REPORT OF THE

EXECUTIVE MEMBER

SPATIAL STRATEGY

PART II

VICTORY ROUNDABOUT, BASINGSTOKE

A decision was taken on 13 July 2004 approving a package of low cost improvements for Victory Roundabout at Basingstoke as follows:-

(i) implementing improvements to the lighting within the subway linking Victory Roundabout to Glebe Gardens;

(ii) taking up and relaying the dropped kerb leading to Essex Road and providing appropriate tactile paving;

(iii) replacing and painting guardrails and handrails, including repairing/making safe handrails within the centre of the roundabout;

(iv) undertaking mural work and painting the internal walls and ceiling of subway with anti-graffiti coating;

(v) lifting paving slabs in subway tunnels and relaying with bituminous material;

(vi) replacing gratings to drainage channels at entrance to subway tunnels;

(vii) taking up paving slabs and relaying steps to Victory Park;

(viii) applying a footway surface dressing (i.e. non-slip surface to complement materials used in Victory Park) to the existing subway ramps and footways;

(ix) providing handrails to match existing where there are none; and

(x) cutting back or removal of overgrown trees.

The decision supports Aim 2 of the Corporate Strategy (Stewardship of the environment) by making walking more attractive and helping meet the County Council's objective of reducing the environmental impact of transport.

The consultation work for these improvements was undertaken by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and a report outlining the proposals was considered by the Basingstoke and Deane Highway and Transport Advisory Panel on 17 March 2004. The Panel also considered the reasons for abandoning an alternative option of installing traffic signalisation which, it was felt, would lead to inevitable delays to vehicular traffic using the roundabout; currently, there is not a vehicular traffic problem.

The cost of these improvements amounts to £100,000 which has been added to the Transport Capital Programme for 2004/05 and will be funded from developers contributions.

JONATHAN K. GLEN,

Executive Member

for Spatial Strategy.