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A33 between Barge Lane and Beech Hill Road
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Section of the A33 between Barge Ln and Beech Hill road, going north towards Junction 11
Please can you send me:
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.
Details of Wokingham Borough’s maintenance policy for highways are available in Volume 2 (Highway Network Maintenance) of the Wokingham Borough Highways Maintenance Management Plan. The policy is available as a PDF for download at:
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/roadworks-and-outdoor-maintenance/roadworks-and-road-maintenance/highways-maintenance-management-plan
For the A33 Swallowfield Bypass, Swallowfield, the frequency of inspection of the carriageway is 1 monthly and inspections are carried out by vehicle.
The maximum time between identification of a defect and repairs being carried out depends on the assessment of the defect. More information on the categories of road defects and the response times is given in Chapter 8. “Defect Response” of the Wokingham Borough Highways Maintenance Management Plan, Volume 2.
2. A copy of the road repair history for that road over the past year. Again, please send me the full road repair history, but this should include:
a) dates of all safety inspections between 1st February 2023 and 30th September 2023
b) details of how safety inspections were undertaken (walked or driven, speed of inspection vehicle etc)
c) details of all carriageway defects identified, with description, date and time
d) 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.
For the A33 Swallowfield Bypass, Swallowfield, an Excel file is attached to this response, containing details of all customer reports, inspections, defects and repairs, between 01/02/2023 and 29/02/2024. The information has been redacted to remove any personal information.
