1. Summary
1.1 This report covers the main programmes of traffic management work in the New Forest area in 2004/05. These are the revenue funded Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and signing and lining schemes, and 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. These new agency arrangements were explained in some detail in the traffic management report on 16 March 2003, and effectively began on 1 January 2003, although the legal agreement which allows the District to make TROs directly was not agreed and signed until 20 August 2003.
2.2 As part of the new 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 The schemes included in the 2004/05 programme are shown in Appendix 1 and include schemes being progressed by the County Council, as well as the District Council. 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 may be added to the programme as necessary. However, this may delay the implementation of programmed schemes.
3.2 The second half of this year's programme includes initial work on preparing for decriminalised parking enforcement (DPE), ie the transfer of responsibility for the enforcement of on-street parking controls from the Police to District Councils. The firm target date for this is 1 January 2006. The process requires the verification of all parking TROs, including their signing and road markings. A number of areas have been identified where a significant number of separate/partly revoked TROs are currently in force and where bringing them together would greatly benefit later enforcement and in the resolution of adjudication disputes. In these areas consolidated TROs will be processed.
3.3 DPE will be given priority over other TRO work undertaken by the District Council in the remainder of this year and next year (2005/06). Schemes listed in the Appendix 1 current programme that have not yet been commenced are marked as `reserve scheme'. These will be progressed subject to the DPE workload, which at present cannot be precisely estimated.
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 2004/05.
That this report be noted.
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NEW FOREST HIGHWAY & TRANSPORT ADVISORY PANEL |
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APPENDIX 1 |
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME 2004/2005 |
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TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS (TROs) |
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Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) |
Review as below |
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LYMINGTON |
Consolidation Order |
COMMENCE CONSOLIDATION PROCESS FEB 2005 |
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TOTTON |
Consolidation Order |
COMMENCE CONSOLIDATION PROCESS FEB 2005 |
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HYTHE |
Consolidation Order |
COMMENCE CONSOLIDATION PROCESS FEB 2005 |
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WHOLE DISTRICT |
Review of waiting restrictions where Order/signing and lining inconsistencies are found |
COMMENCE OCT 2004 |
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Other TROs |
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ASHURST, Village Centre |
Restriction of Waiting |
OPERATIONAL 16.04.04 |
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BROCKENHURST VILLAGE |
Restriction of Waiting |
IMPLEMENTATION DATE 20.09.04 |
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BROCKENHURST VILLAGE |
Review of recently introduced Waiting Restrictions |
TO BE INVESTIGATED |
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BROCKENHURST, Brookley Road |
No Entry at Watersplash end |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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BROCKENHURST, Sway Road Primary School |
Restriction of Waiting |
REVIEW RESTRICTIONS IN LAY-BY (Reserve scheme) |
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COLBURY, Link Road |
Prohibition of `U' Turns |
OPERATIONAL DATE 17 SEPTEMBER 2004 |
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FORDINGBRIDGE, High Street / Bridge Street |
Review restrictions at mini r/b |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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FORDINGBRIDGE, Market Place / Provost Street |
Restriction of Waiting |
IMPLEMENTED WITH CAPITAL SCHEME 04.06.04 |
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HOLBURY, A326 Long Lane Service Road, jnct Holbury Drive |
No Entry |
INITIAL PROPOSALS PREPARED |
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HOLBURY, Hardley Lane |
POD |
OPERATIONAL 11.06.04 |
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HYTHE, Jones Lane / West Street / Marina entrance |
Waiting Restrictions |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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HYTHE, Promenade |
Restriction of Waiting and pedestrian zone |
OPERATIONAL DATE TO BE AGREED (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEME) |
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KEYHAVEN, Village Centre |
Review Waiting restrictions |
CONSULTATIONS COMMENCED |
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LYMINGTON, High Street / St Thomas Street |
Waiting Restriction amendments linked to safety schemes |
CONSULTATIONS COMMENCED |
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MARCHWOOD VILLAGE |
HGV Restrictions |
CONSULTATIONS |
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MILFORD-ON-SEA, Park Road / Park Close |
Waiting Restrictions/Residents' Parking |
INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS |
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MILFORD-ON-SEA, Westminster Road and Cornwallis Road |
Review summer restrictions |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve Scheme) |
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NEW MILTON, Avenue Road |
Review of recent waiting restrictions |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve Scheme) |
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NEW MILTON, Camelia Gardens |
Restriction of Waiting |
INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS |
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NEW MILTON, Old Milton Green area |
Review Waiting restrictions |
ADVERTISEMENT DUE SEPT 04 |
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RINGWOOD, Hightown Road |
Residents Parking |
INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS |
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RINGWOOD, Market Place |
POD and loading bays |
INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS |
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TOTTON, Salisbury Road/Testwood Parade |
Shops Parking controls |
CONSULTATIONS COMPLETED |
