Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Head of Highways.

The committee received and considered a report of the Head of Highways in respect of the Dorset Highways Skidding Resistance Strategy Review 2021.  The Place and Resources Overview Committee was invited to review and support the proposed strategy and operational guidance document, which if supported would be subject to approval by the Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment.

Councillors considered the issues arising from the report and during discussion, points were covered in the following areas:

·            Questions were asked in respect of section 3 of the strategy and operational guidance document – Defining the Scrim Survey Network – which was that part of the highway network on which skidding resistance would be managed according to the strategy

·            Reference to ‘experienced persons’ in the document would be linked to requirements set out in relevant job descriptions

·            This was a complex area for officers to deal with

·            Support was expressed for the document and the work undertaken by the highways team

·            Statistics would be reviewed to measure the impact of the strategy and operational guidance

·            All incidents were reviewed with the Police for lessons learnt

·            Skid resistance surveys were undertaken during spring, summer and autumn.

It was proposed by R Tarr seconded by S Jespersen

Decision

That the Place and Resources Overview Committee has reviewed and support the proposed Skid Resistance Strategy and Operational Guidance document.

The Executive Director of Place, having heard the debate, confirmed the ‘minded to’ decision, under delegated powers on behalf of the informal meeting of the Place and Resources Overview Committee.