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DMR13108 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 16 APRIL 2008 ROADS REVENUE PROGRAMME 2008/2009 PURPOSE OF Report by Director of Technical Services REPORT To propose the Roads Revenue Programme for 2008/2009 for Members’ consideration. COMPETENCE 1.1 There are no legal, financial or other constraints to the recommendations being implemented. 1.2 Financial provision is contained within the Comhairle’s Roads Revenue Estimates for the 2008/2009 financial year which allow for the expenditure detailed in this report. SUMMARY 2.1 Members are aware of the continuing maintenance programme undertaken to the roads network throughout the Comhairle’s area on an annual basis with these maintenance works including such items as resurfacing, surface dressing, and general repairs etc. 2.2 The Marshall Block shown in Appendix 1 summarises the proposed revenue expenditure under the various heads for the 2008/2009 financial year and the detailed programme is given in Appendix 2. 2.3 Members are asked to note that because of the unforeseen remedial works that may arise, minor changes may have to be carried out to the programme at departmental level throughout the course of the financial year. 2.4 As Members will be aware the road network has in the last twelve months deteriorated at a greater rate than usual. This is mainly due to the aging bitumen in the surface together with the high number of wet days in the last few months. As a result it is proposed that a proportion of the road surfacing budget be used for “Cut Out Patching.” Due to the rising cost of bitumen products and the stagnant nature of the budget it is not felt appropriate to look at longer sections of surfacing until the damage of the last twelve months has been repaired. The damage will be repaired by looking at the road in small segments for patching rather than the longer sections of surfacing as has been the practice in recent years. 2.5 The Comhairle in June 2007 approved a Capital Programme of road strengthening works to a value of £1,536k. This programme will be completed over the next few months. The balance of the £2m budget will be added to the newly approved road strengthening capital budget of £1.167m and following detailed examination of the Comhairle’s road network a further programme will be brought before the Committee for the August 2008 series. RECOMMENDATION 3.1 It is recommended that the Comhairle approve the Roads Revenue Programme detailed at Appendix 1 to the Report for the 2008/2009 financial year on the basis that minor changes may be necessary at departmental level due to unforeseen remedial works and other uncertainties in programming. Contact Officer: Donald Macrae, 01851 709556 Appendices: 1. Marshall Block - Road Maintenance 2008/2009 2. Proposed Programme DMR13108 APPENDIX 1 MARSHALL BLOCK ROAD MAINTENANCE 2007/2008 REVISED EXPENDITURE INTER ISLAND SECONDARY OUT-TURN ESTIMATE ROADS & PRIMARY & OTHERS ESTIMATE MAINTENANCE 2006/2007 LEWIS & HARRIS UIST & BARRA LEWIS & HARRIS UIST & BARRA 2007/2008 £ £ £ £ £ £ 1,111,729 Overlaying 328,223 117,279 294,625 393,837 1,133,964 431,872 Surface Dressing 97,531 58,161 216,768 68,049 440,509 829,005 Ad Hoc Repairs 263,000 95,500 269,820 217,265 845,585 126,182 Structures 