Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration.

In 2016 AECOM undertook for Stockport Council a “Reactive Maintenance Review”.  The Final Report identified a number of issues that the Council has been addressing over the last 3 years. The report provides an update on the progress of the Council to deliver the recommendations in the AECOM report and related Highways Investment Programme.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer contact: Mark Glynn or Sue Stevenson on telephone number Tel: 0161-474-3700 /  0161-474-4351 or alternatively email mark.glynn@stockport.gov.uk or sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the progress of the Council to deliver the recommendations in the AECOM ‘Reactive Maintenance Review’ report and the related Highways Investment Programme.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         It was noted that while there had been a focus on the quality of repairs, there had been a number of occasions where contractors had to repeatedly attend the same defect before a permanent repair was implemented.

·         There was an increasing move away from minor reactive repairs towards larger patching of the highway.

·         While harsh weather may impact on the cost of highway maintenance, the highway network was in a better condition that it had been for many years, and as such provided a solid base from which to work.

·         There was scope to improve the communication with residents who had reported road defects once repairs had been completed.

·         Work was taking place to improve the mapping system on the Council’s website to allow residents to more easily identify and report pot holes.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.