Roads and pavements

Facts and figures• 32,000 highway openings every year• 1,100 km / 683 miles of Public Rights of Way (PROW)• 170 sets of traffic lights (inc. crossings)• 150 crossings• 740 bridges• 440 km / 273 miles of walls• 1280m / 1960KM of road• in a year we will empty 75,000 gullies (drains) • Over 2633 miles / 4334KM of pavements and channels (road side gutters)

swept every week (which equates to over 140,000 miles each year)• 4000 litter bins in Kirklees (which equates to over 640, 000 litter bins

emptied per year)• Over 430,000 square yards of precincts and cobbles swept every week• Over 850,000 square yards of grass verges litter picked every week• Over 175,000 square yards of shrubs and flower beds litter picked every

week

How much things cost…• Zebra Crossing : £35,000• Pelican crossing : £80,000• Pedestrian refuge : £8,000• Typical signal junction : £150,000• Repair a bridge: up to £1,000,000• Retaining wall: £800 per square metre• Winter Maintenance grit: £15,000• A street light for 40 years: £5,000• Build a new typical estate road (250m): £200,000• Reconstruct an average road (250m): £100,000• Resurface an average road (250m): £30,000• Reconstruct a footpath (250m x 2): £50,000• Resurface a footpath (250m x 2): £5,000• Run a bus: £100,000 per year

Top ten road and pavement related service requests in 2009/10

Request for service Volume of contact in 2009/10

Street lighting - Street Lamps 6150

Pothole 3147

Drainage/Flooding 1438

Walls/Bridges 1330

Road 1274

Pavement 1034

Generally Dirty Street/Area 799

Roadworks (Excavations/Re-instatements) 632

PROW (Public Rights of Way) 466

Lining 409

What residents say / expect

Looking after roads and pavements is one of residents top priorities.

48% of Kirklees residents feel that road and pavement repairs most need improving in their local area

Residents want roads and pavements that are well maintained, smooth surfaces

Residents expect that road repairs will be done once and done well

Residents expect joined up working between Highways and any utility companies who might need to dig up the road

Residents expect that road works will start and finish on time

Residents expect that if traffic signals fail, they will be repaired within a few hours

50% of Kirklees residents are satisfied with the way roads and pavements are looked after in Kirklees

Residents suggestions for roads and pavements (insight project)

Spot checks should be carried out Provide only simple information on road closure signs

Have a mini team of pot-holers who just go round and deal with potholes

Instead of patching a job – relay it and do the job right the first time

Keep checking roads and paths regularly

Take the time to cut out a square, take it don to where it needs to be and fill it in, but also put the jointing edge in with liquid tar for a durable finishRoad signs need checking every few years to

remove inappropriate or obsolete signs

(to help improve road safety) get a professional driver to go round, like a driving instructor who knows the roads really well.

The Council should consult local people when they are considering installing traffic calming measures

What residents say / expect (vox pops)

• Resident vox pops• Councillor vox pops• Visitors to the area vox pops• Professional driver vox pops• Partner vox pops (police, ambulance service)

Residents suggestions for roads and pavements (your voice)

Why have so many road signs ….(link)

Turn street lights off at night … (link)

Drastically reduce the number of road planners … (link)

Stop putting in pointless traffic calming measures … (link)

Cut the number of speed cameras in operation … (link)

For full text of ideas and any linked comments see www.yourvoice.kirklees.gov.uk

Video /day in the life (ideas)

• Repairing pot holes• Street sweeping• Road inspections team• Road safety training• School Crossing patrols• From service request to repair• Eco driving tips from driving instructors

Games and quizzes

• Road safety game• Road safety quiz