Structures Maintenance Plan
13. Cross Boundary Agreements
13.1 Section 3 of the Highways Act 1980 states that when a bridge straddles a boundary between authority areas an agreement should be entered into between the two authorities whereby one of the authorities becomes the Highway Authority for the whole bridge and its approaches.
13.2 Within Stockton this applies to the following structures:
Road Number | Structure Name | Neighbouring Authority | Responsible Maintenance Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
A178 | Tees Transporter Bridge | Middlesbrough Council | Middlesbrough Council |
A1032 | Tees Newport Bridge | Middlesbrough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Stainsby Grange Farm Footbridge | Middlesbrough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Stainsby Wood Path Footbridge | Middlesbrough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Stainton Beck Footbridge | Middlesbrough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
C128 | Hilton Bridge | North Yorkshire Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Brewesdale Footbridge | North Yorkshire Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Foxton Bridge | North Yorkshire Council | North Yorkshire Council |
C131 | Picton Stell Bridge | North Yorkshire Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Barclays Footbridge | North Yorkshire Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Worsall Grange Footbridge | North Yorkshire Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Na | Mourie House Culvert | North Yorkshire Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Unc | Saltergill Bridge | North Yorkshire Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
C144 | Redmarshall Bridge | Darlington Borough Council | Darlington Borough Council |
C146 | Mill Bridge (Whitton) | Darlington Borough Council | Darlington Borough Council |
PROW | Stillington Footbridge | Darlington Borough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Unc | Stillington Bridge | Durham County Council | Durham County Council |
PROW | Stillington Beck Footbridge | Durham County Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Foxton Beck Footbridge | Durham County Council | Durham County Council |
PROW | South Farm Footbridge | Durham County Council | Durham County Council |
PROW | Brierley Drive Footbridge | Durham County Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Cowbridge Copse Bridge 1 | Hartlepool Borough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Cowbridge Copse Bridge 2 | Hartlepool Borough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Unc | Cow Bridge | Hartlepool Borough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Leachate Plant Bridge | Hartlepool Borough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
PROW | Faith Wood Footbridge | Hartlepool Borough Council | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
A178 | Greatham Creek Bridge | Hartlepool Borough Council | Hartlepool Borough Council |
13.3 Maintenance of structures at cross boundary points has to be carried out with due consideration to the impacts it may have on the neighbouring authorities highway network and as such the planning of such works will require a high level of consultation and communication, the timescales of which should be taken into account when formulating maintenance programmes.
