Introduction
The Department for Transport (DfT) expects all local highways authorities to publish information about their highways maintenance activities. This helps local taxpayers see the difference that funding is making in their areas.
Our highway network
A corner stone of asset management is knowing:
- what you have
- where it is
- what condition it is in
We manage one of the largest local highway networks in England. This comprises a total of 5,544 miles (8,922 km) of roads.
All maintenance of the trunk road network is the responsibility of National Highways. As such the information contained within this report does not include maintenance, condition or inspection of those assets. This trunk road network includes:
- the A1
- A52 west of Grantham
- A46 County Boundary to Carholme Road Roundabout, Lincoln
The overall breakdown of road length by classification is shown below.
Lengths of highway, footways and cycleways
| Unit of measurement | A road | B and C roads |
Unclassified roads | Total roads | Footways | Other public rights of way | Cycleways |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilometres | 1,090 | 3,697 | 4,134 | 8,922 | 4,559 | 4,197 | 8 |
| Miles | 677 | 2,297 | 2,569 | 5,544 | 2,833 | 2,597 | 5 |
The currently recorded total length of cycleways is likely an underrepresentation. We are actively addressing this through the next phase of asset data capture, which will provide a more comprehensive and accurate reflection of the existing infrastructure.
We also manage a wide range of supporting infrastructure:
- 1,657 bridges (including footbridges)
- 2,206 culverts (greater than 0.6 metre diameter)
- 148 retaining walls, 14 subways, and 10 gantries
- 67,793 lighting columns, 10,241 illuminated signs, posts and bollards, and 851 feeder pillars
- 303 vehicle activated signs and 276 zebra crossings
- 156 signalised junctions, 133 signalised pedestrian crossings, and 46 pedestrian and cycle crossings
- 104 CCTV cameras and 1 tidal flow system
- 148,292 gullies, 28,855 offlets, and 13,163 chambers for drainage
- 207,743 metres of vehicle safety fencing
- 87,131 non-illuminated signs and bollards
- 8,130 highway-owned trees and 2,170 LCC-owned trees (over 30cm diameter)
- 1,995 bus stops
For further information on our assets and how we manage them please refer to our: