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Environment Department
Management Branch
Pat SmythAssistant Highway EngineerHampshire Highways East
Highway Maintenance
• Hampshire County Council is highway authority
• Winchester City Council functions
•Street cleaning
•Land drainage
•Traffic management agents
•Some maintenance functions eg grass cutting
• Other agencies eg Environment Agency
Responsibilities for Highway Maintenance
County Council Organisation
• Four areas – East, South, West and North
• East – Winchester City Council, East Hampshire DC and Eastleigh BC
• East HQ at Petersfield
• Winchester CC area – 46 Parishes and 850 miles
County Council Organisation
HQ at The Castle –
Traffic Management SchemesImprovement SchemesStreet LightingTraffic SignalsTreesMajor MaintenanceBridgesWinter Maintenance
Highway Maintenance Functions
Reactive Maintenance
Planned Maintenance
Regulatory Functions
Reactive Maintenance
• Patching
• Pot holes
• Drainage
• Road markings
• Inspection
Highway Inspections
All roads and footways are regularly inspected to check for defects.
Inspections provide basic information to ensure:-
• Network Safety
• Network Serviceability
Planned (Special) Maintenance
• Reconstruction
• Resurfacing
• Surface Dressing
• Drainage Improvements
Planned Maintenance Priority
Demand for schemes exceeds funding – priority system
– Bids made– Objective assessment– Rating to give priority– Programme of work
Regulatory Functions
• Network Management eg temporary
signals, accidents
• Unauthorised signs
• Vegetation
• Skips and scaffolding
Parish Councils and Highway Maintenance
• Parish highways coordinators
• Winchester Ward Councillors
Contact Details
Hampshire Highways Winchester Office
Emergency (Police)
• Tel: 01962 848544• Email:
• Postal Address: Hampshire Highways Winchester
City officesColebrook StreetWinchester SO23 9LJ0845 045 4545