Dear colleagues,
Please see news of an event below which may be of interest to some of you.
Best wishes,
Glenn
>Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:20:00 +0100
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>Subject: South West England Forum - Making Roads Work
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>Ken Pike
>HMPR Public Relations Consultants
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>INVITATION: MAKING ROADS WORK
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>South West of England Regional Forum
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>Hosted by Devon County Council
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>Date: Friday 17 October 2008, 9.30am-1pm
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>Venue: Council Chamber, Devon County Council, Exeter
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>You are invited to attend a free half-day event 'Making Roads Work': a
>road maintenance forum for the South West of England hosted by Devon
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>The forum is for everyone interested in maintaining the quality of the
>regions road network councillors, local government officers, transport
>providers, businesses and road users to debate the condition and
>maintenance of the network both now and in the future with the panellists
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>Why would it take over 10 years to clear the maintenance backlog on roads
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>Approx 44,000 potholes were filled across the South West region last year
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>The overall average frequency of road surfacing in the region is 75 years
>is this problem reversible?
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>Are Asset Management Plans the answer?
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>Why does road maintenance matter?
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>Speakers and panellists include Edward Bunting from the Department for
>Transport, representatives from Devon and South Gloucestershire Local
>Authorities, South Western Ambulance Service, Stagecoach South West and
>GO-South West.
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>Places are by invitation only. Please let us know if you would like
>someone to attend in your place. A buffet lunch will be served from 1pm.
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>Please reply as soon as possible using the fax-back form below or by
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>If you would like to know more about the event, please call 020 7730 1100.
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> This event is supported by the Asphalt Industry Alliance
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>FAX-BACK FORM: 020 7730 2213
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Professor Glenn Lyons
Centre for Transport & Society
Faculty of Environment and Technology
University of the West of England
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