Highways maintenance transparency report 2026

Drainage

ID

Question

Answer

7.1.1

Please provide an estimate of your drainage maintenance expenditure split (in percentages) between:

 

300k

 

  1. Reactive (incident- or failure-driven) maintenance

60%

 

  1. Planned maintenance (routine/cyclical and/or risk-based)

40%

7.1.2

Does your authority utilise a digital drainage management platform, covering asset inventory, inspection history, sensor data, and risk scoring?

Yes

7.1.3

Do you maintain a record of locations where drainage issues are known to cause or contribute to carriageway deterioration or surface water ponding?

Yes

7.1.4

Do you utilise smart sensors or other remote monitoring technologies to monitor performance of your drainage assets. If yes please provide some high level information in bullet points below

No

 

Guidance – This is space for additional information on sensors/technologies for remote monitoring – please list technologies used in bullet form, including approximate number of installations.

Evidence Summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council adopts a risk-based approach to highway drainage management, combining reactive maintenance with planned cleansing, inspection and investigation activities. Known drainage hotspots and locations where drainage issues contribute to carriageway deterioration or surface water ponding are recorded and used to inform maintenance priorities and investment decisions.

 

Further context on approach to drainage asset management

Stoke-on-Trent City Council adopts a risk-based approach to highway drainage management, combining reactive maintenance with planned cleansing, inspection and investigation activities. Known drainage hotspots and locations where drainage issues contribute to carriageway deterioration or surface water ponding are recorded and used to inform maintenance priorities and investment decisions.