Agenda item

To receive the notes and actions from the last CATG meeting held on 12 February 2015.

To note progress made on implementing road resurfacing and safety schemes in 2014/15, consider the list of proposed highway maintenance schemes in the Corsham area for 2015/16, and agree the final list for implementation.

To suggest any sites for inclusion in future year’s highway maintenance and resurfacing programmes.

Cllr Dick Tonge introduced the minutes and actions arising from the last CATG meeting. In particular, the Councillor highlighted that Ivis Thomson had investigated the location of signage on Velley Hill with officers and established an appropriate location. The proposed location was explained and it was commented that the lack of signage posed a danger and so should be agreed upon at this meeting. Comments from the public and members of the CATG were invited and the Area Board considered the proposed location of the signage.

Resolved:

To agree that signage be located just south of The Close and should include a reference to ‘Coppershell’

Cllr Tonge updated that the CATG was awaiting a response from the Ministry of Defence in relation to the use of Skynet Drive and there would be an update on the Corsham Estate permissive path at the next meeting. Additionally, one way/no cycling  signage was to be removed from High Street Corsham and redundant signage was to be removed from the A4 in Pickwick.

Feedback from the public was invited on the request for 30mph speed limit on the C155 in Gastard which the CATG had recommended not to support. Rae Marshman challenged the CATG recommendation and process, suggesting letters of objection to the request were not valid and the recommendation not to support the request was flawed because the reasoning was that the nature of the road prevented excessive speed and a 30mph speed limit would be difficult to enforce. Anecdotal evidence of speeding was provided and it was suggested the current speed limit was dangerous. 

Cllr Tonge emphasised that the CATG was not a decision-making body and the decision would, in this case, be made by the Cabinet member following a recommendation from the Area Board. The public was assured that local views would be incorporated in the report to the Cabinet member.

Corsham Town Councillor, Ivis Thompson, and Colerne Parish Councillor John Bull, both of whom attended the CATG when this topic was discussed, commented that speeding was rarely an issue in this location as the nature of the road deterred drivers from speeding and that a 30mph speed limit would be difficult to enforce. Members considered the recommendation from the CATG.

Resolved:

That the Area Board recommends that the proposal to change the speed limit on the C155 is not supported and that this recommendation be sent to the Cabinet member to be considered with other responses from consultees.

The Area Board was asked to consider the proposed list of highways maintenance schemes 2014/15 and attention was drawn to investments that had already been made. It was identified that Mons Lane Junction would undergo improvements in  March 2015.

Skid resistance treatment to road surfaced was explained and it was confirmed that officers had prioritised routes in the worst  conditions. The public were encouraged to contact town and parish councils and highways officers if they felt additional roads required attention.

Resolved:

To note progress made on implementing road resurfacing and safety schemes in 2014/15 and agree the proposed list of highway maintenance schemes for 2015/16 in the Corsham area.

To note the minutes and actions from the last CATG meeting held on 12 February 2015.