B3030/Sawpit Road RG10 0RZ

1. Please provide us with the following information for a period of 12 months prior to 19/04/2021:
• Records of inspection for the relevant stretch of Highway.
Inspection records are held for individual streets; accordingly, Inspection Reports are provided for the 3 streets B3030 Lodge Road, Hurst, Sawpit Road, Hurst, and RG10 0RZ (Barber Close), Hurst. The Inspection Reports contain details of all inspections carried out on the 3 streets during the period 19 April 2020 to 19 April 2021, including inspection dates, inspection findings, actions taken, customer reports and works orders. The Inspection Reports have been redacted to remove any personal information.
The Inspection Reports are supplied as Excel Files with this FOI response.
• Maintenance records including records of independent contractors working in the relevant area.
Wokingham Borough Council have not carried out any planned maintenance on the 3 streets B3030 Lodge Road, Hurst, Sawpit Road, Hurst, and RG10 0RZ (Barber Close), Hurst, in the period 19 April 2020 to 19 April 2021.
• Records of minutes of Highway Authority Meetings where maintenance or repair policy has been discussed or decided.
Wokingham Borough Council uses a risk-based approach to the investigation and repair of road defects. The Council’s approach is explained in the Wokingham Highways Inspection Policy (WHIP), which forms Chapter 2 (Highway Network Maintenance) of the Wokingham Highways Maintenance Management Plan (HMMP). The HMMP was last revised in November 2022 and a copy of Chapter 2 is supplied as a PDF with this FOI response. In addition, the complete HMMP is available on the Wokingham Borough Website at:
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/roadworks-and-outdoor-maintenance/roadworks-and-road-maintenance/highways-maintenance-management-plan/
• Records of complaints about the state of this particular stretch of Highway.
Customer enquiries and complaints about the 3 streets B3030 Lodge Road, Hurst, Sawpit Road, Hurst, and RG10 0RZ (Barber Close), Hurst, are listed under “Enquiries In Date Order - Latest First” in the Inspection Reports (Excel Files) supplied with this response.
• Records of other accidents which have occurred on the relevant stretch of the Highway.
Wokingham Borough Council has no record of injury-related accidents in the period 19 April 2020 to 19 April 2021.
• The status of the road.
B3030 Lodge Road, Hurst: B Class (Classified)
Sawpit Road, Hurst: Unclassified
Barber Close, Hurst: Unclassified

• Did you notify that the area was defective in any way prior to the accident?
Details of the inspections, findings and any action taken are given in the Inspection Reports for the 3 streets.
• The date of your last pre-accident inspection of this location.
Details of inspection dates are given in the Inspection Reports for the 3 streets.
• The frequency of inspections.
Inspection frequencies are given in the Inspection Reports for the 3 streets.
• How inspections are carried out (on foot or slow-moving vehicle).
The methods of inspection (walked or driven) are given in the Inspection Reports for the 3 streets.
• Confirmation of any defects that were noted at the time of your last pre-accident inspection.
Highway Defects recorded during inspections are shown in the Inspection Reports for the 3 streets under “Defects In Date Order - Latest First”; this is in accordance with the Wokingham Highways Inspection Policy (WHIP), referenced above.
• Please can you provide a copy of the inspection records and confirm if any Section 81 Notices have been issued to Thames Water Utilities Limited.
Inspection Reports for the 3 streets B3030 Lodge Road, Hurst, Sawpit Road, Hurst, and RG10 0RZ (Barber Close), Hurst are available as separate Excel files, as referenced above. The Inspection Reports contain details of any S81 Notices requested by the Highways Inspector.