Background
Following the publication of the Marshall report, in 1970 the County Council introduced a systematic approach in managing highway maintenance condition assessment and developed and implemented the County Council Highway Assessment of Maintenance Priorities system (HAMP).
The Local Authorities Association publication ‘Highway Maintenance, A Code of Good Practice’ first published in 1983 advocated a systematic approach to highway maintenance and developed further maintenance intervention criteria and standards.
In response to this, the County Council formalised policies and procedures within the Highway Maintenance Management Plan (HMMP) which was endorsed by the Planning and Transportation Committee in 1986. The HMMP has been updated periodically and remains the source document for practitioners. Other developments within the Department however have led to the need to revise and reshape the format of the document so that it continues to fit well within the other plans and procedures of the Branch. It is intended that the HMMP remains the primary source document on the policies, standards and procedures for highway maintenance activities.
It is intended that the HMMP is updated annually as required and reviewed on a three year cycle regularly with a format to enable updates to be issued in a controlled way.
The Highway Maintenance Management Plan (HMMP)
The HMMP contains the key elements of the Highway Maintenance Strategy.
The HMMP is intended to be a document for members as well as a working document for maintenance staff.
The HMMP is integrated and linked to the Service Plan, Business Plan and Quality procedures of the County Council.
Version No: 1.0
Effective: From - 21/04/2004
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