Decision details

Report ES13074

Members considered a revised policy for the treatment of vehicle crossovers and hard footway verges during planned maintenance schemes.

Where concrete crossings and footway verges required maintenance, the current policy had caused problems, mainly due to difficulties in protecting the concrete surface from the effects of the weather and damage during the curing period.

There are slabbed footways with a mixture of concrete and asphalt surface vehicle crossings in most LB Bromley roads. It was proposed that all vehicle crossings and hard footway verges are now maintained using asphalt materials. This would not impact on the use of slabbed paving for footways, and should produce a more consistent finish in the street for a similar outlay. The use of asphalt materials would also reduce disruption for residents during maintenance as the closure of vehicle access to properties would reduce from five days to 24 hours.

To consider questions and concerns raised by Members, including those related to investment, value for money and life expectancy, it was agreed to convene a meeting of the Highway Assets Working Group to consider the proposal in further detail.

Members were content for the Working Group’s recommendations to be put directly to the Portfolio Holder without further reference to the Committee.

RESOLVED that:

(1) a meeting of the Highway Assets Working Group be convened to consider the revised policy in further detail: and

(2) the views of the Working Group should be considered by the Portfolio Holder in deciding whether to adopt the revised policy for the treatment of vehicle crossovers and hard footway verges during planned maintenance schemes, as set out in Report ES13074.