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Hampshire County Council

Fareham Highway and Transport Advisory Panel

23 September 2004

Highway Maintenance and Minor Capital Works
Programmes 2004/05

Report of the Director of Environment

Item 7

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

1. Summary

1.1 This report outlines progress with regard to the 2004/05 Highway Maintenance and Minor Capital Works Programmes and gives an update on the 2004/05 Highway Maintenance budget including an additional allocation from `second homes' income. Two important issues for the Environment Department, namely the Traffic Management Act 2004 and Asset Management, are also discussed.

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, 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 allocations. Budgets 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, eg hot patching.

3. Highway Maintenance Budget and Programme 2004/05

3.1 The county-wide Highway Maintenance budget for 2004/05, approved by the Executive Member for Environment, is £52,513,000. This sum comprises £21,284,000 revenue funding and £31,229,000 funding from the capital programme provision. From this overall budget £26,868,000 is used to fund centrally managed services and programmes such as street lighting, bridgeworks, surface dressing, winter maintenance and performance elements of the highways term maintenance contract. The remainder is spread across the 11 districts for local service delivery.

      Revenue Maintenance Budget and Programme

3.2 The total revised allocation for Fareham for 2004/05 is £522,000. 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 included within Appendix 1.

      Capital Maintenance Budget and Programme

3.3 The total allocation for Fareham in 2004/05 is £1,478,000, which includes £260,000 from the £3.5 million county-wide additional funding to improve highway maintenance. The funding allocation for the capital maintenance `planned works' programme is based on the proven Highways Assessment of Maintenance Priorities (HAMP) rating system and has reflected the agreed intervention levels. The HAMP rating intervention level directs funding to those maintenance schemes displaying a higher maintenance need. Planned maintenance repairs undertaken through the capital maintenance programme include surface dressing, special maintenance and resurfacing schemes.

3.4 As reported previously, an extra £1 million was awarded to Hampshire by Government to address clay shrinkage problems associated with the long hot and dry summer of 2003. A total of £23,000 was allocated to the Fareham area for 2004/05 and this has already been spent to treat areas of footway and carriageway affected by shrinkage within the Borough.

3.5 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.

3.6 Surface dressing is an extremely cost-effective way of prolonging the life of the carriageway, sealing any existing cracks and restoring skid resistance. The total county-wide programme for 2004/05 is £2,727,000 (including approximately £700,000 for safety engineering related surface dressing) which is managed centrally. All sites on this year's programme for the Fareham area 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 total of £19,000 was allocated for the Fareham area in 2004/05 and the schemes included in the programme are:

    (i) A27 West Street, Portchester

      Widening footway adjacent to Portchester Park £9,000

    (ii) Bridge Street, Titchfield

      Provision of footway between canal and river £10,000

4.2 Works are programmed to start in September to the footway in front of Portchester Park and consultation has commenced with regard to the new footway provision at Bridge Street, Titchfield. Works will be completed within this financial year.

5. `Second Homes' Money

5.1 Following the change in legislation with respect to the council tax discount on second homes, additional income has been received by both Fareham Borough Council and Hampshire County Council. The County Council has agreed with Fareham Borough Council to allocate this additional money on improvements to footway and highway conditions in areas of higher usage to improve the safety, convenience and overall appearance for highway users. The areas to be specifically targeted will be adjacent to or in the near vicinity of neighbourhood shopping facilities and other community facilities.

5.2 The areas identified, Highlands Road shopping area and Crofton Lane neighbourhood shopping area, are predominantly publicly maintainable highway. Schemes had already been identified within Fareham Borough Council's environmental improvement programme and by combining the funding more comprehensive improvements can be achieved.

5.3 Proposals at Highlands Road have already been subject to public consultation and detailed designs are currently being prepared. The scheme includes footway, kerbing and carriageway improvements, rearrangement of the parking layout and additional environmental improvements. These works will require further detailed approval prior to commencing works.

5.4 Crofton Lane is already the subject of a special maintenance scheme and the neighbourhood shopping area, with its associated layby, requires upgrading. The scheme will involve the resurfacing of the footway and layby area with associated environmental improvements.

6. Traffic Management Act 2004

6.1 The Traffic Management Act received Royal Assent in July 2004 and places a new duty on the County Council to keep traffic moving and minimise congestion and disruption for all users of roads, footways and cycle tracks.

6.2New and extended powers have been introduced to assist with this new duty, key of which is the requirement to appoint a Traffic Manager who will be the focal point within the authority with regard to activities that affect movement on the road network and to ensure the co-ordination of all works on the highway.

