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Hampshire County Council Fareham Highway Management Advisory Panel 11 November 2003 Fareham Borough Council Traffic Management Programme 2003/04 Report of the Director of Planning and Transportation, Fareham Borough Council |
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Contact: Andy Viccars, tel 01329 824591 email: [email protected]
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 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 £11,000 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) and 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 continuous nature of existing schemes, the 2003/04 traffic investigation programme includes current
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 |
Eastern Way |
Fareham East |
Regularise waiting restrictions after extension to lay-by. Advertised. To be implemented November 2003. | |
Geoffrey Crescent |
Fareham East |
Request for waiting restrictions referred from Overview Panel - implemented. | |
Old Turnpike (south end) and Serpentine Road |
Fareham East |
Additional waiting restrictions due to high level of on-street parking. Currently being advertised. | |
Salterns Lane |
Fareham East |
Waiting restrictions implemented. | |
Western Way (lay-by) |
Fareham East |
Request for waiting restrictions to enable access for lorries, buses and coaches. Advertised. Due to be implemented in October 2003. | |
Beaconsfield Road |
Fareham South |
Request to investigate on-street parking. No access for emergency and refuse vehicles. Investigated. Further action not justified. | |
Blackbrook Road |
Fareham West |
Waiting restrictions at eastern end implemented. | |
Cuckoo Lane |
Hill Head |
Waiting restrictions to assist school crossing patrol at southern end - implemented. | |
Yes |
Brook Lane |
Park Gate Locks Heath |
Review 40 mph speed limit to complement County Council traffic calming scheme. Now part of County Council review of speed limits in the Western Wards. |
Yes |
Brook Lane |
Park Gate |
Request for weight limit to supplement and be implemented in tandem with proposed County Council traffic calming scheme. Traffic calming scheme now on hold. |
Duncan Road/ Lower Duncan Road |
Park Gate |
Request for waiting restrictions. Currently being advertised. | |
Yes |
Portsdown Hill, Skew Road, Nelson Lane |
Portchester East |
Reduce speed limit - Portsdown Hill to 40 mph. Skew Road/Nelson Lane to 30 mph. |
Yes |
Broom Way |
Stubbington |
Reduce speed limit from Peel Common Roundabout to existing 30 mph terminal. |
Stubbington Green |
Stubbington |
Extension of waiting restrictions to maintain delivery access to shops. Investigated. No longer a problem. No further action. | |
Yes |
Peak Lane |
Stubbington |
Closure of old highway to vehicular traffic to prevent fly tipping. Programmed for December 2003. |
Verge Parking 2003/04 |
Stubbington Hill Head Warsash Park Gate Sarisbury Locks Heath |
Prohibition of parking on grass verges. Programmed for February 2004. | |
Dibles Road |
Warsash |
Waiting restrictions at eastern end of cul-de-sac implemented. | |
Yes |
Bus Stop Clearways |
Borough |
To coordinate with County Council programmes. |
Yes |
Common Lane, Coach Hill |
Titchfield |
Reduce speed limit to 30 mph. Currently being investigated. |
APPENDIX 2
PROGRAMME OF SCHEMES AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS 2003/04
(COMPLETED AND PROGRESSING)
SCHEME TITLE |
JUSTIFICATION |
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 - being investigated by County Council Safety Team. |
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. |
Traffic calming measures implemented. Priority working beneath Station Road railway bridge introduced as a trial July 2003. |
3 |
Newgate Lane/Tukes Avenue Cycleway |
LTP Capital Programme 2002/03. |
Project management, design and construction of cycleway scheme. |
Design completed. Agreement reached with Asda and MoD on land dedication. The County Council's legal department has drawn up a contract. Gosport Borough Council has confirmed that the stretch of land in its ownership can be dedicated for highway purposes. Planning approval received. Awaiting confirmation of legal aspects. |
4 |
Common Lane and Coach Hill, Titchfield Traffic Calming |
As above. |
Design and supervision of traffic calming scheme. |
Design complete. Preliminary Safety Audit complete. Public consultation undertaken 10 December 2002. Scheme cancelled at Project Appraisal stage. Speed limit being progressed separately. Scheme to be replaced with scheme for St Margaret's Lane. |
5 |
Miller Drive, Fareham Traffic calming and on-road cycle lanes |
As above. |
Design and supervision of traffic calming and on-road cycle lanes. |
Work completed March 2003. |
6 |
Park Lane, Fareham Traffic calming (including Westbury Road Cycleway) |
As above. |
Design and supervision of traffic calming scheme. |
Preliminary design being drawn up following consultation with Ward Members. Detailed design progressing. |
7 |
Town Centre signing |
As above. |
Design and supervision of comprehensive signing scheme for Fareham Town Centre. |
Works commenced March 2003. |
8 |
Swanwick Lane |
Request by County Council. Developer funded. |
Traffic calming scheme. |
Implemented June 2003. |
9 |
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. |
Preliminary design completed. |
10 |
Highlands Road Vehicle and Pedestrian Count |
Petition for pelican crossing. Referred by Borough Council Planning and Transportation Committee. |
12 hour vehicle and pedestrian count undertaken July 2003. |
Results submitted to County Council for inclusion into Pedestrian Facility Programme. |
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)
Scheme Title/Site |
Justification |
Details and Proposed Action |
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. Programmed for December 2003. |
Anjou Crescent Parking Lay-by |
Petition for extra parking facilities. Referred by Borough Council Planning and Transportation Committee. |
Preliminary design and bid to County Council for funding. |
Salterns Lane Traffic Calming |
Developer Funded. Alternative to speed cushions which were removed due to maintenance difficulties. |
Design and implementation of traffic calming scheme. Preliminary design progressing. |
STRATEGIC CORRIDORS Fareham-Gosport Bus Priority Measures |
South East Hampshire Transportation Panel programme. |
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URBAN CENTRES Fareham (i) Pedestrian/Cycle Network |
As above. |
Detailed programme has to be developed by County Council. |
(ii) Social Inclusion |
As above. |
Design completed for the Locks Heath scooter park. |
Mill Road |
Traffic Investigation (from 2001/02 Pool List). |
Request for investigation of vehicle and Heavy Goods Vehicle volumes. |