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2006 National Road Maintenance Condition Survey results published
The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on the condition of roads and footways in England and Wales in 2006.
The 2006 National Road Maintenance Condition Survey (NRMCS) report presents information on the condition of roads derived from surveys of surface condition and skidding resistance.
Key results, extracted from the summary chapter of the full report, are available on the DfT website at. http://www.dft.gov.uk/162259/162469/221412/221546/224866/231270/NRMCS2006keyres.pdf
Notes to Editors
1. The annual NRMCS is supported by the Department for Transport, the National Assembly for Wales and the Highways Agency. This publication reports on the condition of public roads, footways, kerbs and verges in England and Wales. This report also includes Scottish local authority performance indicators. Results are derived from a range of surveys of road condition which are collectively referred to as the National Road Maintenance Condition Survey (NRMCS).
2. This is the final year that the NRMCS will report in its present form. From 2007, DfT will no longer be collecting CHART visual condition data on classified local roads and will instead be using SCANNER machine-collected data to report on the condition of these roads in England. This reporting will be based around the SCANNER Road Condition Indicator, developed for reporting Best Value Performance Indicators on local roads. The CHART method will still be used to report on the unclassified network in England.
3. In future, DfT will report on English roads and the National Assembly for Wales will be producing its own road condition report, based on SCANNER data for all roads.
4. It has not been possible to include structural maintenance data in the 2006 report due to data processing problems (please see paragraph 4.7 of the main report). A separate paper on structural data will be released on 28 June 2007.
5. If you have any comments on future plans for the NRMCS report or would like a copy of the 2006 report please contact:
DfT Highways Maintenance Statistics
Zone 3/09, Great Minster
House
76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR
Tel: 020 7944 3092
Fax: 020 7944 2166
E-Mail: roadmaintenance.stats@dft.gsi.gov.uk
6. A copy is also available from the DfT website.
Public Enquiries: 020 7944 8300
DfT website: http://www.dft.gov.uk
