Newton Road Bishopsteignton repair history and road maintenance policy

  1. A copy of your current road maintenance policy relating to that road, including details of the intended frequency of road safety inspections, how they should be conducted and the maximum time between the identification of a defect and repairs being carried out

The current road maintenance policy can be viewed via the link below:

Highway Safety Inspection Manual 

The road classification for Newton Road, Bishopsteignton is 4 County Primary Route and the inspection frequency is monthly. Dates of inspections are provided below.

2. A copy of the road repair history of that road over the past year, including dates of all safety inspections between 2nd September and 2nd November 2019, details of how they 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 those defects, what repairs were undertaken and the time between the identification of the defect and a repair being carried out. 

Dates of safety inspections

21 January 2020

19 Dec 2019

28 November 2019

25 October 2019

26 September 2019

21 August 2019

16 July 2019

21 June 2019

28 May 2019

17 April 2019

20 March 2019

13 February 2019

16 January 2019

Defects raised from inspections and from other than inspections

Enquires recorded

Identifying, locating and compiling a full road repair history for the road for a whole calendar year we believe would take in excess of the 18 hours allowed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 12 – Cost of compliance.