Request ID: FOI-0528-2122 Date published: 30 June 2021
You asked
1) A copy of your current road maintenance policy relating to that road. Please send me the full policy, but this should include details of the intended frequency of road safety inspections, how these inspections should be conducted and the maximum time between identification of a defect and repairs being carried out.
2) A copy of the road repair history for that road over the past year. Again, please send me the full road repair history, but this should include:
- dates of all safety inspections between 11/08/2020 – 03/10/2020
3) details of how safety inspections were undertaken (walked or driven, speed of inspection vehicle etc)
- details of all carriageway defects identified, with description, date and time
- details of how the authority handled these defects, what repairs were undertaken and the time between the identification of each defect and a repair being carried out.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0528-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 10 June 2021.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked:
A copy of your current road maintenance policy relating to that road. Please send me the full policy, but this should include details of the intended frequency of road safety inspections, how these inspections should be conducted and the maximum time between identification of a defect and repairs being carried out.
TfL will ensure that the roads under its responsibility remain safe following the Well Maintained Highways Code of Practice for Highway Maintenance. The Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) is inspected on a regular basis, an effective way of assessing and recording the relative risks associated with potential circumstances of network condition. There are three categories of inspections – safety, service and condition and each of these inspections provide the basic information for addressing the core objectives of highway maintenance namely network safety, serviceability and sustainability. This information is used to develop maintenance programmes.
Our maintenance process relating to maintenance and safety inspections are detailed in the attached London Highways Alliance Contract, volume 2, service information (common) section 2.1.
The London Highways Alliance Contract ended on 31 March 2021. This has now been replaced with the London Highway Maintenance and Project Framework, also known as Works for London. Appendix 33 shows the new framework for maintenance and inspections. This is also attached.
A copy of the road repair history for that road over the past year. Again, please send me the full road repair history, but this should include:
- dates of all safety inspections between 11/08/2020 – 03/10/2020
The repair history of this section of Great Cambridge roundabout for 11/08/20 to 03/10/20 is attached.
This includes all details of safety inspections, defects identified with description and date, the defect type and the repair status. It also includes details of defects reported through the public enquiry manager.
details of how safety inspections were undertaken (walked or driven, speed of inspection vehicle etc)
The safety inspections on this section of Great Cambridge roundabout are carried out once per month. The underpass is part of a driven inspection from Beckton to Green Lanes, two persons in vehicle, one driving the other inspecting. The vehicle travels at the speed of the traffic which on this section of road is no more that 40mph, but generally much less.
- details of all carriageway defects identified, with description, date and time
This is included in the attached defect report.
- details of how the authority handled these defects, what repairs were undertaken and the time between the identification of each defect and a repair being carried out. This is included in the attached defect report.
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Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
