signing / treatment or removal of hazard Drainage covers etc. * Missing or collapsed As 2L unless likely to Not Applicable Utility should be dealt with Defective gully grates, manholes, covers. 20mm trip within deteriorate within 28 under NRSWA Section 81. service covers etc.constituting a the frame. days. Cat 1 defects should be hazard, especially for powered 2 Broken gully grates, Also Drainage gully made safe if full repair is not wheeled vehicles and cyclists manholes, service grate with grating possible within a maximum covers etc parallel to kerb. 24 hours Surface water * Where excess water Minor discharge across Not Applicable Where applicable serve Ponding / discharging across requires signing and the carriageway. notice to landowner. highway. guarding During Winter, winter Constituting a hazard of maintenance manager aquaplaning, vehicle avoidance needs to be informed. measures or skidding, especially during winter. Displaced level crossing pads. Must be reported to Not Applicable Not Applicable Must be reported to Network Rail Network Rail as soon as as soon as possible possible Longitudinal and transverse Refer to NRSWA Refer to NRSWA Refer to NRSWA Utility should be dealt with trenches* tolerances in 2002 tolerances in 2002 tolerances in 2002 under NRSWA Section 81, (Stats/ NCC) NRSWA Specification NRSWA Specification NRSWA Specification but defect must be made and Table 2 for NCC appendix and Table 2 appendix and Table 2 safe. tolerances for NCC tolerances for NCC tolerances Repair should be undertaken if utility does not respond to Section 81 notice. *Subject to Risk Assessment as detailed in Section 11c.
signing / treatment or removal of hazard Drainage covers etc. * Defective gully grates, manholes, service covers etc.constituting a hazard, especially for powered 2 wheeled vehicles and cyclists Missing or collapsed covers. 20mm trip within the frame. Broken gully grates, manholes, service covers etc As 2L unless likely to deteriorate within 28 days. Also Drainage gully grate with grating parallel to kerb. Not Applicable Utility should be dealt with under NRSWA Section 81. Cat 1 defects should be made safe if full repair is not possible within a maximum 24 hours Surface water * Ponding / discharging across highway. Constituting a hazard of aquaplaning, vehicle avoidance measures or skidding, especially during winter. Where excess water requires signing and guarding Minor discharge across the carriageway. Not Applicable Where applicable serve notice to landowner. During Winter, winter maintenance manager needs to be informed. Displaced level crossing pads. Must be reported to Network Rail as soon as possible Must be reported to Network Rail as soon as possible Not Applicable Not Applicable Longitudinal and transverse trenches* (Stats/ NCC) Refer to NRSWA tolerances in 2002 NRSWA Specification and Table 2 for NCC tolerances Refer to NRSWA tolerances in 2002 NRSWA Specification appendix and Table 2 for NCC tolerances Refer to NRSWA tolerances in 2002 NRSWA Specification appendix and Table 2 for NCC tolerances Utility should be dealt with under NRSWA Section 81, but defect must be made safe. Repair should be undertaken if utility does not respond to Section 81 notice. *Subject to Risk Assessment as detailed in Section 11c.
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