Issue - meetings

This report summarises progress with the Local Committee’s programme of Highways works for the current Financial Year 2019-20.

Committee is asked to agree the strategy for allocation of Local Committee budgets for next Financial Year 2020-21.

That the Local Committee [Elmbridge] agreed to:

(i)    Approve the provisional allocation of assumed budgets for 2020-21 as shown in Table 3 of the report;

(ii)   Authorise the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Divisional Member, to advertise the necessary legal notice for new road tables at the entrances to Russell Road and Sunbury Lane, Walton, and if there are no significant objections to arrange construction of these new road tables as part of the new cycle route in Terrace Road;

(iii)  Authorise the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Divisional Member, to draft and advertise an appropriate Traffic Regulation Order for the short one-way section of road at the junction of Rectory Lane and Church Road, and if there are no significant objections to make the Traffic Regulation Order, and improve the signs and road markings;

(iv)  Approve the extension of the eastbound bus stop clearway at The Bear, Bridge Street, Walton-on-Thames, by 5m at each end – 10m in total;

(v)   Authorise the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and relevant Divisional Member(s) to undertake all necessary procedures to deliver the agreed programmes

Reasons:

Recommendations are made to facilitate development of Committee’s 2019-20 Highways programmes, while at the same time ensuring that the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Members are fully and appropriately involved in any detailed considerations.

Specific recommendations are made to facilitate improvements in Walton and Long Ditton.

Committee is asked to provide the necessary authorisation to deliver its programmes of work in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Member without the need to revert to the Committee as a whole.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officers attending: Nick Healey, Area Highways Manager

Petitions, Public Questions/Statements: None.

Member discussion –key points

The Chairman reported that he had had a constructive meeting in respect of the resources needed to complete the Esher Transport Study.  Resources will be identified to look at optimising the traffic lights with a view to work starting on this before Christmas.  More detailed work on the service roads will be deferred until further resources are available.

Members discussed that the bidding process to Elmbridge Borough Council for CIL funding appeared to be extending the timescales for some projects.  Members were supportive of asking the Elmbridge Leader whether it would be possible to have two rounds of bidding in order to speed up the process.

A member expressed concern at the weeks growing between the pavement and road surface which she felt might encourage flooding and icy patches.  The Area Highway Manager reported that funding is provided to the Borough Council to carry out two weed sprays per year.  However, weather conditions and regulations around the sprays which could now be used meant that they were no always effective.  Members could report any problem areas to Joint Waste Solutions who are responsible for the work on behalf of the Borough Council.

Resolved to:

(i)    Approve the provisional allocation of assumed budgets for 2020-21 as shown in Table 3 of the report;

(ii)   Authorise the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Divisional Member, to advertise the necessary legal notice for new road tables at the entrances to Russell Road and Sunbury Lane, Walton, and if there are no significant objections to arrange construction of these new road tables as part of the new cycle route in Terrace Road;

(iii)  Authorise the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Divisional Member, to draft and advertise an appropriate Traffic Regulation Order for the short one-way section of road at the junction of Rectory Lane and Church Road, and if there are no significant objections to make the Traffic Regulation Order, and improve the signs and road markings;

(iv)  Approve the extension of the eastbound bus stop clearway at The Bear, Bridge Street, Walton-on-Thames, by 5m at each end – 10m in total;

(v)   Authorise the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and relevant Divisional Member(s) to undertake all necessary procedures to deliver the agreed programmes

Reasons:

Recommendations are made to facilitate development of Committee’s 2019-20 Highways programmes, while at the same time ensuring that the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Members are fully and appropriately involved in any detailed considerations.

Specific recommendations are made to facilitate improvements in Walton and Long Ditton.

Committee is asked to provide the necessary authorisation to deliver its programmes of work in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Member without the need to revert to the Committee as a whole.