Road Investment Budget - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. Can you please tell the total tonnes of asphalt (road-surfacing material) purchased by Lincolnshire County Council in 2018 please. The main uses will be for new road construction and road maintenance.

 

2. Is there a contract in place for the purchase of asphalt - if yes, please provide the name of the supplier/s, start and finish date of the contract and any extension options.

 

3. What was the annual road investment budget for

  • New roads
  • Roads maintenance in 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20
Decision

1. This information is embedded in multiple procurement contracts for term maintenance, major resurfacing schemes and new builds. It is not practicable to extract this level of detail from these multiple sources.

 

2. Lincolnshire County Council does not have a contract for the purchase of asphalt.

 

3.

  • 16/17 = £30.2m
  • 17/18 = £32.7m
  • 18/19 = £42.7m
  • 19/20 = £45.7m

 

This is capital maintenance investment in replacing surfacing, street lighting, traffic signals etc. as opposed to revenue which is used for grass cutting, energy, winter gritting etc.

Reference number
FOI0965
Date request received
12 December 2019
Date of decision
09 January 2020