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We want your views - Survey on UKRLG Code of Practice

16 October 2017

It is almost a year now since the new Code of Practice was published. The new Code of Practice is an important development in how we all manage our highway infrastructure assets and it reflects our sectors maturity in its approach to asset management. By moving to a risk based approach, the guidance facilitates Highway Authorities aligning their highway services with their local priorities and objectives, supporting process review to find service efficiencies, particularly in routine activities. To assist UKRLG in supporting you achieving these aims, we are carrying out a survey to establish progress towards implementation of the new Code. For those that are making good progress, this will be an opportunity to share a high-level view of the different approaches to implementation of the risk based approach and the resource implications to help others in developing their plans. For those who are making slower progress, we seek to understand the main blockers to progress so that we can better support you. The survey should only take about 10 minutes, please complete before 31st October 2017 and a summary of the results will be shared after the survey closes. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/UKRLGCodeofPractice
Flexible finance options help investment in street lighting

16 October 2017

Greater flexibility in financing street lighting schemes should give confidence to authorities who are looking to improve energy efficiency and save money
CIHT podcast: People and their interactions with the environment - Chadwick Professor of Engineering

16 October 2017

A powerful example of social commentary which tackles the complex moral issues of transport planning in the context of the decisions made in designing society at a local level, from why Paris has a concentration of bread shops to how infrastructure can (and should) evolve in response to the requirements of the ageing population. Professor Nick Tyler is the Chadwick Professor of Engineering at UCL. As the founder of UCL Pedestrian Accessibility Movement & Environment Laboratory (PAMELA), Nicks research interest focuses on the way people interact with their immediate environments with a view to improving the design of transport built environment. He also works on low-carbon technologies for transport systems. This interview explores a wide range of issues from how philosophy can influence transport decisions, how the price of bread influences mobility, to how urban developments are managed in post-conflict situations. Click here
Benefits of highway asset risk management explained

16 October 2017

Benefits of highway asset risk management explained. Modern approaches to managing highway assets contained in a recently updated code of practice place a greater emphasis on risk and should be closely followed, says Andy Warrington MCIHT. Originally published in September in Transportation Professional. Republished here with the permission of CIHT
Reflections on how the roads group and its boards have grown

17 July 2017

Bridges Board chair Dana Skelley is stepping away from the UKRLG. Here she offers her thoughts on how the group has fared over the last 16 years.
Merits and challenges of using inspection drones explored

17 July 2017

Use of drones for bridge inspections is currently being trialled by West Sussex County Council and Balfour Beatty.
CIHT podcast - Audio insight into how to implement a risk-based approach

26 May 2017

Interview with Lila Tachtsi, a Director of Transport Asset Management at Atkins. Lila was Project Director for the UK Roads Liaison Group Guidance: 'Well-managed highway infrastructure published in October 2016. Authorities have until October 2018 to adopt the new Code, including the risk based approach, so we are checking in on progress towards this.
Future scanning to improve road condition - latest in Transportation Professional

15 May 2017

Future scanning to improve road condition - SCANNER survey vehicles use laser sensors and camera technology to capture road surface condition More consistent and appropriate surveys of road condition can be achieved through SCANNER which is now being improved to potentially allow the measurement of further parameters, such as potholes.
New guidance on Highway Risk & Liability published now

16 March 2017

Following on from the publication of the UKRLG document Well Managed Highway Infrastructure this guide seeks to provide further insight and advice on the risk and evidence-based approach to service delivery and the effective management of highway liability risk exposures.
Time is now to adopt future thinking in managing highways - latest in Transportation Professional

13 March 2017

New technology and better communications look set to have a major impact on how highway authorities manage road maintenance says the Department for Transports head of local roads,innovation and resilience Steve Berry.