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Newsletter No 14 - April 2009

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Overview

There is encouraging support from the infrastructure and public sectors for the work of CROSS. Following meetings with SCOSS and CROSS, the Highways Agency have agreed to back the scheme and recommend it to their suppliers. The Highways Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), and is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. This includes  managing traffic, tackling congestion, informing road users, improving safety, minimising adverse impact on the environment and more. Their suppliers include consulting engineers, construction companies, and materials providers.

LABC is the member organisation representing local authority building control departments in England and Wales. It promotes the design and construction of safe, accessible, environmentally efficient buildings that comply with the Building Regulations and now also supports CROSS. The Scottish Building Standards Division has supported the programme since the SCOTCROSS scheme in 2007. It is anticipated that liaison with, and the support of, these major bodies will lead to more reports about roads and bridges, and more reports about building control issues, thus widening the network of those who can benefit from the lessons learned by others.

In this issue is an important report about public art works on or near highways and the need, in some cases, for appropriate engineering input to the design and construction of large sculptures. There is also the summary of a report about the slippage of a bridge being erected over railway published with the permission of Transport for London together with reports about similar incidents from the past.

Of course to make the programme as effective as possible reports are needed on a continuous basis so if you have a concern, or know of an incident that involves structural safety, that could be passed on then please contribute. Details of how to do so are on the CROSS website as are all of the Newsletters.

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