A guide to the cost of highway works in Wiltshire

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The winter of 2010/11 was the most prolonged period of severe winter weather for 30 years, and it had a serious effect on the highway network. The mixture of wet and freezing weather caused severe damage to roads in many locations in Wiltshire. Where there was already a minor fault in the road surface, this freeze and thaw action resulted in the fault becoming very much worse. This is often a seasonal problem, but was particularly severe last winter.

The Department of Transport provided additional funding and Wiltshire received £3,741,308 for the financial year 2011/12.

How we used the funding to repair the damage caused by the winter weather

Below is a guide to the cost of the more common requests that the council receives for the provision of highway works (as at February 2006). It is intended to help Parish and Town Councils when considering such issues in their area.

Costs quoted are approximate and do not include fees involved with the design and implementation of the scheme or the cost of any legal procedures involved unless stated.

Street lighting

Provision of a standard street lighting column including service connection costs up to £1,500.

Provision of an ornamental street lighting column including service connection costs up to £2,500.

(These prices will increase if any extra cabling is needed for electricity supply purposes. This typically costs up to £60 per linear metre.)

Parking controls

The cost of formulating the proposals, the consultation and the progression of the associated traffic orders is the larger proportion of the total cost of introducing parking controls. Typically, this can cost up to £5,000 per site. The cost of the yellow lines and associated road signs account for a much smaller proportion of the total scheme.

White lines

White lines cost up to £1.00 per metre. Hatching (above) costs £7.50 per sq. metre. Removal of white lines costs £2 per metre. Road studs – between £10 - £20 to provide and install.

Signs

To erect a warning or regulatory sign on a new post costs £150 - £500 dependant on size.
Direction signs on new posts typically cost between £200 - £1,000 dependant on their size.

(If any sign requires external illumination then a further £500 £1,000 can be added to the cost for connection to the electricity supply).

A village nameplate on two new posts costs up to £350. If a road safety message is required this costs an additional £150. The town or parish council may be asked to pay this additional cost.

An ornamental finger post costs up to £1,500. The requestor is normally required to fund, in full, enhancement work of this type.

Traffic calming

The detail shown below indicates methods typically used in traffic calming schemes. However, it should be noted that all sites require individual consideration before a particular scheme can be agreed.

Full village gateways, including signs, white lines and coloured road marking material costs up to £4,000. (This cost will rise if any electrical work to the signs is required).

A typical mini-roundabout (without re-surfacing of the carriageway) with signing/lining, street lighting and splitter islands costs approximately £18,000.

The physical narrowing of the carriageway to introduce one-way priority traffic operation, including signing/lining and street lighting costs up to £20,000 dependant on length.

Vehicle Activated Signs cost approximately £5,000. This figure can more than double, depending on the proximity of the nearest electrical supply.

(Please Note – the County Council has an adopted policy for interactive signs which restricts their use to sites with a proven history of injury accidents in accordance with Department for Transport advice)

20mph zone and associated features

Coloured entry treatment including signing, lining and street lighting costs up to £10,000.

Speed control table with crossing point and associated works such as coloured surfacing, street lighting, signing and lining costs from £10,000 depending on length and carriageway width.

Raised junction with crossing point and associated works such as coloured surfacing, street lighting, signing and lining costs from £25,000 depending on length and carriageway width.

Double speed cushion layout and associated works such as street lighting, signing and lining typically costs between £4,000 - £6,000.

Pedestrian facilities

Zebra crossing (including high friction surfacing) typically costs between £20,000 - £25,000.

Divided zebra crossing (including high friction surfacing) typically costs between £25,000 - £30,000.

Pelican/Puffin (including high friction surfacing) crossing typically costs between £35,000 - £45,000
Toucan Crossing (not shown) Typically costs between £40,000 - £50,000.

Highlighted crossing point including bollards (if required) and all other associated works costs approximately £5,000.

A typical pedestrian refuge including electrical works and all other associated works costs between £6,000 - £8,000.

Footways

To lay a footway using normal bituminous materials costs approximately £50 per linear metre, with kerbing costing approximately £40 per metre

To lay a footway with York Stone costs approximately £200 per metre. If Heritage Stone kerbing is required this can increase the overall cost to approximately £300 per metre.

A shared use cycleway / footway will be similar to a normal footway. However it will be of a greater width, and will require additional signing and street lighting.

Miscellaneous costs

• Verge marker posts cost up to £35 each to supply and install.
• Pedestrian guard rail costs up to £100 per 2 metre panel.
• Cycle stands cost up to £300 each – usually partly funded by the Town/Parish council.

Last updated: 13 October 2011