DISTRICT COUNCIL WITH COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL HIGHWAY PANEL – 10 th June 2013

REPORT 5: CAPITAL MAINTENANCE

The following list of sites is now confirmed as being the programme for 2013-14 although it is still feasible that not all sites will be completed if budgets are not adhered to. Any sites which had been on the provisional programme will now take place in the 2014- 2015 financial year.

CARRIAGEWAYS

Principal Carriageways Road Location Treatment Notes / Comments PROG DATE A1060 Road, Margaret Garnish Hall Farm to Roding Chelmsford Boundary surface dressing mini patching

B & C Carriageways Road Location Treatment Notes / Comments PROG DATE B1051 Sampford Road, to Spriggs Farm to Bridge at Gt COMPLETE Gt Sampford Sampford surface dressing low skid resistance B184 Dunmow 2012/13 Sdressing joint at Gt Road, Gt Easton Easton to Thaxted stopping at Extensive patching completed COMPLETE to Thaxted 2012/13 site. surface dressing by engineering B184 Dunmow Road, to High Leaden Roding to 2012 Extensive patching completed Roding Joint @ surface dressing by engineering B1008 Chelmsford From 2012/13 S/dressing joint to Road, Barnston Mid Boundary nr Onslow Green surface dressing Minor patching B1052, Newport Road, Saffron From B1383 RAB to Rowntree Walden Way Surface Dressing Early signs of deterioration B1256, Stortford Tesco's RAB east bound to Road, West RAB (High Dunmow Wood) surface dressing poor skid resistance B1053 Walden 40mm Inlay / Road, Gt B1052 Junction to Braintree Overlay + COMPLETE Sampford Boundary Restricted Closure Sections for Machine surfacing B1053 Sampford 40mm Inlay / Rd, Radwinter Remaining section Overlay + failed s/dressing throughout COMPLETE Restricted Closure

40mm inlay + B1051 Hill Road, unrestricted COMPLETE Gt Sampford Area over the bridge Closure c/way failing with defects B1053 Walden 40mm Inlay / Road, Great B1055 junction south to Sewage Overlay + Sampford Treatment site Restricted Closure general c/way failure& defects B1053 Walden 40mm Inlay / Road, Great Northern Village Gateway to Overlay + Sampford Howe Lane Restricted Closure General c/way failure& defects Crix Green Road, Bartholomew Green Road to Bartholomew Green Lane recycling Site general c/way failure& defects Stebbing Road, Cross Roads to joint @ 40mm inlay + Failed S/dressing + general COMPLETE Stebbing warehouse villas Restricted closure failure B183, Dunmow Road, Hatfield Both sides of approach to bend 40mm inlay + C/way rutts forming & Heath at Corringales Restricted closure generally out of shape B183 High Street / Dunmow Road, Hatfield Broad Junction with Dukes Orchard 40mm inlay + Oak towards Takeley for 300m closure c/way failing & defects B184 Thaxted Rd 200m either side of Prouds 40mm inlay / extensive defects + rutting Wimbish Bridge overlay

Unclassified Carriageways Road Location Treatment Notes / Comments PROG DATE 40mm inlay + Carmel Street, from B1383 junction to end - Unrestricted Red Site - Road is very 02/07/2013 Whole Length closure uneven 40mm inlay + Carmen Street, Unrestricted Red Site - Road is very COMPLETE Great Chesterford Carmel Street to High Street closure uneven Jacksons Lane, Gt 40mm inlay + Red Site - general c/way COMPLETE Chesterford B184 junction to Carmel Street restricted closure failure Station Road, 40mm inlay + Red Site - general c/way COMPLETE Debden Road to South Road restricted closure failure Station Street, 40mm inlay + Red Site - general c/way COMPLETE Saffron Walden Audley Road to Station Road restricted closure failure Victoria Avenue 40mm inlay + Red Site - general c/way COMPLETE Saffron Walden From B184 to South Road restricted closure failure Fulfen Way, 40mm inlay + Saffron Walden Whole length restricted closure Red Site Warehouse Road, 40mm inlay / Stebbing B1256 to Cowlands Farm Lane overlay Red Site general c/way failure Hollyhock Road, Saffron Walrden Whole length 40mm inlay Red Site 40mm inlay / Overlay & COMPLETE Wenden Road, From junction with Audley Road Unrestricted Saffron Walden west bound for 600m closure Red Site Manor Lane, 40mm inlay + COMPLETE Great Chesterford High Street to End restricted closure Red Site Rose Lane, Great COMPLETE Chesterford High Street to End 40mm inlay Red Site Four Acres, 40mm inlay + Red - Site extensive c/way COMPLETE S/Walden Whole Estate restricted closure failure Ansgar Road, 40mm inlay + Red Site - general c/way Saffron Walden Old Mill Road to End restricted closure failure Beeches Close, 40mm inlay + COMPLETE Saffron Walden Whole Estate restricted closure Red Site sibleys Farm 40mm inlay / Lane, Thaxted From junction with B184 to end overlay Red Site Weaverhead Close, Thaxted Whole Loop Section 40mm inlay Red Site Mandeville Road, COMPLETE Saffron Walden Whole length 40mm inlay Red Site Fishmarket Street, Thaxted From B184 to end 40mm inlay Red Site Mill Lane, Saffron Walden Whole length TBC Red Site Long Horse Croft, 40mm inlay & COMPLETE Saffron Walden Whole estate restricted Station road, 40mm inlay & extensive c/way failure Newport Whole length Sunday working &ruttings

