Maintenance and Repair B6359 - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Maintenance and Repair B6359
FOI Number
2024233
Date Received
20/02/2024
Type of Request
EIR
Request or Question
Specifically, my query relates to the B6359 from the A7 to the junction with Appletree Hall. More specifically, the area where the road bends by the cottages on the South side covering a distance of 200 metres in each direction.1. A copy of your current road maintenance policy relating to that road. Please send me the full policy, but this should include details of the intended frequency of road safety inspections, how these inspections should be conducted and the maximum time between identification of a defect and repairs being carried out.
2. A copy of the repair history for that road over the past year. Again, please send me the full road repair history, but this should include:
Dates of all safety inspections between Oct 19th and Dec 18th.
Details of how safety inspections were undertaken (walked or driven, speed of inspection vehicle etc.)
Details of all carriageway defects identified, with description, date and time.
Details of how the authority handled these defects, what repairs were undertaken and the time between the identification of each defect and a repair being carried out.
This request relates to SBC Ref TPI000343 and your insurers ref 06U00206242152105.
Response
Please see attached Standards for Safety Inspections Report.

Please see attached safety inspection records and works instructions relating to the B6359 between January 23 January 24.

Safety inspections are carried out from a slow moving vehicle.

Also attached a highways claim form, which provides details of a defect on the B6359 which was recorded post inspection and repairs carried out.

Some of the attached information has been redacted as this is third party personal information and is exempt from disclosure under Regulation 11(2) of EI(S)R 2004.
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