Transport Asset Management Plan - Halton Borough Council

Halton Borough Council
Transport Asset Management Plan
Network Management Duties – The Traffic Management (Guidance on Intervention Criteria)
(England) Order 2007 provides details of the responsibilities of highway authorities in managing their
network. In summary the duties are: -
• to secure the expeditious movement of traffic on the network;
• to make appropriate arrangements for planning the action to be taken to perform the
network management duties;
• to establish processes for ensuring (so far as reasonably practicable) that: -
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identifying things which are causing;
road congestion
disruption to the movement of traffic
identifying things (including future occurrences) which have the potential to
cause:
road congestion;
disruption to the movement of traffic
consider any possible action to be taken in response to the above.
• to ensure arrangements for determining specific policies or objectives in relation to
different roads or classes of roads on the network
• to ensure arrangements are in place to monitor the effectiveness of the organization,
the decision making process and the implementation of decisions.
• to ensure that arrangements are in place to assess performance in managing the
network.
2.2.3 Local Transport Plan
The LTP sets out the Borough’s transport strategy for the next 5 years. It explains how the strategy
has been designed to achieve wider policy objectives, such as improving quality of life, protecting the
environment and securing economic prosperity. The strategy is rooted in a thorough examination of
current and future problems and opportunities. It is also set within the context of emerging sub
regional, regional and national policies.
The overarching objective of the LTP is:
“The delivery of a smart sustainable, inclusive and accessible transport system and
infrastructure that seeks to improve the quality of life for people living in Halton by encouraging
economic growth and regeneration, protection and enhancement of the historic, natural and
human environment”
The LTP contains a Toolbox of Primary Transport Strategies. This toolbox has identified eighteen
transport strategies each with their own objectives. These objectives have been reviewed as part of
the requirements for an asset management plan and Appendix B includes a progress report on our
achievement in meeting those objectives.
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