Transport Asset Management Plan - Halton Borough Council

Halton Borough Council
Transport Asset Management Plan
Arrangements for the management of highway maintenance need to be set within the context of an
overall asset management regime. The development of a Highway Asset Management Plan (HAMP)
is fundamental to demonstrating the value of highway maintenance in delivering the wider objectives
of corporate strategy, transport policy and value for money. Highway asset management is however
only one component of a much wider range of functions and services provided within the
Environmental remit.
Well-maintained local transport assets, including roads, footpaths, bridleways and cycle paths, are
essential to the delivery of better transport outcomes. The theme of asset management is
strengthened by Government guidance encouraging local authorities in England to draw up Transport
Asset Management Plans (TAMPs) as part of the second round of LTP preparation consistent with the
advice contained in the CSS Framework document. The definition of a Transport Asset Management
Plan is essentially an extension of the more basic HAMP and the terms have become largely
interchangeable. References to both HAMP and TAMP within this document should thus be read as
being mutually supportive.
The TAMP enables Highway Authorities to document the effects of under funding on the levels of
service provided and allows an assessment of the concurrent risk resulting from such action.
The definition brings together a number of themes that define the approach that an authority should
take. These are: -
Strategic Approach: A systematic process that takes a long term view;
Whole of Life: The whole –life /life-cycle of an asset is considered;
Optimisation: Maximising benefits by balancing competing demands;
Resource Allocation; Allocation of resources based on assessed needs;
Customer Focus; Explicit consideration of customer expectations;
1.2.2 Scope of the Transport Asset
In Halton, our Transport Asset consists of roads, bridges, footways, street lighting, signs, bollards,
traffic signals, highway drainage, road markings, cycle ways, public rights of way, cycle-ways, bus
signs and shelters and also includes a variety of associated structures such as retaining walls and
culverts. We do not have responsibility for trunk roads and motorways, which are the responsibility of
the Highways Agency, foul drainage looked after by United Utilities, or un-adopted roads and
structures the responsibility of a variety of private organisations, Public Bodies and Private individuals.
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