THE LOCAL AUTHORITY ASSOCIATIONS' CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

The three local authority associations, the associations of county councils, metropolitan authorities and district councils, joined forces to promote a code of good practice for highway maintenance. This paper describes the background to its preparation, its philosophy and a brief outline of its proposals. The code provides a framework within which highway authorities will be able to develop standards and policies suitable to local conditions. The document is in two parts: the code itself (written particularly for elected members as well as engineers) and a series of technical appendices (mainly for engineers). The motivation for the document was the continuing drive to improve value for money. With that in mind the main objectives were considered to be: to encourage highway authorities to use a systematic approach to decision making within a consistent framework, to provide a common basis for assessing the overall maintenance need, resource requirement and implications, to reduce the present inconsistencies in highway maintenance standards, to assist in the more effective allocation of national and local resources, and to encourage the regular review of policies, standards and the effectiveness of maintenance programmes. (Author/TRRL)

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  Kinslea Press Limited

  Central Buildings, 24 Southwark Street, London Bridge
  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • MADELIN, K B
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 3-10
• Serial:
  • MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0263-788X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Ethics; Highway maintenance; Local government; Needs assessment; Policy; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Code of practice; Fund allocations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00459872
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1986 12:00AM