Highways Local

The “Highways Local” Scheme

This scheme provides an opportunity for County Councillors (Member) to help prioritise certain highway works in their constituency. The scheme provides £30,000 per Member, of which £20,000 must be spent on capital schemes. Members need to engage with their Local Highways Manager before the end of May to assist with:

Forward planning within the financial year

Endorsing capital schemes (e.g. resurfacing, road safety, drainage)

Determining the priorities for:

• targeting small areas of unsightly/worn out looking roads/footways
• safety led maintenance
• drainage repairs
• dropped kerbs to improve pedestrian crossing points
• re-pointing of highway retaining walls to maintain and improve appearance

The benefits

This scheme helps to:

• engage with Members about their local highway issues
• identify what the Members can locally influence
• prioritise certain work to ensure action within the financial year
• contribute to improving network condition
• reduce the burden on the capital structural maintenance programme
• help to meet local demand for schemes