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TOTTON, Pauletts Lane / Loperwood Lane |
Possible lorry / turning controls |
TO BE INVESTIGATED |
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SPEED LIMITS |
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BRANSGORE, Burley Road |
40 mph Extension |
OPERATIONAL DATE 4 OCTOBER 2004 |
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BROCKENHURST, Lymington Road/Tile Barn Lane |
40/30 mph |
PRELIMINARY CONSULTATION |
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BROCKENHURST, Balmer Lawn Road/A337 |
40/30 mph |
PRELIMINARY CONSULTATION |
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BROOK / BRAMSHAW |
N.FOREST 40/30 mph |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMPLETED - CONCLUDED THAT EXISTING 40 MPH IS APPROPRIATE |
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EAST BOLDRE |
N.FOREST 40/30 mph |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION - LINKED TO PARISH PARTNERSHIP SCHEME |
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HORDLE, Hordle Lane, Stopples Lane, Sky End Lane |
40/30 mph |
CONSULTATIONS COMPLETED |
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LYMINGTON - NEW MILTON A337 |
40/50/60 mph |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION |
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MARCHWOOD, Jacobs Gutter Lane |
40 mph |
OPERATIONAL 07.06.04 |
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MARCHWOOD, Trotts Lane |
30 mph |
OPERATIONAL 07.06.04 |
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MILFORD, Milford Road / Cliff Road |
40 mph |
NOT TO BE PROGRESSED DUE TO MEMBERS VIEWS |
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ROCKBOURNE / SANDLEHEATH |
40 mph link |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION |
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SOPLEY, Derritt Lane |
30 mph |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION |
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WOODLANDS / BARTLEY |
N.FOREST 40/30 mph |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION |
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A336 RINGWOOD ROAD, NETLEY MARSH |
30 mph OUTSIDE SCHOOL |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION |
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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND SIGNING SCHEMES |
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BRAMSHAW, B3078 & B3079 |
Audit signing / lining |
TO BE INVESTIGATED |
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CALSHOT, Calshot Road |
Police request signing improvements |
INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS COMPLETE |
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EMERY DOWN |
Speed reduction measures/gateway/signing |
SUPPORTED GATEWAY FEATURES TO BE INTRODUCED IN 2004/05 |
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FORDINGBRIDGE, Green Lane |
Virtual footway |
TO BE IMPLEMENTED AUG/SEPT 04 |
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HYTHE, South Street |
Options inc traffic calming |
MINOR SCHEME TO BE INTRODUCED BY HAMPSHIRE HIGHWAYS IN 2004/05 |
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HYTHE, St John Street |
Provision of dropped crossings |
AWAITING PARISH CONFIRMATION OF REVISED LOCATION |
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LYMINGTON, Southampton Road |
Revised advanced signing for low bridge |
TO BE INVESTIGATED |
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LYNDHURST, High Street |
Revised signing |
DESIGN UNDER WAY |
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MARCHWOOD, Hythe Road |
Enhance lining near village gateway |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ONLY (Reserve scheme) |
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FAWLEY, School Road |
Traffic Calming |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS |
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RINGWOOD, Headlands Business Park |
Measures to address parking congestion |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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RINGWOOD, Town Centre |
Pedestrian Signage |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS |
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ROCKBOURNE/DAMERHAM/MARTIN |
Low cost speed reduction measures |
PART IMPLEMENTED, REMAINDER TO FOLLOW IN 2004/05 |
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SANDLEHEATH, C93 |
Audit signing / lining |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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TOTTON, Hounsdown Industrial Estate |
Improved route signing |
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS |
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WOOTTON, B3058 / The Rising Sun |
Signing |
PRELIMINARY DESIGN |
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RINGWOOD, The Bickerley area |
Junction / passing places white lining |
IMPLEMENTATION DUE AUG 2004 |
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HARBRIDGE, Harbridge area including Kent Lane |
Audit signing / lining |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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LYMINGTON, Lower Buckland Road |
Investigate virtual footway junction May Avenue |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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BEAULIEU, High Street |
Review signing of existing "one way" TRO |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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FORDINGBRIDGE, Station Road |
Audit signing / lining |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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MARCHWOOD, Normandy Way |
New development signing, externally funded |
PRELIMINARY DESIGN |
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HYTHE, Claypits Lane |
Improve driver awareness of pedestrian crossing point |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (Reserve scheme) |
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WHOLE DISTRICT |
Casualty Reduction Partnership |
IMPLEMENT IDENTIFIED MEASURES TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY AT FATAL INJURY SITES |
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NEW FOREST |
Road safety campaign special signing |
PHASED IMPLEMENTATION COMMENCED (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL/ NEW FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL/PRIMARY CARE TRUST FUNDED) |
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FORDINGBRIDGE, A338 Slip road adjacent car park |
Traffic calming linked to car park improvements |
TO BE INVESTIGATED (POSSIBLE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL/ NEW FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL FUNDING) |
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