Highways infrastructure asset management policy

Our principles

We are committed to providing good services and working towards meeting the wider needs of communities within Lincolnshire.  We are committed to:

Creating thriving environments

Roads and transport infrastructure continue to improve with better maintenance and connectivity to meet the needs of residents and businesses. We will advocate for investment in our transport and energy infrastructure. To improve local and regional travel and support economic growth, we will champion:

  • sustainable travel
  • strategic road and rail improvements

A well-managed highway network is essential to encourage inward investment.  It will help provide good access to businesses and enable the efficient transport of people and goods.

Providing good-value services

We will seek further efficiencies and decreased costs whilst continuing to provide quality services focused on customer needs by:

  • planning the delivery of works
  • adopting a collaborative and joint working initiative

 To make the best use of the funds and resources at our disposal, we will continue to:

  • group projects into work streams for delivery where this will bring benefits
  • develop long-term strategies for highway management

Innovation

We strive to improve our service by continually:

  • challenging established working practices
  • embracing new methods, ideas and products

We will actively encourage and seek the use of future technologies to improve efficiencies and provide added value.

Our contractors will continue proactively promoting such technologies and demonstrate the efficiencies that can be made.

Promoting customer focus

Engaging with our service users to promote an understanding of the service which will help us to:

  • manage our service users' expectations
  • work with local communities to determine their needs

By ensuring that councillors are well informed about the service, they can act as local advocates to meet our local community needs.

Ensuring effective use of technology through our communication systems by providing service users with:

  • transparent and open information
  • an easy-to-access self-service platform about our services and planned works

Ensuring the health and well-being of the workforce and the public

Implementing our Local transport plan will provide an integrated transport system that:

  • maximises cost over time
  • adds value to the community and environmental contribution
  • keeps people healthy
  • supports lower carbon transport choices

We will assess traffic management methods in the planning stage to minimise traffic congestion.  This will ensure the appropriate approach safeguards the workforce and the public.

Consider the whole life of the asset

Whole-life cost considerations underpin our decision-making process. We consider:

  • providing value for money and long-term affordability of the service that our infrastructure assets provide to our service users
  • the potential impact of our works on the environment when delivering the right service to our local communities