Horncastle Lane safety inspections - Find a freedom of information request

Horncastle Lane

1. Dates of all safety inspections undertaken on the carriageway - in the two years prior to this incident

2. Details of all carriageway defects identified during safety inspections - between dates requested.

3. Details of how carriageway safety inspections are undertaken, including whether walked or driven, the speed of the inspection vehicle and the number of persons in the vehicle.

4. The intended frequency of carriageway safety inspections.

5. Details of all complaints and/or enquiries relating to the carriageway, received in the two years preceding your incident.

6. The hierarchy classification.

7. The road/section number.

8. The defect intervention criteria adopted in relation to the identification of all categories of carriageway potholes (in other words, this means how they define a pothole as requiring attention)

9. The time period(s) adopted between identification and repair (temporary and permanent) of all categories of carriageway defects.

10. Whether or not the authority has formally adopted all or part of the standards contained within the national code of practice for highways maintenance management.

1, 2 and 5. Please find attached Site History Report.

3, 4, 8 and 9. Please see link to the Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (HIAMP): https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/61685/highways-infrastructure-asset-management-plan

6. Unclassified (LCC Hier 5).

7. 46U265/10.2.

10. HIAMP for Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) policy - Foreword in the HIAMP states “The Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plan reflects the approach outlined in the Code of Practice "Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure". This Code of Practice serves as a guidance document to Local Authorities, encouraging them to implement a Risk-Based Approach within their service. This document demonstrates our continued commitment to a Risk-Based Approach, whilst taking into account the specific local factors that define our County.”