Bridge Maintenance
General Information on Bridge Maintenance
Contact:
By e-mail: Contact Bridge Maintenance
By phone: St Boswells (01835) 825106
By fax: St Boswells (01835) 825071
By letter: Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose TD6 0SA
Please note that we do not maintain bridges on Trunk Roads.
Manager:
Mr John Pollitt
General Service Statistics:
- Maintains 1250 Bridges of which over 700 are stone built arches
Principal Role:
Inspections identify the need to budget for the management and maintenance of bridges, which deteriorate through time. Ever increasing traffic is subjecting old bridges to loads far beyond those for which they were originally designed. The Service carries out as a matter of priority, all urgent works reported or identified by inspection and programmes other work to fit available funding.
Impact on Public Safety:
Bridges have to deal with floods, water seepage, freezing and thawing, traffic loading and vibration, so their condition is always changing. Inspections every 2 years record defects and prompt repairs to reduce the risk of potential catastrophic failure.
Principal Documents:
- Council Corporate Plan
- Engineering and Property Business Plan
- Council Bridges Database
- Annual Committee Report - "Report on the Roads Asset"
Principal Legislation:
- The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
Performance Measures
Statutory performance indicator RL5: Road Network Restrictions
Part of Technical Services Department:
Engineering and Property
Head of Service:
Mr Robert Young
Administrative, Professional, Technical & Clerical Employees:
4
Manual Employees:
None
Unified Solutions.