Knowledge Network

What's New

The Economic Impact of Local Road Maintenance

Read the final report, by YouGov for the AIA (October 2010).

Severe Weather

UK Roads Board advice on Winter Service updated
Quarmby final report on Winter Resilience published (October 2010)
Flooding, SUDS etc; see IHE's Drainage page.

University of Derby Diploma in Asphalt Technology

Streetworks

Charges for Occupation of the Highway (England) Regulations January 2012

Lane rental schemes (January 2012)
Guidance to English local highway authorities

Qualifications
The DfT guidance note on Street Works qualifications published. Re-registration involves retesting.
From 6 April 2011, everyone needs a complete reassessment using a knowledge test before renewal of their registration after 5 years.
Telephone SWQR to check someone's registration: 0845 2702720

Chapter 8

A list of key changes at 21 April 2009: www.dft.gov.uk
For enquiries and comments please contact TRL.

The next Revision of the Red Book is delayed: contact IHE.

New local Chapter 8 guidance from the 3CAP, the Midlands partnership. Contact Dave Tebbett FIHE, Nottinghamshire CC on 01623 520037.

Highway Sector Schemes: an update.

Download a comprehensive guide to how sector schemes operate and what specifiers should do and with links to key contacts and documents.

Rough Roads Ahead:

The report outlines more than 30 different strategies, including Identifying investment needs, managing assets, building faster, cheaper and safer, and using smart tools. A real find from the USA.

Flooding

A national assessment of flood risk in England (EA: September 2009).

See IHE's Drainage page for guidance and news.

Surface Dressing

Click here for the latest RSTA course programme.

Comprehensive Area Assessment

It is a new tougher test for assessing the performance of local government. CAA builds on the Government's Total Place approach to check all public spending going into an area. It also looks at how well all service providers are working together to deliver improvements across an area from crime reduction, housing and tackling recession, to regeneration, sustainability and health.

CAA replace the previous system of Comprehensive Performance Assessment.

MTS and TRL's DRUM system

DRUM (Dynamic Roadspace Utilisation Manager) is a traffic management system for roadworks that is based on real-time traffic information, rather then a rigid timetable. DRUM is a web-based system designed for use by highways engineers involved in roadworks that require lane closures to dual carriageways and motorways, over and above the normal regulated hours of work.