6.3 A new permit system for those wishing to work on the highway has been included, as well as improved works co-ordination, provision of better travel information to the public and de-criminalisation powers to give civil penalties for traffic violations. It is not clear yet when the new legislation will be enacted but it is anticipated that it will be introduced in stages as the specific regulations and Codes of Practice are finalised.

6.4 There are powers for the Government to intervene should an authority not perform adequately in this new duty and performance measures will be developed for this.

6.5 The Environment Department is already well placed to meet most of the requirements but some organisational changes may be required to meet the challenges of the new Act. These are presently being considered.

7. Asset Management

7.1 New Government resource accounting rules and the Best Practice approach to the management of the highway network have led to the requirement to start development of Asset Management Plans in the UK for highway networks. Asset Management planning is a relatively new concept in the UK but is well established in New Zealand, Australia and the USA.

7.2 The basic principles are that the whole life value of the highway network asset is taken into account when considering deterioration, maintenance and improvements of the asset. This not only includes the structural condition of the highway network but also its `serviceability', eg making best use of the asset in the safest way. The Environment Department has for some time had policies and procedures which already form key elements of Asset Management planning but further development is now required. This includes things such as the need to more accurately record and value the asset and look at whole life costing, longer term needs and scheme strategies.

7.3 The County Surveyors' Society has produced an Asset Management framework for guidance and it will be a requirement to report on the progress of County Asset Management Plans as part of the LTP process.

7.4 Consultants OPUS, who are recognised as world leaders in this field, have been appointed to help with the development of Asset Management planning for the Environment Department.

Recommendation

That progress on the highway maintenance programmes be noted and the schemes identified for joint funding with the additional `second homes' money be endorsed.

Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB the list excludes:

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Published works.

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Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

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APPENDIX 1

2004/05

    2004/05

    Amended

% Committed

Revenue Budget 2004/05

Routine Maintenance (carriageway, footway repairs)

168,000

174,000

36%

Gully Cleansing

6,000

6,000

Nil

Aids to Movement (signs and road markings)

70,000

70,000

29%

Traffic Management TROs

13,000

13,000

66%

Environmental (grass, shrubs) (FBC)

138,000

132,000

100%

Weed Control

42,000

42,000

50%

Hazard Clearance

75,000

85,000

35%

Total

512,000

522,000

Additional `Second Homes' allocation

97,000

93,700

Capital Budget 2004/05

Principal Roads

Principal Roads Routine Structural Repairs

33,000

33,000

85%

Principal Roads Special Maintenance

Nil

Nil

Principal Roads Resurfacing

Nil

Nil

Total

33,000

33,000

Capital Budget 2004/05

Non-Principal Roads

Non-Principal Roads Routine Structural Repairs

311,000

325,000

57%

Non-Principal Roads Special Maintenance

801,678

777,000

70%

Non-Principal Roads Resurfacing

79,090

79,000

70%

Additional £3.5 million Footway Maintenance

260,000

260,000

70%

Additional to cover clay shrinkage

23,000

100%

Non-Principal Roads Tactile Paving Crossing Points

14,000

14,000

40%

Total

1,465,768

1,478,000

Total Maintenance Budget Allocation Fareham

2,010,768

2,033,000

APPENDIX 2

Non A Road Special Maintenance Schemes

Road Name

Ward

Description

Estimate

Rating

Start

Finish

Cowes Lane

Warsash

Drainage from Bramble Bank to field

12980

999

Mar

Mar

Hook Lane

Warsash

Drainage from playing fields to stream at Wellside Cottages

73520

999

Def'd

until 05/06

Frog Lane

Titchfield

Drainage from side of 44 to o/s Ardeem

5720

999

Comp

Cutlers Lane

Stubbington

Footway from 42/44 to 54/56 Northern f/w

5860

185

Comp

Mancroft Avenue

Hill Head

Footway from 35 to opposite 60/62

4500

184

Comp

Newgate Lane

Stubbington

Footway and drainage from junction with Tanners Lane to south body of HMS Collingwood

11300

178

Oct

Oct

Garnett Close

Stubbington

Footway from 5/6 to east body of 12. North f/w

21560

177

Comp

Northways

Stubbington

Footway from 1/2 to 16

12940

171

Comp

Garnett Close

Stubbington

Footway from 58 St Mary's Road to 5/6 Garnett Close

21560

169

Comp

East Lodge

Titchfield

Footway from junction with South Lodge to North Body of 2 East Lodge

8050

166

Comp

Cherrygarth Road

Titchfield

Footway from Nth Body of 33 Catisfield Road to 25/27 Cherrygarth Rd

13630

159

Comp

Langstone Walk

Fareham West

Footway from SE cnr of 28 to 32

5500

157

Feb

Mar

Northways

Stubbington

Footway from 24 to 35/36

13070

156

Comp

Crofton Lane

Hill Head

Footway from 71/73 to 77/79

10500

153

Aug

Oct

Ashton Way

Hill Head

Footway from junction with Stubbington Lane to 6/7 Ashton Way

12740

151

Nov

Dec

Orchard Grove

Portchester East

Footway from Wicor Mill Lane junction to Seafield Rd junction.

