Development and Property Services

Roads and Transportation

ROADS NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVICE

The Roads Network Management Service is responsible for the administration, inspection, maintenance and improvement of the public roads, footways and street lighting in East Ayrshire. The service is locally-based. There are two principal Area Offices – one in Kilmarnock and the other in Lugar. In addition the public has easy access to the services through local Council offices in communities throughout East Ayrshire, and widely advertised telephone helplines. A headquarters unit, based at the main Roads Division offices in Greenholm Street, Kilmarnock, ensures that a co-ordinated and effective service is provided throughout East Ayrshire.

The main services provided are:

• OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE ROAD NETWORK
  
  
• PROVISION OF STREET LIGHTING
  
  
• ROAD, FOOTWAY AND STREET LIGHTING INSPECTIONS
  Formal, recorded inspections at fixed intervals to ensure prompt action on safety defects and to determine maintenance and improvement requirements.
  
  
• ISSUE OF PERMITS
  For road works by private contractors, scaffolding and skip permits.
  
  
• CO-ORDINATION AND MONITORING
  Of road works by public utilities.
  
  
• ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMMES
  Includes road, footway and street lighting planned structural maintenance. Ad-hoc repairs to safety fences, lighting columns, road drainage.
  Routine operations such as gully emptying, grass cutting, weed killing, white lining, patching and pothole repairs are also carried out.
  
  
• FLOOD PREVENTION
  Routine inspection of watercourses, flood prevention schemes and watercourse maintenance.
  
  

• WINTER MAINTENANCE
  Planning, procurement and management of winter gritting.
  

• LIST OF PUBLIC ROADS
  List of all roads which are adopted and maintained by the Roads Department (available for public inspection).
  

• DEVELOPMENT CONTROL
  Checking road safety and construction standards of new development roads prior to issuing Construction Consent.
  Monitoring construction and final inclusion on the List of Public Roads.
  

• ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
  Liaison and assistance to the Police and other emergency services as required.
  
  
• CAR PARKS
  Operational management of the multi-storey car park in Kilmarnock, and surface car parks throughout East Ayrshire.
  
  
• TRAFFIC SIGNALS MAINTENANCE
  Maintenance of all traffic signs within the Council area.
  RALF (Roads and Lighting Faults), a 24-hour telephone helpline specifically for roads and lighting faults.