The report of the Strategic Director (Place) (Document “N”) details how the Planning, Transportation & Highways service currently manages the Local Highway Maintenance (LHM) function and allocates resources.

It also updates the committee with regard to current operations being undertaken on the network and the costs of works undertaken in the current financial year.

Recommended -

(1)       That the Shipley Area Committee notes the current operational methods adopted for Local Highway Maintenance.

(2)       That the Shipley Area Committee notes the costs to date for the            2019/20 financial year.

(3)       That the Shipley Area Committee notes the 2018/19 updated list of        CAT C and D works as shown in Appendix 5.

(4)       That the Shipley Area Committee notes the list of completed and           ordered CAT C and D works for 2019/20 as shown in Appendix 6.

(5)       That the Shipley Area Committee notes the details of gullies       cleaned within the constituency as shown in Appendix 7.

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Resolved –

(1)       That the current operational methods adopted for Local Highway         Maintenance be noted.

(2)       That the costs to date for Local Highway Maintenance in the       2019/20 financial year, as highlighted in Document “N”, be           noted.

(3)       That the 2018/19 updated list of CAT C and D works as shown in          Appendix 5, attached to Document “N”, be noted.

(4)       That the list of completed and ordered CAT C and D works for   2019/20 as shown in Appendix 6, attached to Document “N”, be    noted.

(5)       That the details of gullies cleaned within the constituency as      shown in Appendix 7, attached to Document “N”, be noted.

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “N”) detailed how the Planning, Transportation & Highways service managed the Local Highway Maintenance function and allocates resources.

It also updated the committee with regard to current operations being undertaken on the network and the costs of works undertaken in the current financial year.

The Principal Engineer, Highway and Maintenance North was present and gave a synopsis of the report.

A question and answer session ensued:

·         An update was sought on gully cleaning?

o   The cleaning of gullies was part way through the Bingley Ward and yet further cleansing continuing; and,

·         Why had cleansing taken a significant time?

o   This was a very time consuming task that covered a very large area of Bradford and fact that only one tanker vehicle covered the Keighley and Shipley constituencies and two vehicles covered the Bradford West, East and South constituencies. With a total of 97,604 gullies across the district, these vehicles cleaned 50-80 gullies per day. Main arterial routes had been cleaned annually, secondary routes and side roads had also been cleaned on average every two years.

Resolved –

(1)       That the current operational methods adopted for Local Highway         Maintenance be noted.

(2)       That the costs to date for Local Highway Maintenance in the       2019/20 financial year, as highlighted in Document “N”, be           noted.

(3)       That the 2018/19 updated list of CAT C and D works as shown in          Appendix 5, attached to Document “N”, be noted.

(4)       That the list of completed and ordered CAT C and D works for   2019/20 as shown in Appendix 6, attached to Document “N”, be    noted.

(5)       That the details of gullies cleaned within the constituency as      shown in Appendix 7, attached to Document “N”, be noted.

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place