Walked highway inspections
For walked inspections, the Highway Inspector will walk down one side of the footway observing defects on the footway and to the centre line of the carriageway.
The inspector will then perform the same procedure on the other side of the road recording defects using a hand-held data capture device.
All footways will have a walked inspection at the assigned frequency determined by the hierarchy and the carriageway will also be inspected during these walked inspections.
The inspector shall position themselves in a safe location on the footway, in such a position that it enables them to view the full width of the footway and carriageway to the centre line including the road channel areas.
When the inspector encounters parked motor vehicles they shall take reasonable steps, where safe to do so, to view the area obstructed by the vehicle.
An inspector shall proceed along the footway identifying defects that meet the investigatory levels set out in Table 4. Any actionable defects will be processed for repair. If no actionable defects are identified on a street this will be recorded. On completing the inspection of one side of the street an inspector shall apply the same process to the opposite side of the street.