Friday, 29 August 2008
The Council is responsible for maintaining the roads (technically known as 'carriageways') and pavements (known as 'footways') of adopted highways within the borough. An adopted highway is one where the local authority has taken on the legal responsibility for maintenance.
We inspect every adopted highway on a regular basis. Any area of road or pavement which the inspector identifies as an imminent danger to road users or pedestrians is noted and a repair arranged.
If during this inspection any streets are judged to need more extensive treatment they are listed and their condition is visually assessed at a later date. Each year we draw up an annual structural maintenance programme.
The Council has a responsibility to keep the roads and footpaths safe to use.
The Highways Agency are responsible for managing, maintaining and improving England's motorways and, as such, are responsible for the A1/M, the M18 and the M180 within the Doncaster borough area.
Information about the Highways Agency can be found on their website at: http://www.highways.gov.uk/
