Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Signs, Barriers & Street Furniture Life Cycle Plan20.5 Performance GapsPerformance Gaps are a measure of the failures of an asset to meet thedemands of its construction, or the gap between the desired/target condition andthe actual condition. Failures are measured against individual demands.Examples of typical performance gaps are detailed in table 20.5.1 below.Table 20.5.1 Examples of Signs, Barriers & Street Furniture PerformanceGapsItem Problem Possible ResponseSign clutterLack of appropriate signsExisting signs out of date orredundantCondition of signs, posts &street furnitureInadequate repairs to signs &street furnitureCondition of safety barrierToo many signs erected inone area causing confusionfor road users. Or signsbeing obscured by othersigns or street furniture.Insufficient signs erected toadequately perform purpose.Where alterations have beenmade to the transportinfrastructure signage hasnot been updated to reflectthis.Age of signs, posts & streetfurniture and lack ofmaintenance leading tostructural failure.Repairs to damaged signs,posts & street furniture notbeing undertaken within areasonable timescale.Age of safety barrier andlack of maintenance leadingto structural failure.Review and rationalise signs& street furniture whereverpossible.Review existing signage andarrange for provision ofadditional where necessary.Review existing signage andarrange for amendmentswhere necessary. Includingremoval of redundant posts.Undertake regular conditionsurveys of the sign & streetfurniture asset.Set and measureperformance standards forthe repair of damaged signs,posts & street furniture.Undertake regular conditionsurveys of the safety barrierasset.20.6 Option Appraisal20.6.1 Routine MaintenanceRoutine Maintenance is the regular ongoing day-today work that comprisesservicing rather than repair and is necessary to keep assets operating, this doesnot cover the repair or renewal of structural elements or components which havebecome unserviceable due to general wear and tear or have deteriorated forother reasons, but does include the day-to-day fault repairs undertaken on anadhoc basis. Routine maintenance activities for signs, barriers and streetfurniture are detailed in table 20.6.1.209