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1. Summary

1.1 This report covers the main programmes of traffic management work in the New Forest area in 2003/04. These are the revenue funded Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and signing and lining schemes, and also the capital funded rural traffic calming schemes promoted in partnership with Parish Councils.

2. Background

2.1 Under the revised agency arrangements for traffic management, New Forest District Council has taken direct responsibility for certain traffic management functions throughout the District area on behalf of the County Council. The new arrangements were explained in some detail in the previous traffic management report on 11 March 2003. The new agency arrangement effectively began on 1 January 2003, although the legal agreement which allows the District to make TROs directly was only recently agreed and signed on 20 August 2003.

2.2 As part of the new agency arrangements, regular liaison meetings are taking place between officers of the County and District Councils to discuss proposed schemes and develop positive partnership arrangements.

3. Traffic Regulation Orders and Signing and Lining Schemes

3.1 Following the changes to the agency arrangements, a number of traffic-related issues which were awaiting investigation have been or are in the process of being passed to the District Council. As a number of these had been pending for some time, they have been prioritised for inclusion in the 2003/04 programme along with a range of other schemes identified for early attention. The proposed programme is shown in Appendix 1 and includes schemes being progressed by the County Council, as well as the District Council.

3.2 Schemes included in the list are, at this stage in the year, either operational or expected to be completed by the end of the financial year. Schemes still being processed can, however, be subject to delay, modification or deletion as consultations progress, or where the TRO advertising procedure gives rise to objections. Additional schemes which arise as a high priority are added to the programme as necessary.

4. Parish Partnership Programme

4.1 Further progress has been made on those schemes already identified in the Parish Partnership programme within the New Forest District area. Appendix 2 includes those schemes expected to be completed in 2003/04.

Recommendation

That this report be noted.

8165/CR/NH