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Hampshire County Council

Fareham Highway Management Advisory Panel

11 November 2003

Highway Maintenance and Minor Capital Works
Programmes 2003/04

Report of the Director of Environment

Item 5

Contact: Ralph Grant, tel 01329 824364 email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 This report outlines progress with regard to the 2003/04 Highway Maintenance and Minor Capital Works programmes and gives an update on the 2003/04 Highway Maintenance budget.

2. Background

2.1 As previously reported, the Highway Maintenance programme is funded from both revenue and capital allocations.

2.2 The revenue maintenance programme funds minor works, such as pothole repairs and routine drainage work, including gully cleaning, signs and road markings, environmental maintenance of grass verges, trees and shrubs, weed control and highway emergencies. Minor bridge works and winter maintenance are also funded from revenue. Budget allocations are set at a level that ensures the safety and serviceability of the highway network.

2.3 The capital maintenance programme funds planned maintenance, including special maintenance, resurfacing and surface dressing, and also provides for essential repairs to the structure of the highway.

3. Highway Maintenance Budget and Programme 2003/04

3.1 The Highway Maintenance budget for 2003/04, approved by the Executive Member for Environment, is £46,889,000. This sum comprises £19,615,000 revenue funding and £27,274,000 funding from the capital programme provision.

    Revenue Maintenance Budget and Programme

3.2 The total revised allocation for Fareham for 2003/04 is £470,000. Progress throughout the year has been in line with the spend profile and it is expected that the programme will be completed within time and budget constraints. A budget monitoring statement is attached as Appendix 1.

3.3 The revenue maintenance programme funds three main areas of highway maintenance:

      (i) reactive minor repair works on the road, cycleway and footway network;

      (ii) maintenance of current traffic signs and road markings and minor traffic management improvements; and

      (iii) the environmental aspects of highway maintenance, including grass cutting, weed treatment and tree and shrub maintenance.

3.4 Additional revenue budgets are held centrally for the performance elements of the County Council's term maintenance contract. The performance based work contained in the contract includes:

    (i) gully emptying;

    (ii) visibility splay grass cutting;

    (iii) winter maintenance;

    (iv) routine bridge maintenance; and

    (v) `A' road routine maintenance.

    Capital Maintenance Budget and Programme

3.5 The total allocation for Fareham for 2003/04 is £1,288,000, which includes £324,000 from the £3.5 million county-wide additional funding previously reported. The funding allocation for the capital maintenance `planned works' programme is based on the proven HAMP rating system and reflects the agreed intervention levels. The HAMP rating intervention level directs funding to those maintenance schemes displaying a higher maintenance need. Planned structural maintenance repairs undertaken through the capital maintenance programme include surface dressing, special maintenance and resurfacing schemes.

3.6 This year's schemes are progressing well, with the expectation that the planned maintenance programme will be delivered within time and budget constraints. Progress on this year's schemes is shown in Appendix 2.

3.7 The capital maintenance programme also supports the centrally-controlled areas of work, including major maintenance schemes and bridge maintenance.

3.8 Surface dressing is an extremely cost-effective way of prolonging the life of the carriageway, sealing cracks and restoring skid resistance. The total budget county-wide of £3,297,000 is managed centrally and for 2003/04 supported a HAMP intervention level of 50 on the principal road network. High performance surface dressing on the non-principal roads has a HAMP intervention level of 60 and the intervention level is 70 for the urban and minor roads programmes. All sites on this year's programme for Fareham have now been successfully treated. This year's schemes are listed in Appendix 2.

4. Minor Capital Works

4.1 The Minor Capital Works programme (also known as the Under £10,000 programme) is funded from the capital allocation based on the Local Transport Plan submission to the Department for Transport. A sum of £20,000 was allocated for Fareham in 2003/04 and the schemes included in the programme are:

    (i) Downend Road (stage I) £10,000

      new footway from railway to motorway

    (ii) Fisherman's Walk, Portchester £10,000

      provision of lighting

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      Total £20,000

4.2 Downend Road works are currently being designed. Funding covers works from the railway bridge approximately as far as the fitness club.

4.3 Fisherman's Walk lighting is also linked to match funding from Fareham Borough Council and funding from the Community Safety Lighting Programme. The works require easements and other permissions which are currently being investigated.

4.4 These schemes are scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

Recommendation

That this report be noted.

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APPENDIX 1

FAREHAM

2003/2004

Percentage

Committed

(Sep)

Original Allocation

£

Revised

Allocation

£

Revenue Budget 2002/03

Routine Maintenance (carriageway, footway repairs)

188,000

160,000

61

Gully Cleansing

6,000

20,000

66

Aids to Movement (signs and road markings)

73,000

48,000

75

Traffic Management TROs (FBC)

11,000

11,000

30

Environmental (grass, shrubs) (FBC)

