Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Traffic Signals Life Cycle Plan18.6.3 Creation/Acquisition/UpgradingCreation/Acquisition/Upgrading is major work that creates a new asset that didnot previously exist, or works that upgrade or improve an asset beyond itsexisting design capacity.Creation: The constant improvement of the Highway Network, particularly withregard to safety, means that new Traffic Signal assets are created on a regularbasis. Such work being instigated via LTP funding.Acquisition: Acquisition of traffic signal assets is normally associated with thetaking up of maintenance responsibilities following new developments, this isnormally managed by the development control team using Section.38 or 106legal agreements. However it is very rare for the Council to take on theresponsibility for other peoples installations and it is more likely that NCC arecommissioned to undertake the necessary installation work.Upgrading: A number of upgrading activities are regularly undertaken to thetraffic signal asset, as a consequence of the need to improve the HighwayNetwork particularly in regard to safety.Table 18.6.5 details the works undertaken in 2004/2005.Table 18.6.5 Creation/Acquisition/Upgrading Activities undertaken in2004/2005Location Type of Installation Type of WorkCreationCity Road / Crawhall Road SCOOT Installation of UTC apparatusNeville Street / Clayton Street SCOOTInstallation of UTC apparatusGrainger Street / Bigg Market Signalised Junction Upgrade of signalsWCB / Stanhope Street Signalised Junction Junction InstallationWCB / Stanhope Street SCOOT Installation of UTC apparatusWCB / St James Car Park Signalised Junction Junction InstallationWCB / St James Car Park SCOOT Installation of UTC apparatusWCB / Holland Drive SCOOT Installation of UTC apparatusWCB / North West Radial SCOOT Installation of UTC apparatusWCB / New Mills SCOOT Installation of UTC apparatusWestgate Road / St Nicholas SCOOTStreetPercy Street / Gallowgate Signalised Junction Junction InstallationShields Road / Stotts Road Signalised Junction Junction InstallationKenton Lane Puffin Crossing Puffin InstallationInstallation of UTC apparatusForsythe Road / Tankerville Puffin CrossingPuffin InstallationRoadTrevelyan Road / Puffin CrossingPuffin InstallationWhittingham RoadKenton Road / Salters Road Signalised Junction Junction InstallationSt Mary’s Place / College Signalised Junction Junction InstallationStreetDurant Road / College Street Signalised Junction Junction InstallationScotswood Road / Mill Signalised Junction Junction InstallationGarages182