Environment Department Management Branch Pat Smyth Assistant Highway Engineer Hampshire Highways East Highway Maintenance
Hampshire County Council is highway authority Winchester City Council functions Street cleaning Land drainage Traffic management agents Some maintenance functions eg grass cutting Other agencies eg Environment Agency Responsibilities for Highway Maintenance
County Council Organisation Four areas – East, South, West and North East – Winchester City Council, East Hampshire DC and Eastleigh BC East HQ at Petersfield Winchester CC area – 46 Parishes and 850 miles
County Council Organisation HQ at The Castle – Traffic Management Schemes Improvement Schemes Street Lighting Traffic Signals Trees Major Maintenance Bridges Winter Maintenance
Highway Maintenance Functions Reactive Maintenance Planned Maintenance Regulatory Functions
Reactive Maintenance Patching Pot holes Drainage Road markings Inspection
Highway Inspections All roads and footways are regularly inspected to check for defects. Inspections provide basic information to ensure:- Network Safety Network Serviceability
Planned (Special) Maintenance Reconstruction Resurfacing Surface Dressing Drainage Improvements
Planned Maintenance Priority Demand for schemes exceeds funding – priority system –Bids made –Objective assessment –Rating to give priority –Programme of work
Regulatory Functions Network Management eg temporary signals, accidents Unauthorised signs Vegetation Skips and scaffolding
Parish Councils and Highway Maintenance Parish highways coordinators Winchester Ward Councillors
Contact Details Hampshire Highways Winchester Office Emergency (Police) Tel: Postal Address: Hampshire Highways Winchester City offices Colebrook Street Winchester SO23 9LJ