This Council commits to improving the availability of timely and accurate Highways Road Maintenance information for our residents and so resolves to:
i) Promptly publish information about roads under consideration for resurfacing and repair
ii) Update the information as the list is refined and prioritised until it becomes the draft Roads Maintenance Programme for the next financial year
The information to be published will include:
iii) The process by which roads are selected for resurfacing and repair together with anticipated dates for the completion of each stage of the process
iv) The condition of all the roads put forward for resurfacing and repair
v) The available Capital budget for roads maintenance
vi) Prioritisation
vii) Costings
viii) The final list of roads agreed for resurfacing and repair in the next financial year
Minutes:
The Council considered the following Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Tom McCann and seconded by seconded by Councillor Prue Bray.
‘This Council commits to improving the availability of timely and accurate Highways Road Maintenance information for our residents and so resolves to:
i) Promptly publish information about roads under consideration for resurfacing and repair
ii) Update the information as the list is refined and prioritised until it becomes the draft Roads Maintenance Programme for the next financial year
The information to be published will include:
iii) The process by which roads are selected for resurfacing and repair together with anticipated dates for the completion of each stage of the process
iv) The condition of all the roads put forward for resurfacing and repair
v) The available Capital budget for roads maintenance
vi) Prioritisation
vii) Costings
viii) The final list of roads agreed for resurfacing and repair in the next financial year’
It was proposed by Councillor John Halsall that the Motion be amended as follows:
‘Currently the regular list of programmed repairs is updated weekly and uploaded onto the website http://roadworks.org/. The programmed works list is subject to variation due to environmental conditions, emergencies, utilities, development and major events (like Reading Festival and Henley Royal Regatta). The major works are already listed at: - http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/transport/roads/. However this Council is committed to improving the quality of Highways Road Maintenance information for our residents and resolves to:
i) Publish further information about roads under consideration for resurfacing and repair
ii) Update the information as the list is refined and prioritised
The information to be published could include:
iii) The process by which roads are selected for resurfacing and repair together with anticipated dates for the completion of each stage of the process
iv) The condition of all the roads put forward for resurfacing and repair
v) The available Capital budget for roads maintenance
vi) Prioritisation
vii) Costings
viii) The final list of roads agreed for resurfacing and repair in the next financial year
Progress will be reported in a year.”
The amendment to the Motion was accepted by the proposer of the original Motion.
Following further debate and upon being put to the meeting, the amended Motion was declared by the Mayor to be carried.
RESOLVED: Currently the regular list of programmed repairs is updated weekly and uploaded onto the website http://roadworks.org/. The programmed works list is subject to variation due to environmental conditions, emergencies, utilities, development and major events (like Reading Festival and Henley Royal Regatta). The major works are already listed at: - http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/transport/roads/. However this Council is committed to improving the quality of Highways Road Maintenance information for our residents and resolves to:
ii) Publish further information about roads under consideration for resurfacing and repair
ii) Update the information as the list is refined and prioritised
The information to be published could include:
iii) The process by which roads are selected for resurfacing and repair together with anticipated dates for the completion of each stage of the process
iv) The condition of all the roads put forward for resurfacing and repair
v) The available Capital budget for roads maintenance
vi) Prioritisation
vii) Costings
viii) The final list of roads agreed for resurfacing and repair in the next financial year
Progress will be reported in a year.