Abstract
In January 1993, the New Roads and Street Works Act came into being giving guidance and setting out requirements to undertakers executing street works. Prior to this, the 1950 Public Utilities and Street Works Act, and the 1974 Model Agreement (non-statutory) had been inadequately protecting the highways. The Horne Report of 1985 reviewed the generally poor state of affairs and made several important recommendations which form the basis of the new legislation. A significant aspect of the Act is the specification of performance requirements judged predominantly on settlement characteristics. This paper presents research data from a project carried out at Southampton University which monitored the settlement characteristics of more than a hundred 'real' trench reinstatements in and around Southampton, and includes details of specially developed apparatus. The results demonstrate significant behavioural trends, highlight practical aspects of reducing long-term problems and, significantly, identify the surprising longevity of the movements measured. The future of reinstatements is discussed in the light of this and other work, and some recommendations are made. (A)
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