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Codes of Practice

Since its inception, the UK Roads Liaison Group (UKRLG) has considered the dissemination of best practice one of its key roles. Accordingly, it has published three codes of practice

1.Well-Lit Highways, on street lighting management
2.Well-Maintained Highways, on highway maintenance management
3.Management of Highway Structures, on bridge maintenance management
The UKRLG and its boards recognise that highways maintenance is a constantly changing discipline. The codes of practice are deliberately designed with an eye to future updates.

 

A summary booklet, Maintaining a Vital Asset, is available to help local authority highways professionals explain the importance of the codes of practice to elected councillors and members of the public. This can be downloaded here. Printed copies of the booklet are available in packs of 25 priced £12, quoting Product Code 56 DSG 02478 (English) or 56 DSG 02478 W (Welsh) from DfT Publications (Tel: 0870 1226 236  0870 1226 236; Fax: 0870 1226 237; Textphone 0870 1207 405 0870 1207 405 dft@twoten.press.net; or online www.publications.dft.gov.uk).

Highway Risk and Liability Claims Guidance
 

The UK Roads Board has supplemented Well-Managed Highways with guidance on the handling of compensations claims. This can be downloaded here. An update to the Highway Risk and Liability Claims Document – 2nd edition July 2009 - is available to download here. An updated version of Section 4.3 on Training of the Highway Risk and Liability Guide for the 2nd edition is available for download here. The UK Bridges Board has also commissioned some best practice guides on the maintenance of some specialist structures. Details can be found here.