Operational Policy, Good Practice and Specification for Network Management
Introduction
This Document sets out the Operational Policies and Standards of Cambridgeshire County Council for the management of its highway network and its highway assets. It defines good practice at present budget levels, together with formal specifications for the management of the highway network.
It sets the policies and strategies for the repair, maintenance and operation of the highway network in Cambridgeshire and provides a reference for Officers and Members in setting out good practice within the County that has been approved by the Environment and Transport Cabinet.
This document reflects Cambridgeshire County Councils implementation of the recommendations of the Code of Practice for Maintenance Management, July 2001, which places a greater emphasis on the need to focus on the needs of the user and the community, and is consistent with the wider principals of integrated transport, sustainability and Best Value.
This document was previously published, up until 2002, as part of the Network Management Plan and has been published since then on the County Council web site.
Operational Policy (PDF 107KB)
- Maintenance hierarchy
- Resurfacing and reconstruction - Submission
- Resurfacing and reconstruction - Design, prioritise and ranking
- Resurfacing and reconstruction - Treatment techniques
- Dangerous conditions
- Slabbed footways
- New kerbing and channels
- Surface dressing
- Procedure for publicising maintenance and traffic schemes
Primary, Main Distributor, Secondary Distributor, Link and Local Access Roads (PDF 95KB)
- Carriageway inspections
- Carriageway repairs/ Resurfacing and reconstruction schemes
- Major deterioration
- Minor deteriorationand rutting
- Surface dressing
- Edge deterioration
- Adverse camber/crossfall
- Kerbs and channel blocks
- Skidding resistance
- Ironwork in carriageway
- Carriageway markings/ Road studs
Footways and Cycleways (PDF 65KB)
General (PDF 95KB)
- Fences and guardrails
- Safety fencing
- Drainage
- Flood procedures
- Construction of vehicular crossings
- Encroachment onto highway verges
- Large stones placed on highway verges
- Temporary short term road closures
- Unauthorised encampments
- Verge and village maintenance
- Protected road verges
- Ragwort
- Weed control and sweeping
- Trees on the highway
- Trees off the highway
- Winter maintenance
Road Safety (PDF 51KB)
Safer Routes to Schools (PDF 46KB)
Traffic Management (PDF 103KB)
Traffic Signals (PDF 42KB)
Street Lighting (PDF 63KB)
Illuminated Signs (PDF 42KB)
Bridge Assessment, Inspection and Maintenance (PDF 59KB)