1. How many road bridges with spans of 1.5m or longer is Devon County Council responsible for maintaining?
2712
2. Of those bridges:
a. How many are not fit to carry vehicles which weigh 7.5 tonnes or more?
88
b. How many are in need of some degree of repair and/or enhancement to carry such vehicles?
There are currently 3 bridges in the programme for strengthening
c. What would the total estimated cost be to carry out all required works on those bridges?
£3.35m
3. How much has the local authority spent on highways infrastructure in each of the preceding 5 financial years; and what proportion of annual Council spending did that figure comprise?
1st Oct 2013 – 30th Sept 2014 – £72,914,000 = 11.6% of annual Council spend
1st Oct 2014 – 30th Sept 2015 – £75,941,586 = 12.5%
1st Oct 2015 – 30th Sept 2016 – £73,408,000 = 13%
1st Oct 2016 – 30th Sept 2017 – £73,548,000 = 13.2%
1st Oct 2017 – 30th Sept 2018 – £78,634,000 = 13.6%
4. From the overall amount spend by the local authority on highways infrastructure in each of the preceding 5 financial years, what proportion was annually spent, specifically on bridge repairs and maintenance?
13/14 = 4.3%
14/15 = 5.7%
15/16 = 10.6%
16/17 = 8.7%
17/18 = 9.8%