58,781 6,489 45,000 18,436 128,706 100,901 Footpath/Kerbing 44,890 17,565 40,464 0 102,919 322,304 Lighting 95,361 39,704 154,163 29,522 318,750 80,148 Traffic Management 41,390 7,060 30,148 3,117 81,715 8,151 Bus Shelters 4,494 3,820 0 0 8,314 1,376,313 Winter Maintenance 879,201 524,638 0 0 1,403,839 8,470 Coast Protection 8,639 0 0 0 8,639 4,395,073 TOTAL 1,821,510 870,216 1,050,988 730,226 4,472,940 LEWIS AND HARRIS APPENDIX 2 REVENUE ESTIMATES 2007/2008 OVERLAYING ROAD LOCATION ON ROAD PROPOSED WORK SINGLE/DOUBLE ESTIMATE TRACK £ Principal Inter Island/ Primary Routes B887 Bunavoneader - Govig Overlay 49,852 A858 Lochganvich Quarry Overlay 11,700 A858 Carloway Old PS - New PS Overlay 32,000 A866 Oliver’s Brae - Holm Overlay 22,200 A866 Knock School - Point Pitch Overlay 16,800 A859 West Loch Tarbert - 40mph Overlay 16,108 A859 Soay Cottage - Tarbert Jct Overlay 27,413 A859 Seilebost Causeway Overlay 10,125 A859 Northton Shore Overlay 27,000 A859 Northton DT - Leverburgh ST Overlay 29,025 A857 Barvas Icecast Lochan Beag Overlay 51,600 B8060 South Lochs Jct Overlay 5,600 B895 Tolsta Visibility Overlay 28,800 TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTER ISLAND/PRIMARY ROUTES 328,223 LEWIS AND HARRIS ROAD LOCATION ON ROAD PROPOSED WORK SINGLE/DOUBLE ESTIMATE TRACK £ Secondary Roads and Other Routes Tiumpan Head - Portvoller Overlay 11,400 Luskentyre Overlay 25,875 Finsbay Moor Overlay 10,181 Quidinish Township Overlay 10,125 C79 Lickisto - Leckalee Overlay 16,200 C79 Drinishader - A859 Overlay 28,350 Grinibhat Road Overlay 5,700 Rathad na Coille Overlay 3,600 Pentland Overlay 15,400 Beinn a Bhuna Road Overlay 10,800 Timsgarry Village Loop Overlay 19,922 Gress Loop and Branch Overlay 8,550 New Street, Back Overlay 20,800 High Borve Overlay 8,160 Inaclete Road lower Overlay 25,200 Rigs Road upper Overlay 14,800 Bells Road lower Overlay 14,800 Matheson Road Overlay 8,400 Kenneth Street Overlay 22,800 Willowglen One Way Overlay 13,562 TOTAL SECONDARY ROADS AND OTHER ROUTES 294,625 TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTER ISLAND/PRIMARY ROUTES 328,223 TOTAL OVERLAYING - NORTH 622,848 LEWIS AND HARRIS REVENUE ESTIMATES 2007/2008 SURFACE DRESSING ROAD LOCATION ON ROAD PROPOSED WORK SINGLE/DOUBLE ESTIMATE TRACK £ Principal Inter Island/ Primary Routes A859 Laxay Grid - Valtos House Surface dress 9,920 A859 South Lochs Jct - Arivruach Surface dress 17,856 A858 Breasclete School - New Contract Surface dress 21,390 A858 Tolsta Chaolais Fank Bends Surface dress 9,920 A857 Buddy’s - Steincleit Jct Surface dress 19,840 A857 Airidhantuim Surface dress 8,680 A866 Holm - Runway End Surface dress 3,968 A857 Barvas Icecast Lochan Beag Surface dress 1,989 A857 Barvas Filling Station - Waddle’s Surface dress 3,968 97,531 LEWIS AND HARRIS ROAD LOCATION ON ROAD PROPOSED WORK SINGLE/DOUBLE ESTIMATE TRACK £ Secondary Roads and Other Routes Queir Village Surface dress 8,064 Heather Street, Carloway Surface dress 9,360 Carloway Bridge - Borriston Surface dress 5,600 Garenin Village Surface dress 6,120 Eagleton Village Surface dress 4,680 C79 Lingerbay - Finsbay Picnic Area Surface dress 15,120 C79 Drinishader - A859 Surface dress 22,320 C78 Carragreich Single Track Surface dress 5,600 Maryhill Road Surface dress 8,000 Newvalley Hill Surface