10560

150

Comp

Langstone Walk

Fareham West

Footway from 25/27 to junction with Rowan Way

8210

150

Feb

Mar

East Lodge

Titchfield

Footway from Nth Body of 1 to junction with Cherrygarth Road

11840

147

Comp

East Lodge

Titchfield

Footway from junction with Cherrygarth Road to 23/25 Hunters Lodge

4880

147

Comp

Short Road

Hill Head

Footway from 7/9 to SW corner of 38

11500

145

Comp

Mays Lane

Stubbington

Footway from 104/106 to junction with Stroud Green Lane

24340

145

Jan

Feb

Brook Lane

Park Gate

Footway from midpoint at 111 to Nth body of 121

11311

144

Comp

Vincent Grove

Portchester East

Footway from 2/4 to 22/24

10120

143

Feb

Mar

Harriet Close

Hill Head

Footway from garages area to Sth body of 2

5430

139

Oct

Oct

Crofton Lane

Hill Head

Footway from 105/107 to Carisbrook Ave junction

20500

136

Aug

Oct

Wild Ridings

Titchfield

Footway from 1/3 to send of splay

6640

134

Feb

Mar

Barnes Lane

Sarisbury

Footway from opposite 72 to junction with Barnes Close

8305

134

Comp

Langstone Walk

Fareham West

Footway from 25/27 to junction with Thorney Close

6640

133

Oct

Dec

Larches Gardens

Titchfield

Footway from 2A/2B to NE corner of 2

6010

133

Comp

Hollam Close

Titchfield

Footway from 9 to junction with Hollam Crescent

6720

131

Feb

Feb

Brook Lane

Park Gate

footway from mid point of 79 to Nth body of 99

22780

130

Comp

Ditton Close

Stubbington

Footway from NE corner of 19 Mays Lane to NE corner of 25 Mayes Lane

40550

129

Jan

Feb

Larches Gardens

Titchfield

Start of footway at 1 to end of Footway at garages by 3

7570

129

Comp

Barnes Lane

Sarisbury

Footway from lamp column 39 to lamp column 40

5100

129

Comp

Hunts Pond Road

Titchfield Common

Footway from splay at Lodge Road to opp 131 access

8200

126

Dec

Feb

Alveston Link

Fareham West

Footway from Aust Road to Charfield Close

7570

124

Comp

Crofton Lane

Hill Head

Footway from junction with The Grove to 105/107

4620

124

Aug

Oct

Barnes Lane

Sarisbury

Footway from Barnes Close to Winnards Park

4110

122

Comp

Painswick Close

Park Gate

Footway from junction with Addison Close to West body of 20

10985

120

Comp

Greenbanks Gardens

Fareham East

Footway from vehicle crossing at 1 to 5/6

12870

119

Sep

Sep

Fairfield Avenue

Fareham South

Footway from East boundary of 93 to 97/99

7150

119

Nov

Jan

Glynn Way

Hill Head

Footway from 16/17 to 26/27

16020

119

Nov

Dec

Crofton Lane

Hill Head

Footway from 66/68 to Nth boundary of 88

17920

119

Aug

Oct

Crofton Lane

Hill Head

Footway from 23/25 to 39 Cottesway East garages

19780

118

Aug

Oct

Cornaway Lane

Portchester East

Footway from centre of 2 to Sth boundary of 40

20660

117

Comp

Crofton Lane

Hill Head

Footway from Sth boundary of 6 to14/16

11660

117

Aug

Oct

Longfield Avenue

Fareham South

Footway from Sth boundary of 102 to Nth boundary of 112

3520

116

Nov

Jan

Fairfield Avenue

Fareham South

Footway from opposite 105/107 to Nth corner of 113

6930

115

Nov

Jan

Larches Gardens

Titchfield

Footway from 5 to 11

4500

115

Comp

Painswick Close

Park Gate

Footway from junction with Addison Road to West boundary of 21

10525

115

Comp

Carran Walk

Fareham South

Footway from 15/17 to Conniston Walk

14300

114

Nov

Jan

Glenbrook Walk

Fareham West

Footway from East boundary of 1 to West boundary of 8

