Issue - meetings

To approve the details within the Highway Structural Maintenance Programme for 2012/13. The programme of expenditure is aimed to develop the policies of both the Joint Local Transport and Joint Local Asset Management Plans for Bath & North East Somerset in accordance with Government guidelines.

Peter Duppa Miller in an ad hoc statement emphasised that rural areas sought an assurance that interconnecting roads would be maintained and repaired, as well as main roads.  He mentioned some roads he was aware of which were already in a state of disrepair and in need of quite urgent attention.

Councillor Charles Gerrish in an ad hoc statement, warned the Cabinet that concrete-based roads, such as Ashmead down, could not be repaired by simply resurfacing because the base was breaking up in places and would not hold.  Roads such as this needed to be rebuilt.

Councillor Roger Symonds asked Councillor Gerrish to email him with the details of the roads he had in mind.  He assured Peter Duppa Miller that he would do all he could to maintain connecting roads, but observed that there was only so much budget available.  He moved the proposals.

Councillor Paul Crossley seconded the proposal.

Councillor Nathan Hartley welcomed the capital programme and its investment in rural areas.

Councillor Roger Symonds observed that micro asphalting could work over concrete roads, but agreed that there could be problems if the road was heavily used.

On a motion from Councillor Roger Symonds, seconded by Councillor Paul Crossley, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To AGREE the Highway Structural Maintenance Programme for 2012/13; and

(2) To DELEGATE authority to the Divisional Director, Environmental Services and the Service Manager, Highways to alter the programme, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, as may prove necessary during 2012/13 within the overall budget allocation.