Annex D – Report of Maintenance Managers findings from Site Inspection on 28th November 2022

The local inspector and myself visited the above site on Monday and we have inspected the whole length of Buttacre Lane, our findings are as follows:

· The first 84 metres (approx. 4.5m wide) has a Tarmac construction of approximately 40mm thick (AC10) CGM Surface Course and 50 to 60mm thick (AC20) Binder Course with Type 1 road stone sub-base. This has some actionable defects 11 x medium & small patches varying in depth from 40mm to 100mm approx. total = 28m2 in area. The inspector have issued a job ticket to have these defects made safe on P5 (28days) priority.

· The next approximately 374 metres of the lane is predominately of stone construction, depth is unknown, but probably no more than 100-150mm in depth. Some areas in the wheeltracks have been repaired with AC10 or AC6 CGM material for ease of repair. We found no actionable defects in this section of the lane. However there was significant amounts of mud and detritus as result of agricultural activities from the local farmer, mainly outside the entrance to the farm, but also in the junction of Buttacre Ln/Main St where the farmer is accessing his field.

· The last section of lane which veers off in an eastly direction is approximately 122m in length. This section of the lane has no visible construction, and is basically a dirt track and does not appear to be used on regular basis, other than for access to field entrances.

· There are 4 x road gullies in the junction of Buttacre Ln/Main street, 3 of them are working satisfactorily, but there is one nearest the field entrance which is full of mud as result of agriculture traffic entering and leaving the adjacent field, and needs cleaning and jetting out to return to full working condition.

While the tarmac section of road has some defects which need repairing, the majority of the stone part of the lane is fit for purpose and would only be maintained to its original construction. The only issue is asking the local farmer to clean up after their local working of the fields nearest to his farm, as the level of mud and detritus is unacceptable, however this has to be balanced with the practicalities of a working farm.