Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2011/199

Contact: Anthony Kirkwood, Assistant Principal Engineer Tel: (01865) 815704

Report by Deputy Director for Environment & Economy – Highways & Transport (CMDT5).

The Cabinet Member for Transport considered a proposal to revise speed limits on the A4095 Chesterton Road and B4030 Middleton Stoney Road in accordance with planning consents for development of land adjacent to those roads which had required revised speed limits due to the construction of new junctions and other alterations to the road layout.  He also noted an officer amendment to recommendation (a) as set out in the addenda sheet.

The Cabinet Member expressed his concern that requirements for speed limits could be decided by the terms of a planning consent when it should be for highway officers to determine when and where speed limits were appropriate.  This particular one on the A44 had required considerable improvements to be made to the junction and had placed an additional financial burden on the highways budget.

Having regard to the arguments and options set out in the documentation before him, the representations made to him and the further considerations set out above the Cabinet Member for Transport confirmed his decision as follows:

(a)          to delegate authority to the Deputy Director for Environment & Economy – Highways & Transport in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport to carry out the necessary improvements to the junction (at a cost of £15,000) to maintain the current speed limit of 50 mph;

(b)                     to approve the implementation of speed limits on the A4095 and B4030 as advertised but with an interim arrangement as shown in Annex Bii to the report CMDT5.

The Cabinet Member for Transport is RECOMMENDED to:

(a)         delegate authority to the Deputy Director for Environment & Economy (Highways & Transport) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport to carry out the necessary improvements to the junction (at a cost of £15,000) and to maintain the current speed limit of 50 mph;

(b)        approve the implementation of speed limits on the A4095 and B4030 as advertised but with an interim arrangement as shown in Annex Bii to this report.