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Lower Heyford - Proposed 20 mph Speed Limits and asscociated speed limit buffers

Meeting: 07/09/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 159)

159 Lower Heyford - Proposed 20 mph Speed Limits and asscociated speed limit buffers pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/179

Contact: Geoff Barrell, Principal Engineer, 20mph speed limit project, geoff.barrell@oxfordshire.gov.uk

 

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM18).

 

Consider responses to formal consultation.

 

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management is RECOMMENDED to approve the introduction of the following proposals as advertised:

 

a.     New 20mph speed limits in Lower Heyford (including Caulcott),

b.     60 metre extension to the existing 30mph speed limit on the B4030 Bicester Road.

 

 

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the introduction of the following proposals as advertised:

 

a.     New 20mph speed limits in Lower Heyford (including Caulcott),

b.     60 metre extension to the existing 30mph speed limit on the B4030 Bicester Road.

 

Minutes:

The report presented responses to a statutory consultation on the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits in Lower Heyford and Caulcott and a minor extension to the existing 30mph limit on the B4030 Bicester Road.

 

The Chair asked officers to comment on the concerns of the Parish Council regarding safety and lower speed limits sought for the crossroad junction between Freehold Street/Station Road/B4030 and the B4030through Caulcott Village. Officers explained that 20mph speed limits were not considered appropriate for these roads.

 

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the introduction of the following proposals as advertised:

 

a.     New 20mph speed limits in Lower Heyford (including Caulcott),

b.     60 metre extension to the existing 30mph speed limit on the B4030 Bicester Road.