Freedom of information response

Highways Delivery

Publication date: 
Monday 18 November 2024
Request: 

Please could you respond to the following questions, regarding highways delivery.

- Do you use contractors or self-deliver highways maintenance for your local authority? 
- If a contractor is used for a PFI contract, when did this contract commence and when does it end?
- Have you considered using innovated materials to fix road defects?
- Which highways maintenance contractors and sub contractors do you (or your wider main contractor) use and what activity are they responsible for?
- What plant machinery is used in your highways maintenance, both yours and your contractors / rental partners?
- What measurement criteria is used to assess the contractor’s performance? How have they performed over a 12 month period?
- What is the spending and workforce associated to each of the following – planned highways maintenance, reactive highways maintenance, capital schemes?
- Who is the individual(s) that assess the assets and machinery used in your highway maintenance?
- Do you provide your own PPE?
- What measurement do you use to identify the longevity of the highways maintenance fix?
- What innovation have you trailed for highway maintenance?

Response: 

-  Programmed works delivered via a Term Maintenance Contractor and reactive maintenance works delivered via an ‘in house’ team.

-  NA

-  Yes

-  Henderson & Taylor Public Works Ltd – All highway related planned maintenance works (excl Street Lighting)

   Milestone Infrastructure Ltd – Street Lighting maintenance

   SWARCO – ITS maintenance

-  Please see below          

 

Description

Digger / Excavator

 

Hydraulic Breaker

 

Compressed Air Demolition Hammer

 

Compaction Roller

 

Tanker - Gully Jetting / Vacum Boom

 

Petrol Cut Off Saw

 

Ground Saw

 

Vibrating whacker plate

 

Compressed Air Demolition Hammer (lorry mounted)

 

Rammer

 

8t Excavator (salt barn loading only)

 
     

GAP Hire for small machinery & tools  / Independent Hire for larger plant (JCB / Excavator etc) 

 Use of Key Performance Indicators measured monthly

-  Reactive Maintenance       

Row Labels

2024/25 Budget

ET067 – Patching

50,000.00

PN001 – Highways

1,760,332.00

Grand Total

1,810,332.00

21 FTE

Capital Maintenance Works 2024/25 Budget - £2,803,000

- Fleet Manager

- Yes

- Routine Inspections

- Meon products

Request reference:
FOI 14450