Pothole Damage Claim
Dear East Sussex County Council,
Under the general requirements of the Freedom of Information Act
2000, I would be grateful if you would provide the following
information in relation to The Alfriston Road leading into White Way between the A27 and A259. This section is called the C39 Whiteway.
Please can you provide the following:
Dates of all safety inspections undertaken on the carriageway in
the two years preceding 7.1.14.
Details of all carriageway defects identified during safety
inspections in the two years preceding 7.1.14
Details of how carriageway safety inspections are undertaken,
including whether walked or driven, the speed of the inspection
vehicle and the number of persons in the vehicle.
The intended frequency of carriageway safety inspections.
Details of all complaints and/or enquiries relating to the
carriageway, received in the two years preceding your incident.
The hierarchy classification.
The road/section number.
The defect intervention criteria adopted in relation to the
identification of all categories of carriageway potholes (in other
words, this means how they define a pothole as requiring attention)
The time period(s) adopted between identification and repair
(temporary and permanent) of all categories of carriageway defects.
Whether or not the authority has formally adopted all or part of
the standards contained within the national code of practice for
highways maintenance management.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Fox
Dear Mr Fox,
EIR Request ref: 3995 / Pothole Damage Claim
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was received on 19/05/2014 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
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Yours sincerely
Janice Evans
Customer Information Advisor.
East Sussex County Council
Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate
W1D, County Hall
St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 1UE
Phone: 01273 482913
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Dear Mr Fox,
EIR Request ref 3995 / Pothole Damage Claim
Thank you for your request for information about the above, which has been
dealt with under the terms of the Environmental Information Regulations
2004. Your request and our response are set out below. Please note that
the information is provided subject to the copyright and reuse of
information terms and conditions set out at the bottom of this email.
Request:
Under the general requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I
would be grateful if you would provide the following information in
relation to The Alfriston Road leading into White Way between the A27 and
A259. This section is called the C39 Whiteway.
Please can you provide the following:
Dates of all safety inspections undertaken on the carriageway in the two
years preceding 7.1.14.
Details of all carriageway defects identified during safety inspections in
the two years preceding 7.1.14 Details of how carriageway safety
inspections are undertaken, including whether walked or driven, the speed
of the inspection vehicle and the number of persons in the vehicle.
The intended frequency of carriageway safety inspections.
Details of all complaints and/or enquiries relating to the carriageway,
received in the two years preceding your incident.
The hierarchy classification.
The road/section number.
The defect intervention criteria adopted in relation to the identification
of all categories of carriageway potholes (in other words, this means how
they define a pothole as requiring attention) The time period(s) adopted
between identification and repair (temporary and permanent) of all
categories of carriageway defects.
Whether or not the authority has formally adopted all or part of the
standards contained within the national code of practice for highways
maintenance management.
Response:
Attached
Attached
Driven Monthly, walked where a footpath exists six monthly, 20 – 40 mph
depending on traffic conditions, 2 people in the vehicle
See page 30 of TAMMP attached
Attached
See page 8 of TAMPP attached
C39 sections 30 and 40
See page 44 of TAMPP attached
Yes
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Philip Baker, Assistant Director, Legal and Democratic Services, East
Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East
Sussex. BN7 1UE.
or by email to him at [1][email address]
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Yours sincerely
Janice Evans
Customer Information Advisor
East Sussex County Council
Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate
W1D, County Hall
St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 1UE
Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208
email: [3][East Sussex County Council request email] web: [4]www.eastsussex.gov.uk/foi
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