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Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

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Bridges and Other Highway Structures Cycle <strong>Plan</strong>Table 17.7.1 Bridges & Other Highway Structures Service Options<strong>Asset</strong> GroupStatutoryMinimumMinimumExisting(2005/6 Budget)RequestedAdditionalFundingOptimumGeneraldescription ofeach ServiceOptionBridges &OtherHighwayStructuresMinimum(Reactive) level ofservice meetingstatutory orlegislativerequirements only.Approx. £250k forone year onlyMin budgetallocation andresidual life -hence higherwhole life cyclecosting andunpredictablefinancialmanagementThe effect ofreducing fundinglevels to currentRNF and LTPallocations£1.06 M paThe minimumbudget levelwould not besufficient tomaintain thecurrent stockconditionresulting in agreater backlogthan would bethe case forcurrent fundinglevels.The current LoStypically as set outin the <strong>City</strong>’s MP ornational. COPsApprox. £1.145 MpaMakes noallowance forimprovement worksand barelymaintains thecurrent condition ofthe asset. Thetarget date of 2010for replacing all substandard structuresis unlikely to be metA LoS that attemptsto meet customerexpectations andpolitical aspirationsAn additional£1.95m pa over a 5year periodfollowed by anadditional £0.65mpa thereafterTo allow for theremoval of thepresent backlogand the ongoingmaintenance of theasset to acceptablestandardsLoS based uponengineeringprinciples &technicaljudgementEst. at £3.1m pa for5 years, £1.8m pathereafter tomaintain therevised conditionlevelsWill allowinspection andmaintenance at therecommendedintervals as per theCode of Practice.The lifecycle ofeach structure ismore likely to reachand/or exceed itsdesign life therebydeferring costlyreconstructionwork.17.7.2 Levels of ServiceLevels of Service identified by <strong>Newcastle</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong> specific to the Structuresasset can be found in table 17.11.1 along with their identified performancemeasures.17.7.3 BacklogThere are no national BVPIs in place to monitor the condition of structures.However the HAMP identifies that there is a current backlog in excess of £6m inthe funding of Highway Structures maintenance works.The graphs below considers the various funding options outlined aboveand shows the monetary value of the backlog in structures works overthe next 28 years and the investment requirement to meet the optimumservice option.167

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