Decision details

The Government Response to the 2014 Transport Resilience Review identified a need for local authorities to develop a resilience network for their highway network. This network is expected to be based on risk and need as well as the road classifications of the network.

This report identifies a resilience network to ensure that during extreme weather conditions the access to key services and the necessary support to the economy is maintained. Extreme weather is considered to be: Heatwaves, High Winds, Heavy Rain and Flooding, Extreme Cold, Snow and Ice. The network identified will also be of relevance for other incidents where the prioritisation of route clearance/repair is needed.

The Executive considered and approved the proposed Resilience Network, and delegated to the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration, in consultation with the relevant executive councillors, to the network in relation to relevant infrastructure, bus route changes and the closure/opening of school and other relevant buildings.

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