dress 2,880 Guershader Surface dress 3,600 Guershader Hill Surface dress 4,320 Caversta Surface dress 3,600 Lemreway Pier Branch Surface dress 10,500 Lemreway East Branch Surface dress 9,216 Orinsay Jct to Grid Surface dress 8,280 Orinsay Village Surface dress 10,500 C39 Timsgarry - Ardroil Grid Surface Dress 19,200 Islivig Village Surface Dress 8,640 Timsgarry Village Loop Surface Dress 4,680 C40 Eiristeadh Surface Dress 3,600 Tolsta Head Surface dress 3,240 Hill Street, North Tolsta Surface dress 3,960 Osobhat Road Surface dress 1,600 Grosobhat Road Surface dress 1,360 Tong Village - B895 Surface Dress 7,440 X Skigersta Edgemoor Sq - Habost (opp Murray) Surface Dress 4,608 X Skigersta Swainbost - Habost Clinic Surface Dress 2,720 LEWIS AND HARRIS ROAD LOCATION ON ROAD PROPOSED WORK SINGLE/DOUBLE ESTIMATE TRACK £ Secondary Roads and Other Routes contd Lewis Street lower Surface Dress 4,800 Keith Street middle Surface Dress 1,680 Keith Street bt section Surface Dress 1,200 Plantation Road Surface Dress 2,400 Rose Street Surface Dress 600 Macleod Road Surface Dress 1,920 Columbia Place Surface Dress 2,880 Nicol Crescent Surface Dress 2,480 TOTAL SECONDARY ROUTES SURFACE DRESS 216,768 TOTAL PRIMARY ROUTES SURFACE DRESS 97,531 TOTAL SURFACE DRESS – NORTH 314,299 LEWIS AND HARRIS REVENUE ESTIMATES YEAR 2007/2008 AD HOC GENERAL REPAIRS SCHEME LOCATION ON ROAD DESCRIPTION OF LENGTH WIDTH AREA M2 RATE TOTAL EST. COMMENT PROPOSED WORKS (M) (METRES) COST £ INTER ISLAND AND PRIMARY ROUTES Contractors Area 1 170,000.00 Contractors Area 2 30,000.00 CRT General Repairs 15,000.00 CRT Cut Out Patching 5,000.00 CRT Pot Hole Filling 15,000.00 CRT Road Haunching 1,000.00 CRT Surface Regulating 1,000.00 CRT Road Furniture 2,000.00 CRT Ditching 2,000.00 CRT Culvert Repairs 3,000.00 CRT Surface Drainage 8,000.00 CRT Verging 10,000.00 CRT Passing Places 1,000.00 TOTAL 263,000.00 LEWIS AND HARRIS REVENUE ESTIMATES YEAR 2007/2008 AD HOC GENERAL REPAIRS SCHEME LOCATION ON ROAD DESCRIPTION OF LENGTH WIDTH AREA M2 RATE TOTAL EST. COMMENT PROPOSED WORKS (M) (METRES) COST £ SECONDARY AND OTHERS Contractors Area 1 181,820.00 Contractors Area 2 45,000.00 CRT General Repairs 10,000.00 CRT Cut Out Patching 2,000.00 CRT Pot Hole Filling 5,000.00 CRT Road Haunching 1,000.00 CRT Surface Regulating 3,000.00 CRT Road Furniture 3,000.00 CRT Ditching 3,000.00 CRT Culvert Repairs 6,000.00 CRT Surface Drainage 5,000.00 CRT Verging 3,000.00 CRT Passing Places 2,000.00 TOTAL 269,820.00 LEWIS AND HARRIS REVENUE ESTIMATES YEAR 2007/2008 STRUCTURES SCHEME LOCATION ON ROAD DESCRIPTION OF LENGTH WIDTH AREA M2 RATE TOTAL EST. COMMENT PROPOSED WORKS (M) (METRES) COST £ INTER ISLAND AND PRIMARY ROUTES Various structures Various locations in Lewis Maintenance of existing Cattle including Cattle Grids, and Harris Grids, Bridges and other 58,781.00 Bridges, Barriers etc highway structures SECONDARY AND Various locations in Lewis Maintenance of existing Cattle OTHER ROUTES and Harris Grids, Bridges and other 45,000.00 highway structures TOTAL 103,781.00 LEWIS AND HARRIS REVENUE ESTIMATES YEAR 2007/2008 FOOTPATHS LOCATION ON ROAD DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED LENGTH WIDTH AREA M2 RATE TOTAL COMMENT SCHEME WORKS (M) (METRES) EST.
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