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Hampshire County Council Eastleigh Highway and Transport Advisory Panel 15 October 2004 Street Lighting Report - Eastleigh Report of the Director of Environment |
Item 11 |
Contact: Tony Stephens, ext 6938 email: [email protected]
1. Summary
1.1 This report considers the various elements of the Street Lighting service which affect the Eastleigh area.
2. Street Lighting Maintenance
2.1 The maintenance of the street lighting stock continues much the same as advised in previous reports, in that approximately 99% of all lights are on at any one time. The contractor's performance has improved in the area of planned maintenance but he is still experiencing problems in completing some ordered works on time and reducing repeat visits.
3. Column Replacement Programme
3.1 Problems associated with replacing the County Council's obsolete stock continue and a £1.8 million programme is in place for this year. However, the stock is still deteriorating and it is anticipated that funding of about £5 million per annum is required for each of the next 10 years to get back on track with the current backlog of work.
3.2 The programme of replacement for the Eastleigh area for 2004/05 is as follows:
Kingsway, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 21/10/04 |
Kings Close, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 21/10/04 |
Hocombe Drive, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 10/11/04 |
Gordon Road, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 10/11/04 |
Nichol Road, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 10/11/04 |
Pine Road, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 24/11/04 |
Bodycoats Road, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 11/10/04 |
Valley Road, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 3/12/04 |
Parkway Gardens, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 3/12/04 |
Nickson Close, Eastleigh |
works programmed to start 03/12/04 |
4. Community Safety Initiatives
4.1 The 2004/05 programme was agreed by the Executive Member for Environment in the spring and the County Council is currently in discussion with local councils to confirm the details of their respective schemes.
4.2 The CSI programme within the Eastleigh area for 2004/05 is set out below:
Long Lane, Bursledon, Eastleigh |
programme dates to be arranged with contractor |
Botley Road, Hedge End, Eastleigh |
programme dates to be arranged with contractor |
School Lane, Hamble, Eastleigh |
programme dates to be arranged with contractor |
Woodhouse Lane, Hedge End, Eastleigh |
programme dates to be arranged with contractor |
5. Energy
5.1 The new `green' energy contract commenced on 1 April 2004 with no problems to date and will continue until March 2006. Monitoring of this contract is ongoing.
Recommendation
That this report be noted.
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