Contact: Chris Reeves, tel 01962 857814 email: [email protected]

Nick Hunt, tel 02380 28591 email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 This report covers the main programmes of traffic management work in the New Forest area in 2003/04 and 2004/05. 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 the 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. These arrangements have been in operation since 1 January 2003 and are now well established.

2.2 As part of the agency arrangements, regular liaison meetings take 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 Traffic management issues are raised in a number of ways, usually by parish councils, local District or County Members or the public. The police also raise issues of concern relating to congestion, parking problems or potential safety hazards. Schemes that have been progressed as part of the 2003/04 programme in the New Forest area are shown in Appendix 1. Schemes included in the list are, at this stage of the year, either operational or expected to be completed by the end of the financial year.

3.2 Schemes for the 2004/05 programme in the New Forest Area are listed in Appendix 2. The programme is provisional at this stage, with scope to include additional schemes that may arise as a high priority. Schemes already in the programme are often subject to delay, modification or deletion as consultations progress, or where the TRO advertising procedure gives rise to objections.

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 3 includes those schemes expected to be completed in 2003/04 and Appendix 4 includes those schemes programmed for 2004/05.

Recommendation

That this report be noted.

8568/CR/NH