6640

114

Nov

Jan

Crofton Lane

Hillhead

Footway from opposite 6/8 to 21/23

8000

114

Aug

Oct

Titchfield Road

Stubbington

Footway from 27 to junction with Canterbury Road

13640

114

Comp

Cranbourne Walk

Fareham South

Footway from Longfield Ave to Nth body of 2 Cranbourne Walk

16170

112

Nov

Jan

Sandport Grove

Portchester East

Footway from junction with Orchard Grove to junction with White Hart Lane

12760

112

Comp

Mays Lane

Stubbington

Footway from the junction with The Croft to 37A/39 Mays Lane

10940

111

Feb

Mar

Osbourne View Road

Hill Head

Footway from 8/10 to 30/32

14900

111

Comp

Hunts Pond Road

Titchfield Common

Footway from 126/128 to junction with Daisy Lane

11550

111

Dec

Feb

Crescent Road

Fareham North

Footway from 192 West Street to 3 Crescent Road

6200

111

Comp

Hunts Pond Road

Titchfield Common

Footway from access at 134 to 144/146

14080

110

Dec

Feb

Comp = Complete

The following Non A Road Special Maintenance Schemes are funded from the additional £3.5 million

Road Name

Ward

Description

Estimate

Rating

Start

Finish

Hollam Close

Titchfield

Jcn with Hollam Crescent to Sth body of 8

8050

109

Feb

Feb

The Croft

Stubbington

2/4 to 42/44

27720

109

Dec

Jan

Rowan Way

Titchfield

Opposite jcn with Wild Ridings to jcn with Harcourt Road

9680

109

Feb

Mar

Crescent Road

Fareham North

Boundary of 2/3 to 19/20

12270

107

Comp

Church Path

Fareham East

Cemetery to Sth body of Manor Croft

6600

106

Feb

Feb

Hunts Pond Road

Titchfield Common

opp 131 access to 114

11200

106

Dec

Feb

Stubbington Lane

Hill Head

Kingsmead to Ashton Way

25750

106

Nov

Dec

Sandport Grove

Portchester East

Orchard Grove to White Hart Lane

12100

105

Comp

Painswick Close

Park Gate

19410

105

Comp

Orchard Grove

Portchester East

25/27 to Sandport Grove

4950

102

Comp

Hollam Drive

Titchfield

rear body of 2 to 14/16

5000

102

Feb

Mar

Glynn Way

Hill Head

1 to 16/17

16020

102

Nov

Dec

Titchfield Road

Stubbington

110 to St Marys Road

17740

102

Comp

Fairfield Avenue

Fareham South

99/101 to garages

7150

101

Nov

Jan

Hollam Drive

Titchfield

Hollam Close to LC3

5060

101

Feb

Mar

Crescent Road

Fareham North

27 - 19/20

6220

101

Comp

Crofton Lane

Hill Head

115/117 to The Grove

8440

101

Aug

Oct

Longfield Avenue

Fareham South

Cambrian Walk to 100 Longfield Ave

4840

101

Nov

Jan

Thorni Avenue

Catisfield

Slab replacement

25000

87

Mar

Mar

Cort Way

Catisfield

Slab replacement

14000

86

Mar

Mar

Non A Road Resurfacing Schemes

Road Name

Ward

Description

Estimate

Rating

Northways

Stubbington

From Junction with West Street to end of cul-de-sac

22000

118

Completed

Warsash Road

Warsash

From junction with Raley Road to east side of 'One Stop'. North side of carriageway

14000

100

September

Wallington Shore Road Spur

Fareham East

A27 Delme Link to end of cul-de-sac

5500

93

October

Trinity Street

Fareham North

Osborn Road to West Street

16770

89

October

Trinity Street

Fareham East

Osborn Road to Colenso Road

20820

86

October

Surface Dressing - Group 2 - A Roads

Location

Section

Area (m2)

Rating

Comment

Bridge Road, Park Gate

Hunts Pond Road to Brook Lane

5700

60

Completed July 04

Surface Dressing - Group 2 - Non A Roads

Location

Section

Area (m2)

