Case Study
2016/17 Overview of the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund
We received 79 applications for the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF) in 2016/17 and approved 41 HMCEF applications enabling £168,005 of works/projects to be delivered. The financial contribution provided by DCC, through the fund, was £95,000.
| Town/Parish council | Overview of works/project |
|---|---|
| Ashprington Parish Council | Equipment for non-safety pothole repairs |
| Bideford Town Council | Equipment – mower and power washer |
| Bishops Clyst | Lengthsman (drainage) |
| Bradford & Cookbury | Equipment hire for ditch clearing |
| Braunton Parish Council | Footway works |
| Bridestowe Parish Council | Lengthsman (drainage) |
| Broadhembury | Lengthsman (drainage) |
| Buckfastleigh Town Council | Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for Road Warden to enable works to take place |
| Clayhidon Parish Council | Tools and equipment |
| Diptford | Lengthsman-type work (drainage) |
| Drewsteignton Parish Council | Repair and replace road signs |
| Dunkeswell | Various works to include hedge cutting, layby extension and drainage |
| East Down | PPE to enable works to be undertaken |
| Great Torrington Bid (2 bids) | New mower, equipment and personal protection equipment |
| Halberton Bid (2 bids) | Ch8 signs and equipment and non-safety pothole material, additional strimmer |
| High Bickington | Drain laying |
| Ideford Parish Council | PPE and equipment |
| Ipplepen Parish Council | PPE for 6 volunteers |
| Kenn | Tools and storage. To enable drainage works and repair of non-safety potholes |
| Loxhore | Equipment and material for drainage work, hedge and verge clearing, pothole filling etc. |
| Luppitt Parish Council | Concrete ditch to prevent road damage |
| Luppitt Parish Council | Drain laying |
| Lustleigh Parish Council | Materials for RW Scheme |
| Lydford Parish Council | PPE; signs and barriers |
| Malborough | Cycle path clearing |
| Modbury Parish Council | Lengthsman/New equipment |
| North Bovey Conservation Group (NBCG) | PPE, signs and barriers, materials |
| Northam Town Council (2 bids) | Range of lengthsman services, mower, chainsaw and relevant training |
| Okement Rivers Improvement Group | Training for Road Warden Scheme and purchase of sprayer |
| Rockbeare Parish Council | Drainage works |
| Shillingford St George | Salt dispenser/gritter |
| South Milton | Equipment and PPE for drainage works |
| Stokenham Parish Council | Contractor costs for drainage |
| Talaton Parish Council | Grass cutting/strimming |
| Thorverton & Brampford Speke CAG | Hulk Lane re-instatement |
| Ugborough Parish Council | PPE, signs and barriers, contractor costs for drainage work |
Individual case studies, including before and after pictures of the work undertaken are linked in the above table.
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