Highway structures are managed as a special type of Highways “asset” because they usually require advanced engineering.
Highway structures include bridges, viaducts, culverts (small tunnels taking water under a road), subways, footbridges and retaining walls.
There are some 128 highway structures in Waltham Forest and approximately 106 of these are owned and maintained by the London Borough of Waltham Forest (LBWF). (Some of the others are bridges owned by Network Rail and the Environment Agency). All our owned structures are inspected regularly so that we can check their current condition and arrange any urgent safety repairs or programme other maintenance works.
It is the Highways Structures section at LBWF who look after these bridges and other structures across the borough to help keep LBWF moving safely.