Byway standards

[Flat 10]

Does anyone know or have any information links etc about standards pertaining to byways? Specifically bridges. I’ve had a google but can’t find anything useful.

 

[teslacoils]

I was led to believe a bridge forming a byway / public footpath was maintainable by Highways in almost all circumstances.

Are you looking for maintainance, upkeep, upgrades etc?

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Byways open to all Traffic are maintained by Highways I believe

 

[Flat 10]

I was led to believe a bridge forming a byway / public footpath was maintainable by Highways in almost all circumstances.

Are you looking for maintainance, upkeep, upgrades etc?

Yes. Not my access. Current bridge is suitable for 4x4s only and down an unmade road. Farmer wants it upgraded but to what standard and by who is the crux of the matter.

 

[Gordy1]

Byways are a public road with the highways responsible for the upkeep....of course they are way down the pecking order where maintenance is concerned

 

[Bongodog]

My guess would be as follows:
County Highways have a responsibility to maintain what is already there
They don't have any responsibility to replace the bridge with another with a higher weight bearing capacity, if that were the case Highway authorities would have thousands of bridges to replace all over the Country.
If a user wants to replace with a stronger structure the Council might be amenable, but they would insist on it being "highway spec" which would be exceedingly expensive.

 

[betweenthelines]

If a user tells the Highways Authority that he wants to take bigger stuff over the bridge, they'll just stick a "Max Wt 3.0 t" sign up-job done.

 

[Bongodog]

If a user tells the Highways Authority that he wants to take bigger stuff over the bridge, they'll just stick a "Max Wt 3.0 t" sign up-job done.

If its anything like the byway river bridge we have in our Parish they wouldn't even know where the bridge is.

 

[renewablejohn]

Find out if it is part of an enclosure act. If it is then maintenance will be documented within the act as to who will maintain and who will pay for it.