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Flintshire Highway Asset Management: HAMP FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Highway Asset Management Plan Issue 1 March 2012 Page 1 of 61 Flintshire Highway Asset Management: HAMP Highway Asset Management Plan Contents 0Executive Summary; ............................................................................................................. 4 1Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 8 0.1 Highway Asset Management ........................................................................................ 8 0.2 Drivers for Highway Asset Management ........................................................................ 9 0.3 Flintshire County Council Highway Asset Management Plan ....................................... 10 0.4 Council Expectations from the HAMP .......................................................................... 10 0.5 Goals and Objectives of the Highway Asset ................................................................ 10 0.6 Corporate Asset Management within Flintshire County Council .................................... 12 0.7 Time period and updating of this HAMP ...................................................................... 12 0.8 Uses of the HAMP ...................................................................................................... 12 0.9 Strategic Document Framework .................................................................................. 12 2Asset Description ................................................................................................................ 14 0.10 The Highway Asset ................................................................................................. 14 0.11 Assets Not Covered by this Plan ............................................................................... 15 0.12 Asset Growth ........................................................................................................... 15 3Community Requirements ................................................................................................. 17 0.13 Customer Consultation ............................................................................................. 17 4Future Demands .................................................................................................................. 19 0.14 Traffic Growth .......................................................................................................... 19 0.15 Traffic Composition .................................................................................................. 20 0.16 Utility Activity ........................................................................................................... 20 0.17 Climate Change ....................................................................................................... 21 0.18 Regional Transport Plan ........................................................................................... 21 5Levels of Service ................................................................................................................. 24 0.19 Establishment of Levels of Service ............................................................................ 24 0.20 Primary Levels of Service ......................................................................................... 24 0.21 Dimensions for Levels of Service .............................................................................. 25 0.22 Current Levels of Service ......................................................................................... 26 6Lifecycle Planning .............................................................................................................. 30 0.23 Purpose of Lifecycle Planning .................................................................................. 30 0.24 Output from Lifecycle Planning ................................................................................. 30 0.25 Importance of Lifecycle Plans ................................................................................... 30 0.26 Lifecycle Plan Contents ............................................................................................ 30 0.27 Status of Lifecycle Plans .......................................................................................... 31 Page 2 of 61 Flintshire Highway Asset Management: HAMP 0.28 Asset Group Status Reports (Major Asset Groups) .................................................... 33 7Financial Summary ............................................................................................................. 45 0.29 Sources of Funding .................................................................................................. 45 0.30 Budget Allocation ..................................................................................................... 45 0.31 Historical Expenditure .............................................................................................. 46 0.32 Long Term Funding Requirement ............................................................................. 46 0.33 Predicted Available Short – Term Funding ................................................................ 46 0.34 Asset Valuation ........................................................................................................ 47 8Risk Management ................................................................................................................ 48 0.35 Context: Corporate Risk Management Strategy ......................................................... 48 0.36 Element of Risk Management ................................................................................... 48 0.37 Risk Identification ..................................................................................................... 49 0.38 Risk Evaluation ........................................................................................................ 49 0.39 Prioritise Risks ......................................................................................................... 49 0.40 Risk Control ............................................................................................................ 50 0.41 Monitor Risks ........................................................................................................... 51 0.42 Reviewing & Reporting ............................................................................................. 51 0.43 Risk Register ........................................................................................................... 52 0.44 Major Asset Risks .................................................................................................... 52 9Improvement Plan ............................................................................................................. 60 0.45 Milestones ............................................................................................................... 60 0.46 Progress Reporting .................................................................................................. 60 10Management & Control of the Plan .................................................................................. 61 0.47 Responsibility for Delivery ........................................................................................ 61 0.48 Review and Update .................................................................................................. 61 Page 3 of 61 Flintshire Highway Asset Management: HAMP 0 Executive Summary; 0.1 Introduction As part of its commitment in the Regional Transport Plan Flintshire County Council (FCC) has developed this Highway Asset Management Plan (HAMP)), to show the strategic approach that is needed to maintain the infrastructure to the required service level. This is FCC’s second HAMP which will next to be reviewed in three years time. In the first HAMP procedures and processes were developed for use in managing the asset more efficiently. The asset which benefited the most was the carriageway which has some of the best condition levels in the whole of Wales. This illustrates that the asset management process is successful. The HAMP will provide a robust and systematic management regime that will enable a strategic approach to decision making for capital and revenue expenditure. The introduction of a fully developed asset management approach cannot be achieved overnight. Time and appropriate resource is required to collect relevant asset data, to analyse both new and existing data, to consult upon the outcome and to modify management practices progressively, improving skills and performance. This plan represents the start of this improvement process. It has been developed by undertaking a thorough and rigorous review of current practice. This review has highlighted a number of areas where, like most authorities, current practice does not support an asset management approach. Improvement actions required to address these issues have been identified within the relevant sections of the plan and are summarised and prioritised the Improvement Action Register. The purpose of the updated HAMP for Flintshire’s highway network is to document and articulate current procedures and processes used for the management of the highway asset, to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the current management approach and to seek ways to improve the current practices. The development of