Marlborough District Council Roading Assets - Activity Management Plan 2015 - 2018 SECTION 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The above table indicates that an average of 3.95km of footpath per annum will require reconstruction once footpaths reach the end of their lives. All of the concrete and asphaltic concrete footpaths have been constructed since 1970; therefore most still have a relatively long life expectancy. Currently very few footpath reconstructions are taking place, however within 10 years some older footpaths will need reconstructing and a budget allocation will be required for this. 1.6.7.6 Cost / Financial / FWP Maintenance The maintenance budget provides for maintaining footpaths in a safe and serviceable condition. This includes the repair due to damage by vehicles, utility works, environmental damage and building works. Regular inspections are undertaken by contract management personnel and the information is used for both planned maintenance and renewal programmes. Reactive or un-planned maintenance is undertaken within 20 days of notification of the defect. Maintenance budgets have been increased over the last few years to account for an increased level of service and renewal of a deteriorating asset. The budget will slightly increase each year to account for new footpaths inherited by subdivision or development works. The current budget is sufficient to maintain the minimum level of service. Section 3 of this AMP discusses customer Levels of Service. The detailed list of technical performance measures are listed in the Marlborough Roads Safety Management System Manual. Footpaths are constructed and maintained in accordance with the relevant Council’s Code of Practice for Subdivision and Land Development. Renewals The new renewal strategy will be based upon the current condition rating and customer complaints / customer satisfaction on a 80 / 20 basis. The renewals budget allows for the renewals of footpaths to ensure they will reach their full intended life and includes the resurfacing of sealed and asphaltic concrete footpaths. The budget will need to be increased slightly each year to allow for an increase in footpath length due to new works. Replacement schedules for standard concrete, asphalt and sealed footpaths are readily able to be determined. However pavers add an important aesthetic value and have been used extensively within central CBD shopping areas. Paved footpaths probably have a life expectancy of up to 100 years but these shopping areas are likely to be upgraded on a more frequent basis (25 – 30 year life cycle), therefore a higher level of depreciation will be required also taking into account the higher capital and replacement cost. Type Resurfacing Reconstruct Total cost m or m2 cost m or m2 cost Concrete 0 1800m $90/m $162,000 Asphalt 3600 $27.5/m 1800m $60/m $207,450 Concrete Sealed 600 $25/m 280m $52.5/m $29,700 Pavers 0 240m2 $150/m2 $36,000 Total Annual Renewal Costs $435,150/annum Table 6.7.6a: Annual Footpath Renewals Costs – Life Cyle Maac ngement The total cost identified above is $93,600 per annum higher than the current annual renewals budget of $300,000 (2011/2012) The renewals budget has remained constant over recent years and has not kept up with the increasing cost of renewals due to the desired increase in level of service or the deteriorating asset. Referring to the financial summary, the annual renewal budget over the next 3 years (2012 – 2015) increases by 10% to $345,000, it is not until the funding request in 2015 / 2016 of $410,000 where the requested amount will be sufficient to finance the current total annual renewal costs of $393,000. Another footpath replacement strategy to consider would be to establish a Level of Service where we would renew footpaths typically over a 3 - 4 year period, firstly renewing footpaths with a condition rating of very poor and then Poor, leaving all remaining footpaths with an average rating or better. The following table highlights the costs associated with renewing all the very poor rated footpaths: 30 September 2014 Page 95 of Section 1