Unclassified Carriageways Road Location Treatment Notes / Comments PROG DATE Gold Street, 40mm inlay & Saffron Walden Audley Road to High Street Sunday Closure Red Site

Shepherds Way, From Ashdon Road junction to 40mm inlay/ Saffron Walden No. 8 overlay Red Site rickling Church Lane, Quendon Whole Length 50mm overlay Red Site

Dellows Lane, 40mm inlay/ Whole Loop Section overlay Red Site

Cock Lane, From B1038 junction to Ford Clavering End 40mm inlay Red Site

Snows Farm Lane, White Waterloo Farm Lane to Red Site Extensive c/way Roding Chelmsford Boundary patch & overlay failure

Hunters Way, 40mm inlay + Saffron Walden Rowntree Way to Loompits restricted closure Red Site

Cromwell Road, Saffron Walden From Debden Rd to Ross Close 40mm inlay Red Site Abbey Lane, Saffron Walden B184 to End 40mm inlay Red Site

40mm inlay + Bridge End, Unrestricted Newport B1383 to B1383 closure general c/way failure

New Road, 40mm inlay + Saffron Walden Whole length Sunday Closure Red Site

40mm inlay + Sheds Lane, Unrestricted Saffron Walden Whole length closure Red Site

40mm inlay + Closure (works Rookery Lane, either side of Main Red Site Extensive c/way Wendens Ambo From 1383 to Duck Street Line Railway) failure

Old Mill Road, 40mm inlay + Saffron Walden From Winstanly Road to restricted working Extensive c/way failure

Winstanley Road, From Cromwell Road to 40mm inlay + Saffron Walden Greenways restricted working Extensive c/way failure

Ansgar Road, 40mm inlay + Saffron Walden Old Mill Road to End restricted closure

Joint Sealing Sites Road Location Treatment Notes / Comments PROG DATE Cromwell Road, From Debden Rd to Winstanley Joint Sealing in Saffron Walden Rd concrete c/way

Ross Close, Cromwell Road to Cromwell Joint Sealing in Saffron Walden Road concrete c/way

joint sealing in B1008 Chelmsford Surface Dressing Road, Gt Dunmow near Sewage Treatment Plant c/way

A120 Stortford Bypass, joint sealing in / Surface Dressing Stortford Adjacent to Wooded area c/way

Goodard Way, Saffron Walden Whole length Joint Sealing Red Site

Usterdale Road, Saffron Walden Whole length Joint Sealing Red Site

FOOTWAYS

Cat 1 & 2 Footways Road Location Treatment Notes / Comments Cromwell Road to Katherine Ross Close, Seymour School + School to No. Saffron Walden 53 resurfacing Reduce to fit budget

Cat 3 & 4 Footways From Braintree Rd to Chelmer Drive / Chelmer Drive to The Dell / The Dell to Crayfields / Crayfields to Venmore Drive / Tenterfields, Great Venmore Drive to Braintree Reconstruction + Dunmow Road Kerbs Cannons Mead, Stansted Numerous sections within estate resurfacing

TYPES OF TREATMENT

Surface dressing - Surface Dressing is a relatively low cost road maintenance process which involves the spraying of bitumen onto the road surface and then covering it with a layer of stone chippings.

Initially the chippings are simply held in place by the fresh bitumen. The new chippings are then rolled into the bitumen but only become fully embedded under the action of vehicle tyres. The action of traffic soon begins to embed the chips, forming a stable and hard wearing new surface.

Surface Dressing is a relatively low cost road maintenance process which involves the spraying of bitumen onto the road surface and then covering it with a layer of stone chippings.

Initially the chippings are simply held in place by the fresh bitumen. The new chippings are then rolled into the bitumen but only become fully embedded under the action of vehicle tyres. Traffic is allowed onto the new surface, at a reduced speed, to help to push the chippings into the road. The action of traffic soon begins to embed the chips, forming a stable and hard wearing new surface thus extending the life expectancy of the road and refreshing the skid resistance.

Joint sealing

The process of joint and crack sealing will seal the surface layers of a road against the entry of water and should repair the surface material against any further deterioration. Joint and crack sealing/over banding should be regarded as a preventative measure, NOT a remedial process, it will not restore strength to a road pavement that has already been lost through water action.

It is normal practice to seal the cracks with a hot bituminous material poured into and screeded over the crack, having first prepared the area by removing loose material and dirt, usually by blasting with hot compressed air.

Basic crack sealing in bituminous surfacing is an extremely cost effective way of preserving a road surface that apart from isolated cracks or failing joints is in good condition, with remaining life, before overlaying.

Slurry sealing

Slurry sealing is regarded as a preventative maintenance process which will prolong the life of a footway or road that is in sound structural condition, it is not able to strengthen a surface which has failed structurally.

When used on a footway this is in effect a thin layer of material that is evenly distributed over the tope of a surface which then protects the undersurface from the effects of aging and the environment.

Micro-surfacing

One of the most versatile tools in the road maintenance arsenal, Micro Surfacing is a polymer-modified cold-mix paving system that can remedy a broad range of problems on today's streets, highways, and airfields.

Like its parent product, slurry seal, Micro Surfacing begins as a mixture of dense-graded aggregate, asphalt emulsion, water, and mineral fillers. While conventional slurry seal is used around the world as an economical treatment for sealing and extending the service life of both urban and rural roads, Micro Surfacing has added capabilities, thanks to the use of high-quality, carefully monitored materials, including advanced polymers and other modern additives and is a slightly more advanced option that slurry sealing.

Machine – surfacing

This is a complete refurbishment of a road involving removing the existing road surface and replacing it with a newly laid surface thus addressing structural and textural issues.