Request ID: FOI-1717-2122 Date published: 23 November 2021
You asked
mM query relates to the A23 Purley Way, Croydon, on a half-mile section of this road (800 metres), starting at the junction of where the A23 crosses Highfield Road/Edghill Road, CR82 and in a northerly direction towards Central London.
Please can you send me:
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 2 April 2021 and 31 May 2021.
- 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-1717-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 2 November 2021, asking for information about the A23 Purley Way in Croydon.
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 some of 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.
Please find attached TfL’s document policy for our London Highways Alliance Contracts (LoHAC) covering November 2020 to March 2021 and our current Highways Maintenance and Projects framework (HMPF) document for April 2021 to November 2021. Frequency of inspections is carried out monthly and they are walked. The maximum time between identification depends on the categorisation of the defect by the safety inspector as per the policy and can be up to 28 days.
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 2 April 2021 and 31 May 2021. - 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.
Please find the requested information attached.
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Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
