196501-414983 FOI Infrastructure

Short Description
Cattle Grids
Reference number
FOI196501-414983
Date
25/10/2023
Request

Please note that for the below questions 1, 2 and 3 cattle grids are defined as “a device designed to prevent the passage of animals, or animals of any particular description, but to allow the passage of all or some other traffic, and includes any fence or other works necessary for securing the efficient operation of the said device”..

1. Does the council currently have a policy of removing existing, or not installing new cattle grids? If so, why?

2. Please state the total number of cattle grids the Council is responsible for, the total number of cattle grids removed, number of accidents reported involving cattle grids and number of complaints involving cattle grids, number of requests for removal of cattle grids and number of requests for implementation of new cattle grids in the area the Council is responsible for, in the following years?

2020 2021 2022 2023 to (end of Sept 2023)
Number of cattle grids on roads maintained by the council
Number of cattle grids removed by the council
Number of new cattle grids installed by the council
Number of accidents involving animals and cattle grids
Number of accidents involving people and cattle grids
Number of complaints involving cattle grids
Number of requests for removal of cattle grids
Number of requests for implementation of new cattle grids

3. For each of the following calendar years, please state the Council’s total expenditure on cattle grids separating out implementing new ones, repairs to existing ones and removing cattle grids (as per grid below):

2020 2021 2022 2023 (up until Sept 2023)
Expenditure on implementing new cattle grids
Expenditure on repairing existing cattle grids
Expenditure on removing cattle grids

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