Agenda item

The Area Board will be asked to approve the recommendations of the Malmesbury Community Area Transport Group.

Mayor John Gundry expressed concern at the findings on Gloucester Road, stating that the perception of the speed was causing the concern for residents. The Area Board agreed that there was little to be done provide any solution to this within the confines of the law. A 20mph speed limit was discussed, and it was suggested that if the 20mph policy was agreed by Wiltshire Council it would allow for Parish Councils to request a review of the speed limit through CATG in future.

A discussion was also had on proposed road closures and the signposting of information. The Area Board also discussed C class roads and Foxley Road speed concerns.

The Area Board agreed the recommendations from the CATG contained in their Action Notes of 15 October 2014 and highlighted in the report:

Decision:

1.     The current CATG budget balance for 2013/14 (see Appendix 2) is £21,300.

2.     Pedestrian safety work in Sherston High Street is near completion and local residents are very pleased with the work.

3.     Pedestrian safety work on Tetbury Hill/Filands junction and Tetbury Hill/Avenue de Gien mini roundabout will be undertaken in November following a financial contribution being received from the town council.

4.     Since the CATG meeting was held Minety parish council have confirmed that they do not wish to proceed with gateway treatment to the village in an attempt to slow traffic speed.

5.     Greensquare agreed to contribute to a parking scheme in Leigh in 2014/15 and the CATG is in broad support, but await the response from the parish council and wider community (since as with all schemes a financial contribution is expected) as to whether they proceed.

6.     The Traffic regulation Orders are now in place in Dark Lane and Mill Lane, with electric to be completed by the end of October.

7.     Signing at the Blicks Hill/Holloway junction will be completed during November, however there is no date for re-surfacing and lining.

8.     HGV and speed concerns on Callow Hill and School Hill and being addressed through Community Speedwatch and ad hoc police enforcement. 

9.     CATG considered the results of the C class road reviews undertaken last year (C70 Ashton Keynes to B4553 Packhorse Lane junction and C1 County boundary north of B4040 at Easton Grey to A429) and the possibility of undertaking a review of C68 Foxley Road) and agreed that any changes were unlikely to have significant impact on reducing accidents, so no further action would be taken. They felt that rather than undertaking reviews of C roads, in future, they should ask any parishes with concerns to raise the specific issue via the area board community issues process.

10.Speed monitoring on Gloucester Road and part of Tetbury Hill shown 85th percentile figures of 24mph and 26mph respectively.

11.Concerns about poor communication between Network Rail and the community would be investigated.

12.It was not possible to add to ‘road closed’ sign how far up the road was closed, however details of road closure were on the councils website and the Malmesbury Our Community Matters website.

13.‘Children playing’ signs at Newnton Grove would be investigated.

14.The zebra crossing required re-whitening by the Market Cross, Malmesbury.  We have since heard that this will be undertaken shortly.

15.Parish/town councils were requested to respond to the ‘De-cluttering of Signs’ request no later than 31 December 2013.