Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Footways & Cycleways Life Cycle Plan15.0 Footways & Cycleways Life Cycle Plan15.1 Goals and ObjectivesThere are a large number of goals and objectives set down for footways andcycleways in a number of policy documents, the specific goals and objectivesthat relate to footway maintenance within the Highway Maintenance Strategy arethose which have the most relevance to this lifecycle plan, these can be brokendown into three main areas, Policies, Practices, and Reporting, they comprise:Policies• Implement proactive policies to identify defects and carry out resulting safetyand routine maintenance repairs;• Create a safer and more inviting environment for pedestrians and cyclists andprovide specific features and facilities within schemes;• Improve access for disabled people, for example by the inclusion of droppedkerbs at main crossing points;• Adopt a ‘clear streets’ policy for designated, well used routes;• Create an attractive well maintained highway environment through thepromotion of good maintenance policy, to contribute to urban renewal and tohelp attract new businesses to industrial and commercial areas;• Develop a customer focussed highway maintenance service;• Seek and explore alternative and additional funding for HighwayMaintenance;•Practices• Implement responsive practices to repair pavements when stakeholders raiseconcerns, including repairing potentially hazardous pavement trips andpotholes within 24 hours;• Implement maintenance designs which are appropriate to the style of the areaand which help to promote tourism by the enhancement of the street scene;• Use appropriate materials to complement the appearance of areas of specificamenity value including conservation areas, the City Centre, and publicsquares when works are carried out;• Use maintenance treatments which reduce the long term reliance onquarrying new materials, disposing of existing materials to landfill sites andminimise the use of road transport of construction materials;• Carry out routine inspections in accordance with the code of practice formaintenance management to identify highway defects, particularly trips in thefootway greater than 25mm to meet the requirements of the City’s riskmanagement strategy;• Carry out additional inspections in response to requests from Members andthe public, normally received through the Envirocall system;• Review design and maintenance standards so that, where appropriate,flagged footways are replaced with bituminous materials;• Options for the procurement of Highway Maintenance services will beassessed, with a view to forming partnerships;118