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Sign in or register for an accountSalford City Council has a defined a hierarchy for the adopted carriageways, footways and cycle tracks based on their strategic importance, traffic flow and other local considerations.
Walked safety inspections are carried out as an individually identified process. This ensures that designated inspectors focus on individual defects.
The defined operational processes seek to take into account the safety of all highway users whilst at the same time retaining an awareness of the constraints placed upon the Authority by defined and limited budgets.
The number of programmed inspections the council carries out per year relates to the road location and classification and risk, in accordance with the recommendations of the Well Managed Highway Infrastructure Document.
Inspections can either be walked or driven. Since it is considered impractical to carry out driven inspections within an urban environment, all inspections within Salford are carried out on foot even though it is a more rigorous and time consuming technique.
| Highway groups | CoP hierarchy | Safety inspection frequency (per annum) |
|---|---|---|
| Classified principal roads | Category 2 strategic routes | 4 |
| Classified principal roads | Category 3a main distributor | 4 |
| Classified non principal roads | Category 3b secondary distributors | 4 |
| Unclassified roads | Category 4a link roads | 2 |
| Unclassified roads | Category 4b local access roads | 1 |
All safety inspections are recorded on hand held data capture devices. Inspections are carried out on foot, first walking down one side of the footway, inspecting the highway up to the centreline of the carriageway, and then carrying out a similar process on the opposite side of the highway. Any identified defects falling within prescribed investigatory criteria are to be subject to a risk assessment in accordance with the Code of Practice and subject to the outcome of that risk assessment an order may follow to make safe and/or repair within prescribed response times. Any defects made temporarily safe within two hours will be subject to a permanent repair within 28 days thereafter.
| Highway groups | CoP hierarchy | Safety inspection frequency (per annum) |
|---|---|---|
| Classified principal roads | Category 1a prestige walking zone | 12 |
| Classified principal roads | Category 1 primary walking routes | 12 |
| Classified principal roads | Category 2 secondary walking | 4 |
| Classified non-principal roads | Category 1a prestige walking zones | 12 |
| Classified non-principal roads | Category 1 primary walking routes | 4 |
| Classified non-principal roads | Category 2 secondary walking routes | 4 |
| Unclassified roads | Category 1a prestige walking zone | 12 |
| Unclassified roads | Category 1 primary walking routes | 12 |
| Unclassified roads | Category 2 secondary walking routes | 4 |
| Unclassified roads | Category 3 link footways | 2 |
| Unclassified roads | Category 4 local access footways | 1 |
| Alleyways/passageways | 0* |
*inspected upon requests for service
| Highway groups | CoP hierarchy | Safety inspection frequency (per annum) |
|---|---|---|
| Classified principal roads | Category A carriageway | 4 |
| Classified principal roads | Category B footway | 4 |
| Classified non-principal roads | Category A carriageway | 4 |
| Classified non-principal roads | Category B footway | 4 |
| Unclassified roads | Category A carriageway | 2 |
| Unclassified roads | Category B footway | 2 |
| Unclassified roads | Category C off highway | 0 |