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Road maintenance

Karen Rukin - September 2011
highways.ross@kirklees.gov.uk

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ROSS Street Care - Service request form
  • Report any issues or problems with roads.
  • Report missing or damaged cats eyes.
  • Request additional cats eyes.
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Information

Accident, damage and hazards
How to report damage on the road or pavement and information regarding how long it will take to be repaired.
Cats eyes (road studs)
Cats eyes are reflective glass lenses in a rubber insert which fit into a metal casing. They are usually in the centre of a road, but are also at the edge of some roads. They make driving in dark, foggy conditions easier as they reflect from car headlights.
Enforcement
Information on how the Highway and Transportation Service protects public rights on road and footpaths.
Licence to excavate the road or pavement
Information about the licence required to excavate the road or pavement.
New roads in development
What the Section 38 Agreement is and what to do if a builder doesn't complete the work.
Potholes
How to report potholes, missing or broken drain covers and damaged trenches.
Road adoption
Information on adopting roads and the processes involved.
Road improvements which affect private land
When roads are improved, entrance drives and paths to properties are sometimes affected.
Road markings - yellow and white lines
How to report road markings that need repainting, are unclear or misleading and how to apply to get road markings removed.
Road signs
Information on road signs and their meanings.
Structural maintenance programme
  • Involves strengthening or repairs to worn out roads.
  • All kirklees roads are surveyed between once a month and once a year.
  • Detailed surveys are carried out on all main roads every year and on unclassified roads at least once every four years.
  • A works program for the year starts on 1st April each year.
  • Works on A class road are planned up to 5 years ahead.
Vehicular crossings
Information about vehicle crossings used to give access to vehicles from a road across pavement and onto a driveway on a private property.
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