Bridge works

3rd February 2026 - 4th February 2026

9.30 to 13.00 each day

Virtual by Microsoft Teams

Bridges are expensive assets and are the greatest liability of a rights of way service because of potential for serious incidents from failure. Asset management has an important role in optimising operational life of bridges, creating inspection regimes and records, enabling decisions about repair or replace, risk, and choice of materials. This course is the second of three: Inspection; Planning works; Asset management, policy and protocols.

Continuing from the Inspection course, it considers the decisions to be made on work required following a negative inspection report, from access to site to design to planning for implementation in awkward conditions. Contracts for work are not covered.

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Main topics

Decisions on: who does the work, repair or replace, like material or new
Design and what influences it
Power to divert
Powers of access and options if opposed
Specifications

Level

Intermediate; aimed at both recent starters and more experienced officers involved with maintenance. Also for those involved with creating asset management tools, policies, and protocols which will be covered in an associated module.

Trainers

Abigail Vine, bridge engineer, Countryside Capital Programme Officer, Surrey
Richard Cuthbert, Definitive Map and Enforcement team leader, Hertfordshire
Abby Sullivan, Countryside Access Development Officer, Hampshire

Cost

Members £253, non-members £375 (exc VAT)

Software

Microsoft Teams is the software used for training which is available to anyone. Using the app is strongly recommended for full functionality as the web browser version may be missing some facilities, although full participation should be possible, use of some apps within Teams may be limited by participating organisation's protocols.