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Site Reinstatement and Maintenance
On completion of any works, all materials should be cleared from
the highway, which shall be left in a clean and tidy condition. Any damage caused
to the footway or carriageway should be made good to the satisfaction of the
Highway Authority.
Poor maintenance is a danger and a barrier for mobility impaired
people and older people. Uneven and cracked paving flags, poor reinstatements,
ruts and gaps can lead to trips, trapped wheels and canes or crutches and cause
uncomfortable jolts to wheelchair or pram users.
Routine inspections and maintenance programmes should pay particular
attention to those routes and areas which are known to be in frequent use by
those with mobility impairments. Many blind people, for example, choose routes
where there are controlled crossings, often walking longer distances to places
where they can cross independently and safely.
Shopping areas, doctors' surgeries, hospitals, near sheltered
accommodation, at and around bus stops and stations and access ramps are other
key areas. Winter maintenance programmes should make provision for the clearance
of leaves and the early salting of the routes and areas most frequented by people
who have walking difficulties. Particular attention should be paid to areas
which provide a tactile warning to blind or partially sighted people (see 5.6
Tactile Paving).
Highway maintenance and refurbishment schemes should provide excellent opportunities to upgrade areas at little or no extra cost for the benefit of those with mobility difficulties. All schemes, however small, should be assessed to determine if any improvements can be included.
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