Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Environment

Forward Plan Ref: 2014/119

Contact: Steve Smith, Service Manager – Network & Asset Management Tel: (01865) 810435

Report by Director for Environment & Economy (CA9).

Officers have produced an updated strategy for maintenance of the public highway in the form of a Highway Asset Management Plan. The draft document is submitted to Cabinet for consideration and adoption as Council policy.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the Highways Asset Management Policy and Strategy.

Recommendation agreed.

Cabinet considered an updated strategy for maintenance of the public highway in the form of a Highway Asset Management Plan. The draft document was submitted to Cabinet for consideration and adoption as Council policy.

Councillor John Sanders, Shadow Cabinet Member for Environment referred to the hard work of both officers and councillors on the HAMP and expressed disappointment to see the inevitable long term deterioration of roads. He asked that Cabinet lobby Government to put real money in to ensure a viable network. The Leader commented that he did this at every opportunity. He congratulated the highways team on what they achieved given the level of funding available.

Councillor Nimmo Smith, Cabinet Member for Environment thanked Councillor Sanders for his comments with which he agreed.

RESOLVED:  to: approve the Highways Asset Management Policy and Strategy.