Purpose

To update the Highway Maintenance Plan, which sets out the reasonable system of inspection and repair that will
be deployed by the Council to ensure that it meets its duty to maintain all publicly maintainable highways.

Decision

That:

a)     The Highway Safety Inspection Manual, as set out in Appendix A, be adopted as of 1 June 2026;

b)     Operational control of the Highway Safety Inspection Manual and its delivery be delegated to the Major Contracts Programme Director;

c)     Authority to make changes to the Highway Safety Inspection Manual (as set out in Section 6 of this report) be delegated to the Major Contracts Programme Director.

Alternative options considered

1.         That the 2024 version of the Highway Maintenance Plan is not updated. This is not recommended as this would not align with the requirements of the new Public Realm Contract.