Routine inspections
We conduct safety and service inspections of each footway at least once a year.
Our inspection frequencies link to the maintenance hierarchies to ensure footways that are well used are inspected most regularly.
| Hierarchy | Inspection frequency |
|---|---|
| Hierarchy 1 | 12 times per year |
| Hierarchy 2 | 4 times per year |
| Hierarchy 3 and slabbed/modular Hierarchy 4 | 4 times per year |
| Hierarchy 4 | Once per year |
In addition, we carry out condition inspections on all footways on a 5-year rolling programme using the Footway Network Survey. This tells us the condition of each footway is either Functional, Functionally impaired or Structurally impaired. Knowing this enables us to target maintenance effectively.