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Pot Hole Action Fund

Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Environment and Community Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 70)

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Minutes:

Report ES18029

 

From the Government’s Pothole Action Fund for all English Highway Authorities (part of Local Transport Capital Block Funding) L B Bromley had been granted £112,940 for 2017/18 and the same amount for 2018/19.

 

Planned highway maintenance reduces demand for reactive maintenance, improves value for money and customer satisfaction, reduces unplanned network disruption, and contributes to reducing third party claims for damages. Although the highway investment project had improved the condition of non-principal and unclassified roads in the borough, reduced maintenance funding for the Borough Principal Road Network (BPRN) would increase demand on limited revenue budgets for highway maintenance. Accordingly, it was proposed that sums from the Pothole Action Fund supplement the revenue budgets for emergency and reactive works during the next two years. 

 

Members were advised of a trial in Thurrock where a refuse vehicle had been fitted with a camera to help identify potholes. A significant amount of data had been produced which would need to be processed and there would be benefits if a similar arrangement could be used for L B Bromley in future.  

 

Members supported the recommendations.

 

RESOLVED that the Executive be recommended to approve:

 

(1)  the draw-down of grant funding (held in Central Contingency) from the Department for Transport of £112,940 in 2017/18 and £112,940 during 2018/19 received as part of their Pothole Action Fund; and

 

(2)  carry forward of the unspent £112,940 allocation for 2017/18.