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2 December 2011

A View from Industry on Partnering and Collaboration

Across the industry there is a wealth of experience that can be harnessed to achieve demonstrably better outcomes collectively compared to what has been delivered in the past. Success in collaboration and partnering requires some key elements to be in place.

2 December 2011

Abuse: A Serious Industry Issue

Attacks on gritting crews and their equipment appear to be happening more often and even more worrying is that it appears to symptomatic of a wider problem - abuse of road workers in general.

As a key contributor to the economy, social stability of local communities and to the country as a whole, the highways infrastructure of the UK is crucial. The value of good highways maintenance must therefore never be underestimated. Both the strategic highways and local road network underpin the services we rely on daily: health, education, social care and business operations.

This is the HTMA’s central source of information on highways adaptation to meet the needs of climate change in the UK.

It has been developed to share knowledge, best practice and case studies, to assist those responsible for appropriately managing the opportunities and risks associated to highways maintenance with the changing climate.

The site offers guidance on adaptation management protocols for climate change opportunities and risks with practical tools to successfully deliver an efficient highways maintenance service that is robust and sustainable.

Local Roads Network

National Indicator 188 (NI188) is designed to help local authorities assess and address the risks and opportunities presented by a changing climate, as well as provide a tool for measuring preparedness. It is a process-based indicator and not an outcome-based indicator, as our understanding of the adaptation agenda is not sufficient enough yet to specify outcomes. Also, because climate impacts are local, it is impossible to have a generic outcome indicator that is applicable to all areas.

The aim of this indicator is to embed management decision on climate risks and opportunities across all levels of services, plans and estates. It gauges progress of a local area to:

Assess the risks and opportunities comprehensively across the area
Take action in any identified priority areas
Develop an adaptation strategy and action plan, which should set out an assessment of the risks and identify where the priority areas are, what action is being taken to address these, and how risks will be continually assessed and monitored in the future
Implement, assess and monitor the actions on an ongoing basis.

Strategic Roads Network

The purpose of the adaptation framework is to enable the HA to systematically develop and implement its responses to the challenges of climate change in support of the delivery of its corporate objectives. The adaptation framework provides a platform for decision makers to:

Examine their individual business areas, including standards, specifications, maintenance, and the development and operation of the HA network
Provides the process to identify the activities which will be affected by a changing climate and determine associated risks and opportunities
Identify preferred options to address and manage them.

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This is the HTMA’s central source of information on highways adaptation to meet the needs of climate change in the UK.

It has been developed to share knowledge, best practice and case studies, to assist those responsible for appropriately managing the opportunities and risks associated to highways maintenance with the changing climate.

The site offers guidance on adaptation management protocols for climate change opportunities and risks with practical tools to successfully deliver an efficient highways maintenance service that is robust and sustainable.

Local Roads Network

In the UK, the Local Authorities responsible for highways asset management and managing the adaptation to climate changes are measured by the National Government using a protocol defined by National Indicator 188 (NI188).
www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/with/localgov/indicators/ni188.htm

The aim of this indicator is to embed management decision on climate risks and opportunities across all levels of services, plans and estates. It gauges progress of a local area to:

Assess the risks and opportunities comprehensively across the area

Take action in any identified priority areas

Develop an adaptation strategy and action plan, which should set out an assessment of the risks and identify where the priority areas are, what action is being taken to address these, and how risks will be continually assessed and monitored in the future

Implement, assess and monitor the actions on an ongoing basis.

Strategic Roads Network

The purpose of the adaptation framework is to enable the HA to systematically develop and implement its responses to the challenges of climate change in support of the delivery of its corporate objectives. The adaptation framework provides a platform for decision makers to:

Examine their individual business areas, including standards, specifications, maintenance, and the development and operation of the HA network

Provides the process to identify the activities which will be affected by a changing climate and determine associated risks and opportunities

Identify preferred options to address and manage them.

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This is the HTMA’s central source of information on highways adaptation to meet the needs of climate change in the UK.

It has been developed to share knowledge, best practice and case studies, to assist those responsible for appropriately managing the opportunities and risks associated to highways maintenance with the changing climate.

The site offers guidance on adaptation management protocols for climate change opportunities and risks with practical tools to successfully deliver an efficient highways maintenance service that is robust and sustainable.

Local Roads Network

In the UK, the Local Authorities responsible for highways asset management and managing the adaptation to climate changes are measured by the National Government using a protocol defined by National Indicator 188 (NI188).www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/with/localgov/indicators/ni188.htm

The aim of this indicator is to embed management decision on climate risks and opportunities across all levels of services, plans and estates. It gauges progress of a local area to:

Assess the risks and opportunities comprehensively across the area

Take action in any identified priority areas

Develop an adaptation strategy and action plan, which should set out an assessment of the risks and identify where the priority areas are, what action is being taken to address these, and how risks will be continually assessed and monitored in the future

Implement, assess and monitor the actions on an ongoing basis.

Strategic Roads Network

The purpose of the adaptation framework is to enable the HA to systematically develop and implement its responses to the challenges of climate change in support of the delivery of its corporate objectives. The adaptation framework provides a platform for decision makers to:

Examine their individual business areas, including standards, specifications, maintenance, and the development and operation of the HA network

Provides the process to identify the activities which will be affected by a changing climate and determine associated risks and opportunities

Identify preferred options to address and manage them.

In the UK, the Local Authorities responsible for highways asset management and managing the adaptation to climate changes are measured by the National Government using a protocol defined by National Indicator 188 (NI188).
www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/with/localgov/indicators/ni188.htm