Please provide the following information:
1. Full details of all engineering inspections and assessments carried out prior to the painting of the superstructure of Rock Park Bridge, Barnstaple in 2016/17.
General Inspection – 3/7/2013. There was no report on this inspection, however photos can be found in the following folder Rock Park Bridge General Inspection.
Principal Inspection – 14/14/2015. The report for this can be found at the following link Rock Park Bridge Principal Inspection..
Information that has been greyed out is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data).
The Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the UK General Data Protection Regulation. In this instance release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore the information is withheld
Please note we do not have any inspection details pre 2013.
2. Full details and costs of all engineering inspections and assessments associated with Rock Park Bridge in Barnstaple from the completion of the superstructure painting in 2016/17 to the current day.
| Engineering inspection/assessment | Date | Cost |
| Various inspections relating to the repainting works | 2016-2018 | Cost information not held – staff time paid from a general budget |
| General inspection | 04/04/2019 | Cost information not held – staff time paid from a general budget |
| Dive inspection – snorkel | 04/05/2020 | Cost information not held – staff time paid from a general budget |
| Dive inspection – full dive | 07/05/2020 | £2,547.11 |
| Geotechnical investigations, boreholes and logging | July 2020 | £9,750.00 |
| Examination of metal samples | July 2020 | £150.00 |
| Preliminary structural assessment including technical note | August 2020 | £639.83 |
| Topographic survey | September 2020 | £846.00 |
| Ground investigation – riverbed material | May 2022 | £1,277.50 |
| Principal inspection | October 2022 | Cost information not held – staff time paid from a general budget |
| Sonar survey of riverbed | 20/04/2023 | £5,700 |
3. Full details and costs of the engineering work, associated interventions and safety work carried out from the date of the emergency closure, to the completion of the restoration project.
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Works costs Including: Closing the bridge and installation of fencing, temporary diversion route and signs; vegetation clearance; investigations and surveys; main stabilisation works which involved installation of a temporary support system, construction of pier repairs, removal of the temporary support system, resurfacing of the deck and repairs to the timber deck planks. |
£3,007,905 |
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Design costs Including: Staff time including carrying out the design of the repair and production of contract documentation and drawings; specialist advice including geotechnical, ecological and structural engineering consultation; obtaining the necessary licences and land access agreements; carrying out surveys, investigations and materials testing. |
£156,423 |
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Supervision costs Including: Staff time to conduct site supervision of the works; management of the contract and quality management. |
£37,562 |
| TOTAL: | £3,201,890 |
4. Details of the type, frequency and anticipated dates of future inspections to ensure the continued integrity and safety of this much loved, well used, historically and architecturally significant asset.
General Inspection every 2 years (next due 2024)
Dive or Sonar inspection every 2 years (next due 2025)
Principal Inspection every 6 years (next due in 2028)