Decision details

Well-Managed Highways Infrastructure: Code of Practice Update Report (E&R30)

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Abandoned

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Well-managed Highways Infrastructure Code of Practice (COP) Code comes in to affect at the end of October. The new code contains no prescriptive or minimum standards. The Code advises Councils that it be used, in conjunction with the UKRLG Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Guidance, as the starting point against which to develop, review and formally approve highway infrastructure maintenance policy. This report provides for comment and adoption a set of policy/plan documents which are the result of that process.


Decision:

The Cabinet considered a suite of policies and measures in response to the Well-managed Highways Infrastructure Code of Practice (WMHI) published in 2016 but that would come into full effect at the end of October 2018 and agreed that:-

 

(i)     the following documents be approved and adopted:

 

•        Skid Resistance Policy Statement

•        Street Lighting and other Illuminated Infrastructure Policy Statement

•        Winter Services Policy and Plan

•        Highway Safety Inspection and Repairs Policy Statement

•        Highway Safety Inspection and Repairs Plan

•        Public Right of Way Inspection and Repair Plan

 

(ii)    the gritting routes for winter 2018/19 in the Winter Services Plan be updated as necessary considering the findings of the Functional Network Hierarchy, with approval from the relevant service director in consultation with the relevant cabinet member;

 

(iii)  the following plans to be updated as necessary, with approval from the relevant service director in consultation with the relevant cabinet member, following their annual reviews or at any other time deemed necessary:

 

•        Winter Services Plan

•        Highway Safety Inspection and Repairs Plan

•        Public Right of Way Inspection and Repair Plan

Alternative options considered:

None

Reason Key: Affects 2 or more wards;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: n/a

Decision Reference: CAB120

Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None

Forward Plan Reference: E&R30

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Exec Member/CLT/Scrutiny/Cabinet

Contact: Mark Glynn, Director of Place Management Email: mark.glynn@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161-474-3700.

Report author: Amy Beasley

Publication date: 03/10/2018

Date of decision: 02/10/2018

Decided at meeting: 02/10/2018 - Cabinet

Effective from: 10/10/2018

Accompanying Documents: