Agenda item

The Community Assembly Highways Link Manager and the Community Assembly Manager submitted a joint report providing updates on (a) those highway schemes which the Community Assembly had agreed to fund from its Highways Budget 2012/13 and (b) the corporately-funded 20 mph zone chosen by the Community Assembly (Walkley – Ref C09).

5.1

Public Questions

Members of the public raised questions and the following responses were provided:-

·                    The relevant Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) in respect of the proposed 20mph zone in the Winn Gardens area would hopefully be advertised before the end of 2012 and, subject to the number and nature of responses received to the Orders, they would then either be amended or confirmed unamended. 

·                    Whilst there was a 20mph scheme in Hanover, there were no signs to indicate this.  The plan was to use any underspend from the proposed scheme in Winn Gardens to fund the provision of relevant signage for the Hanover scheme.

·                    It was hoped that by providing an additional signal lead for the pedestrian crossing on South Road, it would be possible to reinstate the currently banned right turn at the bottom of Greenhow Street.  This would capitalise on the Streets Ahead works being carried out in the area.

·                    Only adopted highways will be treated under the Streets Ahead Project.  Members of the public would be able to check details on the Council website as to when their area was to be treated under the Project.  Amey had and would continue to work closely with the Council and the utility companies to enable the works under the Project to be carried out with the minimum of disruption.  Whilst there were likely to be some issues, due mainly to unforeseen circumstances, the aim was to keep any disruption to the treated work to a minimum.

5.2

Decision Taken