Introducing you to Roadmap, a Devon Highways update created specifically for Parish & Town Councils
This is the second edition of Roadmap. Roadmap is a new publication that has been created specifically for Parish & Town Councils. Whilst we have previously relied on emails to provide you with information, and also to advise you of important messages, we felt that a publication such as this could help improve the way in which we communicate.
If you have any feedback let us know, as we would like to shape this publication based on your requirements. If you would like to make a contribution please also let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your request. We hope to provide an edition of Roadmap twice a year, however if there is a need to increase the frequency we will look to do so.
If you would prefer not to receive future copies of this publication please unsubscribe here. Alternatively if you are aware of other members of your council who would like to receive a copy of Roadmap please advise here.
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Pothole reports
Please see our pothole article which details the impact of the severe weather earlier this year.
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Resilience Funding and Pothole Action Fund Works
As you are probably aware Devon has been awarded an additional £4.4 million through resilience funding.
Sites
for this work have been identified both by our local
Neighbourhood Highway Officers, and from data we have collated following highway
inspections. The works were put out to tender and have recently been awarded to various contractors across the county. An introductory presentation was held with all contractors on Monday 16 July.
Preparations are now underway for the works to commence and traffic orders will soon be advertised in local papers. A webpage has been created and is available to view in the roadworks section of our website. This provides more detail including the locations and the contractors undertaking the works. The works include;
- Predominantly, resurfacing, overlay, machine patching, hand patching
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Associated cleaning, ditching, hedge trimming to facilitate works
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Associated drainage works
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One specific drainage scheme in Exeter. (Ferry Road)
If you require any further information please speak to your Neighbourhood Highway Officer.
 Snow Wardens and Winter Maintenance
Updated Snow Warden information
If you currently are part of, or would like to sign up for the Snow Warden Scheme please complete the online form with the details of your main Snow Warden. The form also allows you to request your free salt allocation for this forthcoming year. In order to assist with the distribution of important information during the winter period it is extremely important that the information we hold is accurate and up to date.
Thank you in advance for your cop-operation.
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 Grit bins
We are currently undertaking a widespread check of the County's grit bins. If you have any information to assist with this process, regarding the grit bins in your communities, please do let us know via the report a problem page or email.
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Neighbourhood Highway Teams
There has been a lot of staff changes, in recent months, within the Highway Neighbourhood Teams. To find the details of your local officer please see the useful links section.
Parish Asset updating project
During the Parish and Town Council Conferences held late last year,
details were provided of a pilot project that had been undertaken with
Broadhembury Parish Council which enabled them to update their parish assets.
Broadhembury were given access to a piece of software called the parish asset
editor. This software enabled representatives from the parish council to
update, add and delete highway assets, specifically drainage features and grit
bins, in their local area and also detail any works that had been undertaken on
that asset, ie clearance works.
This project has recently been rolled out to a further 26 users in 13 parishes.
If you are interested in
becoming involved please let us know here.
Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF)
Thank you to everyone who submitted bids in the last financial year. We received a total of 57 applications as well as carrying over 30 applications from the previous financial year. A total of 56 applications were approved and we provided over £80,000.00 of funding. This helped over £200,000.00 of community work to be undertaken.
We've received 21 applications so far in 2018/19. Of those, 8 were approved and processed straight away as they were for pothole material. A further 8 were approved in June.
Applications received up until the end of August will be assessed in September. The online application form is available here.
Please be advised that requests for pothole repair material are not subject to the assessment rounds and will be processed outside of those timescales. However, a HMCEF application form should still be completed and submitted.
For details of the applications that we have approved to date, those approved in the last financial year and a selection of case studies, please visit our communities webpages.
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