137,000

137,000

89

Weed Control

41,000

44,000

100

Hazard Clearance

14,000

50,000

79

Total

470,000

470,000

76

Capital Budget 2002/03

Principal Roads

Principal Roads Routine Structural Repairs

32,000

32,000

60

Principal Roads Special Maintenance

227,000

177,000

21

Principal Roads Resurfacing

Nil

Nil

0

Total

259,000

209,000

27

Capital Budget 2002/03

Non-Principal Roads

Non-Principal Roads Routine Structural Repairs

303,000

416,000

68

Non-Principal Roads Special Maintenance

381,000

343,000

87

Non-Principal Roads Resurfacing

Nil

Nil

0

Footway Maintenance

324,000

324,000

87

Haunch, Resurfacing and Recycling

Nil

Nil

0

Non-Principal Roads Tactile Paving Crossing Points

14,000

14,000

70

Total

1,022,000

1,097,000

79

Total Maintenance Budget Allocation Fareham

1,751,000

1,776,000

APPENDIX 2

SPECIAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME 2003-2004

* (Denotes which schemes were funded by the additional £324,000)

Fareham

 

Estimate

£

Start

Finish

Drainage

       

Botley Road

Southern bdy of 195 to southern bdy of 209

10,000

Nov 03

Dec 03

Titchfield Bypass single cw

Mill lane to Southampton Hill

35,000

Mar 04

Mar 04

         

Footway/Kerbing

 

     

Beverley Road, Hill Head

Vehicle Crossing at rear No.24 to No.30

6,545

complete

 

Bishopsfield Road, Fareham

North side of vehicle crossing to service area 9 Ranvilles House

10,313

complete

 

Bridge Road

NW side of bridge at deck joint to SE side of bridge at deck joint

15,000

Feb 04

Feb 04

Bridge Road

Entrance Swanwick Business Centre to SE side petrol station - North fw

12,500

Feb 04

Feb 04

*Bridge Street, Titchfield

No. 2 to No. 36

8,000

complete

 

*Brook Close, Park Gate

No.8 to No.14

9,900

complete

 

*Brook Close, Warsash

North Gable 1 to footway

10,500

complete

 

Brook Lane, Warsash

End of splay at Greenaway Lane to No.84 both sides

17,150

complete

 

Brook Lane, Warsash

Opposite No.44 to No.74

12,530

complete

 

*Brook Lane, Warsash

No.100 to No.120

9,632

complete

 

Burgundy Close, Locks Heath

No.20 to No.22 Orchard Road

7,600

Nov 03

Dec 03

*Cowes Lane, Warsash

From footway outside The Dolphins to The Squirrels

8,500

complete

 

Cumber Road, Park Gate

No42 Brook Lane to No.5 Peters Close, both sides

23,045

complete

 

*Dallington Close, Hill Head

Beverley Road to No.17

7,200

complete

 

*Darren Close, Stubbington

Burnt House Lane to No.8

21,780

complete

 

*Darren Close, Stubbington

Burnt House Lane to end of cul-de-sac

4,600

complete

 

Denham Close, Hill Head

All of close

11,622

complete

 

*Dormy Close, Park Gate

Nos. 6 and 8 Vine Close to No.1 Dormy Close

8,745

complete

 

Eric Road, Stubbington

No.4 to 20/22

12,500

complete

 

*Fort Fareham Road, Fareham

No.1 to No.6

5,500

complete

 

*Fort Fareham Road, Fareham

Southwick Court to Access Road 2-12

6,300

complete

 

*Fort Fareham Road, Fareham

Side No.12 Southwick Court to rear No. 1 Widley Court

8,300

complete

 

*Fort Fareham Road, Fareham

Footway Fairfield Avenue to junction footpath

10,300

complete

 

Garstons Road, Titchfield

Guessons Footpath and Opposite Garstons Close to No. 20

10,648

complete

 

*Gosport Road Fareham

Geoffrey Crescent North to Geoffrey Crescent South

3,600

complete

 

*Greyshott Avenue Spur, Fareham

Footway around parking area between Nos. 9 and 11

4,500

complete

 

Hammond Road, Fareham

Link footpath to Gudge Heath Lane outside Nos. 41/42

21,560

Jan 04

Feb 04

Harcourt Road, Titchfield

No. 48 to Fairacre Rise

5,555

complete

 

*Harcourt Road, Titchfield

No.14 to No.2

13,008

complete

 

*Hook Park Road, Warsash

Rivendell to Poynings

10,000

complete

 

Jesmond Grove, Locks Heath

All way round again to Warsash Road

20,130

complete

 

*Jesmond Grove, Locks Heath

Warsash Road to end of cul-de-sac

12,100

complete

 

*Jumar Close, Warsash

No.10 Rossan Ave to No.1 Jumar Close

13,448

complete

 

*Kingsmead Avenue, Hill Head

Opp 23 to garage rear of No.45

6,100

complete

 

Kingsmead Avenue, Stubbington

Rear of No.45 to South side of No.28

7,425

complete

 

Kingsmead Avenue, Stubbington

Rear No.46 to Rear No.61

12,375

complete

 

Kingsmead Avenue, Stubbington

No.28 to No.37

4,950

complete

 

*Laurel Gardens, Locks Heath

VC 2 to VC 2 St Cuthberts Close

7,600

Oct 03

Nov 03

Laurel Road, Locks Heath

No.11 to No.29

6,463

Oct 03

Nov 03

*Linkway, Hill Head

No.7 to No.11 Springfield Way

9,873

complete

 

