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Dear Ashna,

Request pursuant to Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request No. 21005

I refer to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council. 

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must
state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold
the information requested.

Please find the information you requested below. 

You requested:

1) How many bridges on motorways or A-roads have sections which are in a
"poor" or "very poor condition"?

Answer: Our records do not report any load bearing or otherwise critical
bridge components which are currently classified as in a "poor" or "very
poor" condition.

2) How many pedestrian and highway bridges have reinforced autoclaved
aerated concrete present within them and their fixtures?

Answer: Our records do not report any of our highway structures have
reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete present within them and their
fixtures.

3) In the past three years, how much has been spent on repairing and
upgrading bridge structures to remove reinforced autoclaved aerated
concrete from them?

Answer: Our records do not report any expenditure in the past three years
on repairing and upgrading bridge structures to remove reinforced
autoclaved aerated concrete from them.

4) In the past three years, how much has been spent on repairing and
upgrading bridge structures?

Answer: As far as our stock of 370 highway structures is concerned in the
last three years the annual expenditure on maintenance, repair and upgrade
was approximately £550k.

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publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder.  For
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dealing with complaints about the determination of this request for
information is the Council’s FOI Complaints Procedure, a copy of which can
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Yours sincerely,

Daniela Hanson
Customer Feedback Officer
Customer Services & Customer Feedback
Bedford Borough Council, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP
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