencement of the process we received a record number of 327 responses this year, up on the 185 we received last year. We have looked at each of these and included them where possible within the programme.
Maintenance Schemes
The maintenance schemes programme comprises structural maintenance schemes for roads and footways, highway bridges and culverts, street lighting works and drainage schemes.
The programmes for bridges and culverts, street lighting improvements and replacements and drainage schemes are based on greatest need throughout Central Bedfordshire, however, for roads and footways, we are continuing with the approach we started last year to intervene at the right time in the life cycle of the road to achieve best value for money. This year’s programme incorporates a large surface dressing programme and a programme of thin paving.
Maintenance Repairs
As a result of public comments regarding the way we work on potholes we are changing the way we deal with them. Funding has been made available to deal with both category 1 and category 2 carriageway defects within 10 metres of the category 1 at the same time. This work will be done over a slightly longer five-day timescale.
The Local Transport Plan (LTP) Programme
The programme of improvement schemes is drawn up via Local Transport Plan 3 2011-2014.
In 2013/14 improvement schemes will be carried out in the existing LTP areas plus three new areas:
• Chiltern
• Haynes and Old Warden
• Potton
These programmes have been drawn up at Local Area Transport Plan (LATP) meetings which were held with elected Members and local councils to discuss projects for the LTP programme. Full copies of the LATPs can be found on the Councils website.
Budget
The Council agreed the budget for 2013/14 in February. You may recall that last year the Council doubled the funding for road and footway maintenance from just under £4m to just under £9m and I am pleased to be able to inform you that it has maintained this higher level of funding for 2013/14. It has also maintained the increased funding last year for lighting and bridge maintenance while maintaining the funding for drainage schemes.
To present a more complete picture of forthcoming work in your area, the programme includes schemes funded by the Council and those funded by contributions from developers. If you would like information on the developer-funded S106 and S278 schemes in your area please contact me so that I can refer you to the appropriate Officers.
Making it easier for you to report highway issues
More and more residents are using the internet to do their shopping and banking. In a recent survey, over half of our residents said they wanted to use the council’s website to report issues and apply for services. We have been working hard to improve our website to ensure we can meet these modern day expectations.
The first online service to be launched is an improved form for reporting highways problems. Residents can now report a whole range of highways issues online from potholes and faulty streetlights to vandalised signs or drainage issues. The new form enables residents to pinpoint a fault on a map and upload a photo of the problem.
Residents (and Councillors) are also encouraged to register for an online account with us. The full registration will mean that individuals can check progress on the issues they have reported to us and access many more services that the council will be launching online over the next few months.
You can register for your new account by clicking on “Register” in the red box on the home page of our website www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
With 8 in 10 residents accessing the internet every day this is an important first step in our strategy to make more of our services available online, enabling you and our residents access to our services at a time that is convenient to our customers.
Paul Mason
Head of Highways and Transport Services
paul.mason@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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