Loose Road j/w Sheal’s Crescent Maintenance

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Dear Kent County Council,

I am seeking all information Loose Road, travelling North toward Maidstone. The specific location is the left hand (nearside) bend, when travelling toward Maidstone, at the commencement of the one way system where the Loose Road (A229) joins Sheal’s Crescent.

Google maps reference:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Maid...

I ask to be provided, for the past 3 years (from 01/01/2014):

1. the contracted maintenance schedule for the road
2. the actual maintenance undertaken, to include gully clearing, drain inspections and attention etc.
3. the number of incidents at the location involving vehicles, cycles and pedestrians
4. the number of occasions the location is known to have flooded
5. the identified cause of the flooding
6. the measures undertaken to prevent, remedy and warn of flooding and
7. the occasions upon which these have been instigated

Yours faithfully,

Mr P Swift

Kent County Council

Dear Mr Swift

 

Thank you for your email below.

 

Kent County Council acknowledges your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Assuming KCC holds this information, we
will endeavour to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later
than 11^th January 2018 (20 working days from date of receipt).

 

We will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/17/2128 - in any
communication regarding this particular request.

 

Best regards,

 

Peter Wylie | Information Access Officer | Information Resilience &
Transparency Team | Room 2.87, Sessions House, Maidstone | Tel 03000
415563 | Fax 03000 420303 |
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...

 

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Dear Mr Swift

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding drainage and flooding
at the junction of Loose Road and Sheals Crescent, Maidstone. I am pleased
to provide the response below:

 

1.the contracted maintenance schedule for the road

The current cleansing frequency for drains on main roads including Loose
Road and Sheals Crescent is once per year.

 

2.the actual maintenance undertaken, to include gully clearing, drain
inspections and attention etc.

Our maintenance records indicate that operatives attended Sheals Crescent
to carry out yearly inspections and maintenance on the following dates:

-        25^th November 2015 – Works complete

-        6^th October 2016 – Unable to complete works – additional traffic
management required

-        31^st October 2017 – Works complete

 

3.the number of incidents at the location involving vehicles, cycles and
pedestrians

Details of all drainage and flooding reports can be found in the attached
FOI – Customer Service Reports. Enquiries are logged against specific
roads so we have enclosed information for both Sheals Crescent and Loose
Road.

 

4.the number of occasions the location is known to have flooded

Details of all drainage and flooding reports can be found in the attached
FOI – Customer Service Reports. Enquiries are logged against specific
roads so we have enclosed information for both Sheals Crescent and Loose
Road.

 

5.the identified cause of the flooding

The flooding on the junction of Sheals Cresent and Loose Road generally
occurs during prolonged and intense downpours which cause the drainage
system to be overwhelmed.

 

6.the measures undertaken to prevent, remedy and warn of flooding

Dates and details of the works undertaken in response to reports of
flooding can be found in the attached FOI – Maintenance Management
Reports. Again, works orders are raised against specific roads so we have
enclosed information for both Sheals Crescent and Loose Road.

 

7.the occasions upon which these have been instigated

Dates and details of the works undertaken in response to reports of
flooding can be found in the attached FOI – Maintenance Management
Reports. Again, works orders are raised against specific roads so we have
enclosed information for both Sheals Crescent and Loose Road.

 

If you are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied
with legislation, please ask for a review by following our complaints
process; details can be found at this link
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
on our website. Please quote reference FOI/17/2128.

 

If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner’s website [2]http://www.ico.org.uk/concerns.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Kirsty-Leigh Robertson| Information Access Officer | Information
Resilience & Transparency Team | Room 2.87, Sessions House, Maidstone |
Tel 03000 418301 | Fax 03000 420303 |
[3]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...

 

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Dear Kent County Council,

thank you for the information provided. However, the location is believed to flood regularly. I am seeking all reports relating to the consideration and investigation of this to include the cause and attempts to provide a long-term solution.

On occasions the standing water has been approx. 3-feet deep!

Yours faithfully,

Mr P Swift

Kent County Council

Dear Mr Swift

 

Thank you for your email, which I have passed onto the relevant team to
deal with. 

 

To clarify, this is now being dealt with as a follow-on query to your
previous request, under the same reference number FOI/17/2128.

 

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) does not legislate for follow-on
requests and therefore there is no statutory timeframe for us to respond
within.

 

However, I will endeavour to supply the data to you as soon as possible
but no later than 5^th March 2018 (20 working days from date of receipt).

 

Kind regards

 

Kirsty-Leigh Robertson| Information Access Officer  | Information
Resilience & Transparency Team | Room 2.87, Sessions House, Maidstone |
Tel 03000 418301 | Fax 03000 420303 |
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...

 

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Kent County Council

Dear Mr Swift

 

Thank you for your follow on request for information.

 

thank you for the information provided.  However, the location is believed
to flood regularly.  I am seeking all reports relating to the
consideration and investigation of this to include the cause and attempts
to provide a long-term solution.

I can confirm that all records of enquiries were provided in our previous
response.  This site is not currently in our priority sites for
consideration of investment as it does not meet our criteria for
intervention for this asset type (drainage).  Information about how we
prioritise drainage intervention can be found on our website (see link
below), on page 44 of the ‘Implementing our Approach to Asset Management’
document:

[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...

 

If you are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied
with legislation, please ask for a review by following our complaints
process; details can be found at this link
[2]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...
on our website. Please quote reference FOI/17/2128.

 

If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner’s website [3]http://www.ico.org.uk/concerns.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Kirsty-Leigh Robertson| Information Access Officer  | Information
Resilience & Transparency Team | Room 2.87, Sessions House, Maidstone |
Tel 03000 418301 | Fax 03000 420303 |
[4]http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council...

 

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