Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2012/143

Contact: Jim Daughton, Highways & Transport Service Manager Tel: (01865) 815083

Report by Deputy Director for Environment & Economy (Commercial) (CMDDL9).

The Deputy Leader considered a proposal to introduce traffic calming in the form of two new kerbed build outs in the narrow stretch through the existing priority working section of Leafield Road north of the village.  The scheme had been sponsored partly by the Parish Council (£4,000), Section 106 funding (£10,000) and area stewardship fund (£3,000).

The Deputy Leader noted further comments from Frank Thompson reiterating  further concerns regarding the safety of the scheme and calling for deferral to allow for further consideration to be given and also a supplementary response from Thames Valley Police which stated that at this late stage and after the extensive consultation which had been carried out it would be wrong to do nothing. They  felt the only way forward now was to implement the scheme but with strict monitoring and if the collision history should change dramatically then there would be an option to remove the scheme. They also supported the suggestion of a trial scheme using temporary blocks to gauge the effectiveness of the scheme before going to full construction.

Having regard to the arguments and options set out in the documentation before him, the representations made to him at this meeting and the further considerations set out above the Deputy Leader of the Council confirmed his decisions on this matter as follows:

to authorise the implementation of the traffic calming measures in Leafield Road, Crawley as advertised.

Signed

Deputy Leader of the Council

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