Rating

Comment

Osborn Road, Fareham

High Street to the Art Centre

875

169

All completed in June/July 04

Brook Lane, Locks Heath

Pine Walk to Headland Drive

3700

156

Longfield Avenue, Fareham

St Michaels Grove to Fort Fareham Road

3000

151

Boarhunt Road, Fareham

Borough Boundary to Spurlings Lane

2400

107

Swivelton Lane, Fareham

Boarhunt Road to Downend Road

8900

105

Warsash Road, Titchfield Common

Hunts Pond Road to Abshot Road

7700

102

Mill Lane, Fareham

Railway Bridge to A27 Southampton Road

4430

96

Surface Dressing - Group 3

Location

Section

Area (m2)

Rating

Comment

Gardner Road, Titchfield

Coach Hill to the end of the Cul De Sac

5200

230

All completed in July 04

Cormorant Close, Fareham

Curlew Drive to the end of Cul De Sac

700

197

Swancote, Fareham

Curlew Drive to the end of Cul De Sac

500

196

Widgeon Court, Fareham

Wagtail Way to the end of Cul De Sac

300

189

Cygnet Court, Fareham

Curlew Drive to the end of Cul De Sac

300

180

Grebe Close, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of Cul De Sac

500

177

Curlew Drive, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of Cul De Sac

1300

170

Eagle Close, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of Cul De Sac

600

168

The Linnets, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of the Cul De Sac

500

167

Bye Road, Swanwick

Swanwick Lane to the end of the Cul De Sac

1200

167

Wagtail Way, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of Cul De Sac

700

164

Flamingo Court, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of Cul De Sac

300

162

Teal Close, Fareham

Chaffinch Way to end of Cul De Sac

300

160

Hawkwell, Fareham

Curlew Drive to the end of Cul De Sac

600

160

Richards Close, Locks Heath

Locks Road to North and South end of Cul De Sac

1200

156

Kingfishers, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of the Cul De Sac

700

142

Falcon Close, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of the Cul De Sac

600

135

Garstons Close, Titchfield

Garstons Road to end of the Cul De Sac

1800

130

Brookfields Gardens, Park Gate

Brook Lane to the end of the Cul De Sac

1700

128

Chaffinch Way, Fareham

Condor Avenue to the end of Cul De Sac

600

125

Beacon Way, Park Gate

Beacon Bottom to the end of the Cul De Sac

2300

123

Posbrook Lane, Titchfield

Great Posbrook Farm to Coach Hill

2400

117

Laurel Road, Locks Heath

Admirals Road to Home Rule Road

2000

116

Maytree Close, Locks Heath

Locks Road to the end of the Cul De Sac

600

115

Thornton Avenue, Warsash

Passage Lane to adjacent the Ferry House

2000

112

Woodlands Close, Sarisbury

Allotment Road to the end of the Cul De Sac

1900

106

Lodge Road, Locks Heath

Hunts Pond Road to Church Road

2100

102

Valley Rise, Park Gate

Barnbrook Road to the end of Cul De Sac

700

101

Wren Way, Fareham

Chaffinch Way to the end of Cul De Sac

200

100

Hook Lane, Warsash

Amenity Site to Chilling Lane

3700

100

The Peregrines, Fareham

Condor Avenue to North and South Spur

600

97

Little Abshot Road, Warsash

Warsash Road to Hook Lane

3000

94

Holly Hill Lane, Sarisbury

Barnes Lane to the end of the surfaced road

5400

94

Footway Surface Dressing 2004

Road Name Section All Completed

      Area M2 May/June 2004

Lower Quay Close Lower Quay Road to end of cul de sac inc f/w to 1 250

Earls Road Eastern Parade to end of cul de sac 1250

Seabird Way Earls Road to Johns Road 340

Lower Quay Road Old Gosport Road through to Johns Road 1240

Johns Road Eastern Parade to the end of the cul de sac 1180

Elms Road Gosport Road to Salterns Lane 1250

Allders Road Gosport Road to Elms Road 800

Salterns Estate Eastern Parade to the end of the cul de sac 580

Eastern Parade Earls Road to Salterns Lane 550

Salterns Lane Eastern Parade to Gosport Road 915

Lower Quay Old Gosport Road to Lower Quay Road 120

Old Gosport Road Gosport Road to Lower Quay 260

Hoeford Close Farrier Way to the end of the cul de sac 200

Farrier Way Laburnum Road to Gosport Road 340

Laburnum Road Farrier Way to the end of the cul de sac 450

Rope Walk Lower Quay to Earls Road 275

Elmhurst Road from Gosport Road to Belvoir Close 1300

Belvoir Close from Elmhurst Road to end of cul de sac 2020

Coombe Farm Ave from Alexander Grove to Mill Road 1480

Alexander Grove Mill Road to Coombe Farm Avenue 1540

Geoffrey Crescent Gosport Road to Gosport Road 690