Agenda item

Consider report by Service Director Commercial Services & Service Director Neighbourhood Services on a defined secondary salting route network

There had been circulated copies of a joint report by the Service Director Commercial Services and the Service Director Neighbourhood Services seeking approval to amend the Winter Service Plan 2015/16 by defining a Secondary Salting Route Network in urban communities and rural areas across the Scottish Borders.  The report explained that in determining a definitive secondary network, Officers followed two distinct processes in respect to Rural and Urban areas.  These were, for rural areas – identified network to meet defined criteria; and for urban areas – identified network through consultation with ward members and local communities.  In identifying a secondary salting network in rural areas, officers had applied the following criteria to define a rural secondary salting network:- previously removed 6% primary salting network; any A and B class roads not covered under primary Treatment; remaining school transport routes; and remaining identified timer transport routes.  This exercise had defined the section of road network which would be covered under rural secondary treatment and those were listed in Appendix B to the report and coloured black on the plan in Appendix C to the report.  The Infrastructure Manager and the Asset Manager were in attendance and answered Members’ questions on specific routes.  Officers also confirmed that there would be a review of footpath/pavement works in the following year and Officers would report directly to Community Councils on the amendments to the Winter Service Plan 2015/16.  Members welcomed the report.

DECISION

AGREED to amend the Winter Service Plan in 2015/16 by defining and including a secondary salting route network in urban communities and rural areas across the Scottish Borders.