Issue - meetings

Andrew Milne, NW Area Manager, Highways to introduce the Highways Update report. The report records the progress made with the delivery of proposed highways schemes, developer funded schemes and revenue funded works this financial year.

The recommendations are made to enable progression of proposed highways schemes, developer funded schemes and revenue funded works this financial year.

The Committee further discussed the Toshiba Roundabout Project covered in the update report and the additional tabled report.  The initial design options were based on options that are generally found to be effective for this type of scheme.  In this case, modelling results have shown that signalisation of the Toshiba roundabout would result in a considerable worsening of congestion, with significant increases in queue lengths and journey times.  For this reason, the original scheme proposal cannot be continued with.  However, the modelling exercise has also identified improvements that can be made which would provide benefits for both pedestrians and motorists.

The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to:

(i)      Note the progress with the ITS highways and developer funded schemes

(ii)      Note the progress with budget expenditure

(iii)     Note that a further Highways Update will be brought to the next meeting of this Committee.

(iv)    Approve the contingency planning measures recommended in section 2.3.4 of this report.

(v)     Approve to continue with the delivery of the upgrade of the zebra crossing on the A325 Portsmouth Road arm of the Toshiba Roundabout to toucan crossings (as set out in point 1 of this update) this financial year, together with a study on providing a suitable crossing on the Frimley Road.

(vi)    Approve to continue with detailed design of the relocation and upgrade of the hospital crossing (as set out in point 2 of this update)

(vii)   Approve to continue with the detailed design of a third lane between Toshiba roundabout and the hospital roundabout (as set out in point 3 of this update).

(viii)  Approve that a report for further decision on this project be brought to the Local Committee (Surrey Heath) at its 3 October 2013 meeting.

The recommendations are made to enable progression of proposed highways schemes, developer funded schemes and revenue funded works this financial year.

The Committee further discussed the Toshiba Roundabout Project covered in the update report and the additional tabled report.  The initial design options were based on options that are generally found to be effective for this type of scheme.  In this case, modelling results have shown that signalisation of the Toshiba roundabout would result in a considerable worsening of congestion, with significant increases in queue lengths and journey times.  For this reason, the original scheme proposal cannot be continued with.  However, the modelling exercise has also identified improvements that can be made which would provide benefits for both pedestrians and motorists.

The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to:

(i)      Note the progress with the ITS highways and developer funded schemes

(ii)      Note the progress with budget expenditure

(iii)     Note that a further Highways Update will be brought to the next meeting of this Committee.

(iv)    Approve the contingency planning measures recommended in section 2.3.4 of this report.

(v)     Approve to continue with the delivery of the upgrade of the zebra crossing on the A325 Portsmouth Road arm of the Toshiba Roundabout to toucan crossings (as set out in point 1 of this update) this financial year, together with a study on providing a suitable crossing on the Frimley Road.

(vi)    Approve to continue with detailed design of the relocation and upgrade of the hospital crossing (as set out in point 2 of this update)

(vii)   Approve to continue with the detailed design of a third lane between Toshiba roundabout and the hospital roundabout (as set out in point 3 of this update).

(viii)  Approve that a report for further decision on this project be brought to the Local Committee (Surrey Heath) at its 3 October 2013 meeting.