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 Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, the stretch between the two Exeter University entrances (Streatham campus), between Streatham Drive entrance and Stocker Road entrance. Please can you send me:
1) A copy of your current road maintenance policy relating to that road. Please send me the full policy, and 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.
A copy of the policy can be found on this webpage: Highway Safety Policy vers 6.1 effective 1st January 2021 – Roads and transport (devon.gov.uk)
2) A copy of the road repair history for that road over the past year. Again, please send me the full road repair history, and this should include:
– dates of all safety inspections between November 2022 and April 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.
Please find relevant reports on this webpage: Reports
3) Please provide evidence of the instructions for repairs to be made on Prince of Wales Road, stretch between the University entrance at Streatham Drive and University entrance at Stocker Road, between December 2022 and February 2023.
Please refer to the reports linked above for Question 2.
4) Please provide evidence of reports and performance statistics in relation to this stretch of road between November 2022 and March 2023.
Please refer to the reports linked above for Question 2.
5) Please also provide the risk matrix that was used to assess the impact of a defect and the probability/likelihood of interaction with highway users in determining an appropriate response to a defect that meets investigation criteria. This should detail a clear assessment of the defects that may create a danger or serious inconvenience to highway users and the categorisation of (a) the risk posed by the defects identified in that period, as well as the risk/inconvenience posed by the defects following investigations during that period.
Please refer to the policy linked above for Question 1.