I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act relating to a road your authority is responsible for maintaining.
Specifically, my query relates to the A381, HALWELL, AT A3122 TO TOTNES CROSS
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.
This can be seen online at Highway Safety Policy
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:
– dates of all safety inspections between November 14th 2022 and January 13th 2023.
– details of how safety inspections were undertaken (walked or driven, speed of inspection vehicle etc)
– details of all carriageway defects identified, with description, date and time
– 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.
-in addition please provide details of the dates and number of any other reports received in respect of this section of road, in this time period.
The highway safety inspections and details of the carriageway defects and how the authority handled the defects can be seen via the link below:
Further, enquiries made by members of the public bring defects to the attention of the local authority. Records of these enquiries and how the authority have handled these defects can be seen via the link below: