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Hampshire County Council

Fareham Highway Management Advisory Panel

13 March 2003

Fareham Borough Council Traffic Management Programme 2003/04

Report of the Director of Planning and Transportation, Fareham Borough Council

Item 14

Contact: Andy Viccars, tel: 01329 824591

1. Summary

1.1 This report considers the traffic management programme for 2003/04 to be undertaken by Fareham Borough Council.

2. Introduction

2.1 The Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and Traffic Investigation (TI) Programmes are approved by Fareham Borough Council Executive after consultation with County Council officers. The programmes for 2003/04 were approved in January.

3. Traffic Regulation Orders

3.1 It is expected that funding will remain at £12,000 for routine TROs in 2003/04. Based on current resource levels, approximately 12 Orders can be implemented each year, one normally being the next phase of the agreed programme for introducing `No Parking on Grass Verges'. These sites are set out in Appendix 1. It is anticipated that a number of the sites can be grouped together to form a `Various Roads' Order.

4. Traffic Investigations

4.1 Funding is released by the County Council for specific schemes through the Hampshire Local Transport Plan (LTP) (year 2), and some of this has been deferred to year 3. Funding has also been released from developer contributions.

4.2 District Councils have been asked to continue providing assistance to deliver schemes from the LTP programme. These schemes have therefore been included in Fareham's programme at the expense of the normal programme of traffic investigations where funding is less certain.

4.3 Schemes included on the 2002/03 list are still ongoing. In view of the position regarding LTP funding and the ongoing nature of existing schemes, the 2003/04 traffic investigation programme includes ongoing schemes from 2002/03, as set out in Appendix 2. When these schemes have been completed, investigations and schemes will be drawn from the supplementary schedule of schemes and traffic investigations pool list shown in Appendix 3.

Recommendation

That this report be noted.

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APPENDIX 1

LIST OF TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

County Interest

Site

Ward

Comment

 

Geoffrey Crescent

Fareham

East

Request for waiting restrictions referred from Overview Panel

 

Cuckoo Lane

Hill Head

Waiting restrictions to assist school crossing patrol at southern end

 

Old Turnpike (south end) and Serpentine Road

Fareham East

Additional waiting restrictions due to high level of on-street parking

Yes

Brook Lane

Park Gate Locks Heath

Review 40 mph speed limit to complement County Council traffic calming scheme

Yes

Brook Lane

Park Gate

Request for weight limit to supplement and be implemented in tandem with proposed County Council traffic calming scheme

 

Western Way (lay-by)

Fareham E

Request for waiting restrictions to enable access for lorries, buses and coaches

 

Duncan Road/ Lower Duncan Road

Park Gate

Request for waiting restrictions

 

Beaconsfield Road

Fareham South

Request to investigate on-street parking. No access for emergency and refuse vehicles

 

Stubbington Green
(western rear service road)

Stubbington

Extension of waiting restrictions to maintain delivery access to shops
(Request from Police and Traffic Warden)

Yes

Peak Lane

Stubbington

Closure of old highway to vehicular traffic to prevent fly tipping

 

Southampton Hill

Titchfield

Request for waiting restrictions

 

Salterns Lane

Fareham East

As above

Yes

Bus Stop Clearways

Borough

To coordinate with County Council programmes

APPENDIX 2

PROGRAMME OF SCHEMES AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS 2003/04

(COMPLETED AND PROGRESSING)

SCHEME TITLE

JUSTIFICATION/ SOURCE OF FUNDING

DETAILS

PROGRESS

1

Wickham Road / North Hill - Safety investigation including ' U-turning' north of motorway

Investigation into personal injury accidents and problems associated with U-turns on A32.

Safety investigation of junctions with a view to recommending improvements

County interest road.

Some works carried out by County Council Safety Team. Additional measures to be discussed further with County Council.

2

Hill Road and Station Road, Portchester - Traffic calming and priority working under railway bridge

The former Highways and Transportation Sub-Committee instructed the initiation of a scheme. Developer funded

Design and supervision of traffic calming scheme including priority working beneath bridge - subject to trial.

Design completed. County Council project appraisal completed. Work commenced February 2003.

3

Newgate Lane/Tukes Avenue Cycleway

LTP bid scheme ref. 58. Developer funding and LTP funding available.

Design work has commenced at the request of County Council. LTP Urban Centre project

Project management, design and construction of cycleway scheme.

Design completed.

Agreement reached with Asda and MoD on land dedication. The Council's legal department is currently drawing up a contract.

Gosport Borough Council have confirmed that the stretch of land in the Council's ownership can be dedicated for highway purposes. Planning approval required.

4

Common Lane and Coach Hill, Titchfield Traffic Calming

Funded from Local Transport Plan capital programme 2002/3

Design and supervision of traffic calming scheme

Design complete Preliminary Safety Audit complete.

Public consultation undertaken 10th December 2002.

5

Miller Drive, Fareham

Traffic calming and on-road cycle lanes

As above

Design and supervision of traffic calming and on-road cycle lanes

Works substantially completed Feb 2003.

6

Park Lane, Fareham

Traffic calming

As above

Design and supervision of traffic calming scheme

Preliminary design being drawn up following consultation with Ward Members.

Programmed to commence June 2003.

7

Town Centre signing

As above

Design and supervision of comprehensive signing scheme for Fareham Town Centre

Project appraisal completed. Works programmed March.

APPENDIX 3

SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE OF SCHEMES AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

POOL LIST

(Schemes will be drawn from this list to be progressed on a project management basis as resources permit)

Suggested Priority

Scheme Title / Site

Justification / Source of funding

Details and Proposed Action

1

Swanwick Lane
(Sarisbury)

Traffic Study

Request by County Council

Developer funded

Investigate vehicle speeds and volumes

2

Parking in Titchfield Village Centre

Request by Titchfield Village Trust following their own investigations

Study of on- and off-street parking in conjunction with Members and Titchfield Village Trust

3

Anjou Crescent
(Fareham West)

Parking Lay-by

Petition for extra parking facilities

Referred by Borough Council P&T Committee

Preliminary design and bid to County Council for funding

4

Fareham Town Centre Pedestrian Signing

Funding available in association with the Market Quay Development

Design and implementation of signing scheme in conjunction with Town Centre Working Group

5

Salterns Lane Traffic Calming

Developer Funded.

Alternative to speed cushions which were removed due to maintenance difficulties

Design and implementation of traffic calming scheme

6

Highlands Road
(Fareham West)

Vehicle and Pedestrian Count

Petition for pelican crossing

Referred by Borough Council P&T Committee

12 hour vehicle and pedestrian count is required

7

STRATEGIC CORRIDORS

Fareham-Gosport

Bus Priority Measures

South East Hampshire Transportation (SEHT) Panel recommends £100,000 be allocated to this category

Detailed programme is being developed by County Council but likely Fareham Borough Council involvement

8

URBAN CENTRES

Fareham

(i) Pedestrian/ Cycle Network

SEHT Panel recommends £140,000 be allocated to this category

Detailed programme has to be developed by County Council but possibility of progressing Westbury Road cycleway (design and implementation)

 

(ii) Social Inclusion

SEHT Panel recommends £40,000 be allocated to this category

Design completed for the Locks Heath scooter park

9

Mill Road
(Fareham South)

Traffic Investigation (from 2001/2 Pool List)

Request for investigation of vehicle and HGV volumes

10

TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

Wallington Village (Fareham East)

Request for 20 mph zone by Wallington Village Association

Spot checks on speeds identify the 85%ile speeds to range between 23 mph and 30 mph. There have been no recorded injury accidents. On this basis funding for a scheme is unlikely