How we check our roads are safe

We inspect our roads on a regular basis to make sure that there are no hazards and to

We do a variety of checks throughout the year, including safety and coarse visual inspections, footway network surveys, SCANNER surveys and skid resistance surveys.

Skid resistance

Skid resistance of the county roads is assessed using surveys.

Skid Resistance Strategy (PDF) [325KB]

Safety inspections

To make sure our roads are free from hazards, we do regular safety inspections, based on the road class, traffic use, characteristics of adjoining roads and local knowledge.

Category	General description	Frequency
2	Non-motorway trunk and some principal A roads between primary destinations.	one month
3a	Major urban network and inter-primary links. Short-medium distance traffic.	one month
3b	Classified road (B and C class) and unclassified urban bus routes carrying local traffic with frontage access and frequent junctions.	one month
4a	Roads linking between category 3a and 3b roads with frontage access and frequent junctions.	three months
4b	Roads serving limited number of properties carrying only access traffic.	one year

What happens next

If a danger is identified during inspection, is noted and repairs arranged. It may result in patching, surface treatment, resurfacing or even full reconstruction, if the problem is serious enough.

We must show that we are making the best use of our property and assets and have an asset management plan for transport-related assets. The processes in the asset management plan are explained in our maintenance plan.

Highway Maintenance Plan 2024 (PDF) [531KB]

Road traffic data

We collect and hold a range of road traffic and accident data. We use this data to inform transport and impact assessments, planning, engineering and road safety proposals. This data includes accidents (personal injury) and traffic survey data.

The data is available on request, but there is a charge. Contact Traffic data for more information.