Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Executive SummaryTable 0.3 describes the first assessment of the service optionsundertaken; this will be improved and revised as additional informationbecomes available and existing information is updated.Table 0.3 – Highway Asset Service OptionsAsset GroupStatutory MinimumExisting(2005/6) BudgetRequestedAdditionalFundingOptimumGeneraldescriptionof eachServiceOptionCarriagewaysFootways &CyclewaysBridges &OtherHighwayStructuresMinimum (Reactive)level of service meetingstatutory or legislativerequirements only.Approx. £0.628 m forone year onlyRapid andunsustainabledeterioration of roadnetwork, causing anincrease inmaintenance costs,backlog and a steepdecline in asset valueApprox. £1.2m for oneyear onlyRapid andunsustainabledeterioration offootway network,causing an increasein both reactivemaintenance costsand backlog and asteep decline in assetvalueApprox. £250k for oneyear onlyMin budget allocationand residual life -hence higher wholelife cycle costing andunpredictablefinancial managementThe current Level ofService typically as setout in the City’s HAMPor national COPsApprox. £3.1m paThe present budgetlevel is not sufficientto maintain thecurrent networkcondition resulting ina greater backlog ofworks each year(Includes additionalbudget of £1.0mfunded by PrudentialBorrowing)Approx. £ 3.7m paHas been sufficient todecrease the rate ofdeterioration in thecondition of the City’sfootways. Howeverthe funding is notsufficient to improvethe overall conditionof the footways(Includes additionalbudget of £1.0mfunded by PrudentialBorrowing)Approx. £1.15m paMakes no allowancefor improvementworks and barelymaintains the currentcondition of the asset.The target date of2010 for replacing allsub standardstructures is unlikelyto be metA Level of Service thatattempts to meetcustomer expectationsand political aspirationsExtra funds of £7.8mpa over a 5 yearperiod followed by anadditional £2.1m pathereafterRequired to meet thelevels of maintenancedeemed necessary toimprove the currentBVPI ratings andimprove the conditionof all roads to anacceptable standardand clear the backlog.(Excludes additionalfunding)£9.0m of additionalfunds pa over a 5year period followedby an additional£2.5m pa thereafterRequired to meet thelevels of maintenancedeemed necessary toimprove the currentBVPI ratings andimprove the conditionof all footways to anacceptable standardand clear the backlog.An additional £1.95mpa over a 5 yearperiod followed by anadditional £0.65m pathereafterTo allow for theremoval of thepresent backlog andthe ongoingmaintenance of theasset to acceptablestandardsLevel of Service basedupon engineeringprinciples & technicaljudgementEstimated at £9.9mpa for 5 years,thereafter£4.2m paWill enable ademonstrableimprovement incarriageway conditionover a 5 year period,and allow for ongoingmanagement tomaintain the asset atthe new conditionlevelsEstimated at £11.7mpa for 5 years,thereafter £5.2m paWill enable ademonstrableimprovement incondition of all theCity’s footways over a5 year period, andallow for thecontinuedmanagement of thefootways at the newcondition levelsEst. at £3.1m pa for 5years, £1.8m pathereafter to maintainthe revised conditionlevelsWill allow inspectionand maintenance atthe recommendedintervals as per theCode of Practice. Thelifecycle of eachstructure is morelikely to reach and/orexceed its design lifethereby deferringcostly reconstructionwork.16