Road and Safety Inspections

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Dear Newcastle upon Tyne City 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 Coach Lane, Hazlerigg, and in particular the section between the Havannah nature reserve and the entrance to Hazlerigg village.

◦Dates of all safety inspections undertaken on the carriageway over the past 2 years leading up to 17/01/2011

◦Details of all carriageway defects identified during safety inspections over the past 2 years leading up to 17/01/2011

◦Details of how carriageway safety inspections were 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 over the past 2 years leading up to 17/01/2011

◦The hierarchy classification.

◦The road/section number.

◦The defect intervention criteria adopted in relation to the identification of all categories of carriageway potholes

◦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,
Laura Crompton

FOI Requests, Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

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Thank you for your request for information received on 23rd January I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I have passed your request to relevant colleagues, and we will respond to your request within 20 working days of receipt.

Regards,

Gemma

Gemma Snowball
Senior Admin Assistant
Chief Executives Office
Corporate Services
0191 211 6046 / x26046

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Dear Laura,

Thank you for your request for information received on 23 January 2011. The information you require is as follows.

◦ Dates of all safety inspections undertaken on the carriageway over the past 2 years leading up to 17/01/2011.
(A) Please see attached spreadsheet Coach Lane Inspections

◦ Details of all carriageway defects identified during safety inspections over the past 2 years leading up to 17/01/2011.
(A) Please see attached spreadsheet Coach Lane Defects

◦ Details of how carriageway safety inspections were undertaken, including whether walked or driven, the speed of the inspection vehicle and the number of persons in the vehicle.
(A) Safety inspections of the carriageway are carried out both on foot and from a slow moving vehicle with 2 inspectors driven at approximately 20mph.

◦ The intended frequency of carriageway safety inspections.
(A) Walked 6 monthly, driven monthly.

◦ Details of all complaints and/or enquiries relating to the carriageway, received over the past 2 years leading up to 17/01/2011.
(A) Please see attached spreadsheet Coach Lane Complaints

◦ The hierarchy classification.
(A) 3b

◦ The road/section number.
(A) Road Number C 226 Section Reference 004/00772/005

◦ The defect intervention criteria adopted in relation to the identification of all categories of carriageway potholes.
(A) Potholes with a difference in level of 25mm and greater are recorded for repair on the walked inspection of Coach Lane.
Potholes with a difference in level of 38mm and greater are recorded for repair on the driven inspection of Coach Lane.

◦ The time period(s) adopted between identification and repair (temporary and permanent) of all categories of carriageway defects.
(A) Between 24 hours and 30 working days

◦ 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.
(A) Newcastle City Council has adopted parts of the of the standards contained within the national code of practice for highways maintenance management

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Dear FOI Requests,

Many thanks for the information requested. It has been of great help.

Yours sincerely,

laura crompton