Issue - meetings

The full wording of the petition and officer response will be provided within the supplementary agenda.

The Local Committee agreed:

      i.        To note the officer’s comment

     ii.        That a proposed scheme for a formal pedestrian crossing where National Cycle Network Route 21 crosses Wheatfield Way be added to the Integrated Transport Scheme (ITS) List for consideration for future funding.

Reason for decision:

The above decision was made to enable the scheme to be included on the ITS to be considered for implementation when funding becomes available.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officers Attending: Anne-Marie Hannam, Senior Traffic Engineer (STE), SCC

Petitions, Public Questions and Statements: The petition and officer response was published within the supplementary agenda.

The lead petitioner, Ms Diana Udul was unable to attend the meeting and nominated Mr Martin Saunders to speak on her behalf. Mr Saunders addressed the committee with his concerns detailing that the current informal crossing was confusing due the raised table. It was unclear, particularly for children who should stop – the vehicles in the road or the pedestrians and cyclists trying to cross Wheatfield Way. A formal crossing would help and shouldn’t be too difficult or expensive to achieve.

Key points from the discussion:

·         The divisional member gave his full support to the residents and the petition; agreeing that it caused much confusion and adding that the bendy nature of the road exacerbated the problem. He asked what the exact cost of a formalised crossing would be.

·         The STE confirmed it wasn’t possible to give an exact figure at this moment for a formalised crossing but a zebra crossing on average cost around £70,000.

·         Other local members were supportive of the petition as it appeared to be the obvious place on the road to include a crossing.

·         It was suggested better signage could be included to make the footpath more obvious and apparent to vehicles using the road. However it was noted that there were limitations to what signage could be introduced.

·         The committee recognised there could be smaller pieces of work that could be completed to help alleviate some of the problems associated with the footpath crossing the road  and asked officers to take a look at these.

Resolution:

The Local Committee agreed:

      i.        To note the officer’s comment

     ii.        That a proposed scheme for a formal pedestrian crossing where National Cycle Network Route 21 crosses Wheatfield Way be added to the Integrated Transport Scheme (ITS) List for consideration for future funding.

Reason for decision:

The above decision was made to enable the scheme to be included on the ITS to be considered for implementation when funding becomes available.