Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Winter Maintenance Life Cycle PlanThe Winter Maintenance – Ice & Snow Plan contains details of both themechanical and hand spread gritting routes throughout the City.There are 17 Primary gritting routes totalling 212 miles in length and 14secondary gritting routes, 6 in the east of the City and 8 in the west of the Citytotalling 83 miles in length. Information regarding these routes is also held in planformat at the Environmental Services’ Rothbury Terrace depot with copies beingissued to each of the gritter drivers prior to starting their routes.The footpath snow clearance & hand gritting areas are administered byNeighbourhood Services, City Wide Services & Engineering Services with hardcopy plans of each of the locations kept at the Environmental Services’ RothburyTerrace Depot and at the relevant depots throughout the City.21.6.2 Renewal/ReplacementRenewal/replacement work is comprised of major (planned) work that does notincrease the asset’s designed capacity, but restores, rehabilitates, replaces orrenews an existing asset to its original capacity. (Maintaining a ‘Steady State’)A replacement programme for gritting vehicles is in place for when a vehiclebecomes unserviceable, this programme being the responsibility of fleet services.21.6.3 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.There is no creation or acquisition programme in place for winter maintenancealthough additional grit bins are supplied when requested and approved.21.5.4 DisposalDisposal is any activity that removes a decommissioned asset, including sale,demolition or relocation.There is no disposal programme associated with the winter maintenance plan.21.7 OptimisationThe existing budget for winter maintenance is based around historical precedentbut also takes into account the total mileage of the gritting routes, the time takento grit the routes (2-3 hours) the number of vehicles and personnel used and thepresence of a permanent nightshift to undertake the majority of the gritting.The required budget is assessed by breaking down the costs associated witheach of the following items: Cost of salt/grit221