*Linkway, Hill Head

No.1 to No.9 Springfield Way

7,975

complete

 

Longmynd Drive, Fareham

No.53 to No.63

7,315

complete

 

Longmynd Drive, Fareham

Ashe Close 65 to 79

21,230

complete

 

*Longmynd Drive, Fareham

No.65 to Rad of Justin Close

11,028

complete

 

*Longmynd Drive, Fareham

No.2 Cleveland Drive to No 61/63

6,600

complete

 

Lower Spinney, Warsash

No.2 to No.18

11,028

complete

 

Lower Swanwick Road, Lower Swanwick

Side of No. 38 to garage area beside No. 50

6,881

complete

 

Mancroft Avenue, Hill Head

No.35 to Opp No.60/62

4,500

complete

 

Mariners Way, Warsash

No.35 Thornton Ave to No.5

11,825

complete

 

Nursery Lane, Hill Head

Westgate to No.1

10,560

complete

 

*Oaklands Way, Locks Heath

No.2 to No. 16

9,300

complete

 

Oldbury Way, Catisfield

End of footway outside No.20 to No.2

5,600

complete

 

Pitchponds Road, Warsash

Mid Rad Osborne Road to No.1 Hewitts Rise both sides

12,540

complete

 

*Sandy Lane, Titchfield

No.1 to Garston Road

6,300

complete

 

Springfield Way, Hill Head

No.12 and Beverley Road to No.22

15,180

complete

 

*Springfield Way, Hill Head

No.28 to No.15

7,673

complete

 

St Davids Road, Park Gate

No.17 to side No.4 in St Georges Road

10,021

Oct 03

Nov 03

St Georges Road, Park Gate

No.2 St Davids Road to Peters Road both sides

12,375

Oct 03

Nov 03

St Pauls Road, Sarisbury

No.32 to No.12

7,266

Oct 03

Oct 03

St Pauls Road, Sarisbury

North side of No.33 to No.15

8,113

Oct 03

Oct 03

*The Avenue, Catisfield

No. 84 to East end of layby

6,100

complete

 

*The Avenue, Fareham

From Catisfield Road Spur footway to pram crossing at jcn with Catisfield Road

7,300

complete

 

The Keep, Portchester

No.6 to No.26

10,780

complete

 

The Keep, Portchester

No. 45 to No.65

7,508

complete

 

Thornbury Close, Titchfield

No.3 to No.15

9,048

complete

 

*Titchfield Park Road, Titchfield

No.187 Segensworth Road to No.17 both sides

10,450

Jan 04

Feb 04

Titchfield Park Road, Titchfield

Rear 187 Segensworth Road to No.15

6,050

Jan 04

Feb 04

West Street Portchester

from Taylors and Wallis to The Downsway

15,000

Mar 03

Mar 03

*West Street Portchester

End of FW opp. 149 to opp. 165

9,600

Mar 03

Mar 03

Westgate Link Footpath, Hill Head

Between Nos.8 and 9 from Deans Gate to West Gate

5,500

complete

 

*Westgate Link Footpath, Hill Head

Westgate B of footpath to Deansgate

4,300

complete

 

Westgate, Hill Head

No.11 to side of No.17

6,573

complete

 

Westways, Stubbington

No.15 to No.1

6,600

complete

 

*Wickham Road, Fareham

Knowle access road at new F/W to borough body

68,400

deferred

 

Wickham Road, Fareham

Dean Farm Entrance Access Road to Knowle Access Road

68,400

Feb 04

Mar 04

Windermere Avenue, Stubbington

West Road Ennerdale Road to No.2

6,325

complete

 

*Laurel Road, Locks Heath

No.26 Home Rule Road to No.18 Laurel Road

14922

Oct 03

Nov 03

*Common Lane, Titchfield

No.50 to Occupation Lane south footway

19335

complete

 

*Peak Lane, Fareham

Opp No.1 east footway

4100

Jan 04

Jan 04

Queen Crescent

Whole Crescent

47,000

Nov 03

Jan 04

Beresford Road

Whole Road

37,000

Nov 03

Jan 04

Moody Road

 

20,000

Jan 04

Feb 04

         

Other

 

     

Segensworth Link

Existing barriers at M27 rab to Segensworth rab. Erect safety fencing

66,000

deferred

 
         

Surface Dressing (Carriageway) Grp 2 (Capital)

     

A27 Portchester Road

Condor Avenue to Dore Avenue

 

deferred

 
         

Surface Dressing (Carriageway) Grp 2 (Revenue)

     

Kiln Road

Highlands Road to North Hill

 

complete

 
         

Surface Dressing Grp 3 (Revenue)

     

Short Road

Solent Road to Old Street

 

complete

 

Blankney Close

Plymouth Drive to end cul-de-sac

 

complete

 

Cliff Road

Old Street to Meon Road

 

complete

 

Alexander Grove

Mill Road to Mill Road

 

complete

 

Sandringham Road

A27 to end cul-de-sac

 

complete