Decision details

The Interim Commissioner for Environment presented the Highways Planned Maintenance Programme report.

Following discussion and consideration of the item;

The Committee amendment the percentages listed in table 5.2.3 should be adjusted as follows

Members were concerned that there appeared to be a number of duplications and errors with regards to the roads listed in the programmed. As such the Committee requested that officers re-check the information and bring the list back to Committee in March for final ratification before final implementation.

Councillor Cohen with the agreement of the Committee moved the following to amendment to recommendation 2,

Where Ward Members or members of the public feel that their road has been overlooked and needs to be assessed and considered for implementation for whatever the required treatment is, that it is looked at by officers and decided on its merits

RESOLVED

1.            That the list of roads for carriageway resurfacing, footway relay and other highway maintenance works in the Borough for 2015/2016 and subsequent years; as listed in Appendix A attached to this report, be approved.

            That subject to the overall costs being contained within agreed budgets, the Commissioning Director for Environment be authorised to instruct Re to :

i)                      give notice under Section 58 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 of the Council’s intention to implement the highway works shown in Appendix A by advertising and consulting as necessary with public utility companies and Transport for London (TfL)  for  schemes proposed to be implemented during 2015/2016;

ii)                     implement the schemes proposed in Appendix A by placing orders with the Council’s term contractors or specialist contractors appointed in accordance with the public procurement rules, and or the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules as appropriate;

iii)        commission condition assessments of carriageways and footways within all constituent areas to determine the overall condition and appropriate measures to be considered in future programmes;

2.                    That the Committee agree that changes to the priority listing where a new assessment highlights a higher priority including new entries will be delegated to the Commissioning Director and reported back to the next available Environment Committee.

Where Ward Members or members of the public feel that their road has been overlooked and needs to be assessed and considered for implementation for whatever the required treatment is, that it is looked at by officers and decided on its merits.