Implementing the Transport Scotland skid policy through the use of operating companies
Transport Scotland are responsible for the management of the Scottish Trunk Road network which comprises a diverse network including motorways designed to modern standards and evolved single carriageway trunk roads. This is achieved through the appointment of 4 Operating Companies (OC's) who are responsible for ensuring that the network is maintained safely. This responsibility includes supporting the implementation of the Transport Scotland skid policy. Transport Scotland have developed a guidance document for the OC's and undertake an annual prioritisation process to identify sites that require investigation. In addition a Skid Policy User Group has been established to enable feedback on the implementation of the policy and identify appropriate improvements. An annual review is undertaken to assess how the O.C's are performing and identify areas of good practice that can be shared. The paper will consider the challenges presented by the approach adopted and how the OC's have developed to meet the challenge of delivering the policy.
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Authors:
- McLaughlin, M
- PATERSON, G
- STEPHENSON, M
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- Publication Date: 2014-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 8p
- Monograph Title: Safer Roads 2014: 4th International Safer Roads Conference: 18-21 May 2014, Cheltenham, United Kingdom [papers]
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Highway engineering; Highway maintenance; Highway operations; Performance measurement; Skid resistance
- Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and asset management; Safe systems (roads)
- Geographic Terms: Scotland
- ATRI Terms: Performance indicators; Road engineering; Road maintenance; Road management; Skidding resistance
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01540206
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 14 2014 10:40AM