Contact: Alastair Norton, tel 023 9244 6510

email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 This report covers the main programmes of traffic management work completed and ongoing in the borough during 2005/06 under the following headings:

(i) Traffic Regulation Orders and Road Safety Schemes;

(ii) Decriminalised Car Parking Enforcement;

(iii) Cycleways; and

(iv) Liveability Schemes.

2. Traffic Regulation Orders and Road Safety Schemes

2.1 The Borough Council receives numerous requests from the public for traffic management measures and priority is given to those where road safety is an issue. Schemes also transpire as a result of monthly Casualty Reduction Partnership meetings that take place with the County Council's Safety Engineering Group and the Police to discuss matters relating to the fatal and life threatening accidents that occur on the borough's roads.

2.2 The list of schemes included in the 2005/06 capital programme is attached as Appendix 1.

3. Decriminalised Car Parking Enforcement

3.1 Decriminalised car parking enforcement was successfully introduced on 4 April 2005. The scheme has so far been working satisfactorily and within budget expectations.

3.2 The improved enforcement has resulted in representations, particularly from Emsworth residents and traders, to extend the 30 minute limited on-street waiting in central Emsworth and to introduce a residents' parking scheme. Surveys have been undertaken with traders and shoppers in order to form a view as to the most appropriate course of action. Discussions are now taking place with ward Councillors in order to assess the results of the consultation and agree what action should be taken.

3.3 It should be noted that the Borough and County Councils are members of the National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS) Joint Committee. This is the national body, based in Manchester, established under the relevant legislation to provide an independent adjudication service for drivers or vehicle owners wishing to appeal against a penalty charge notice. The county representative, Councillor Phrynette Dickens, is the Assistant Chairman of the NPAS Joint Committee.

3.4 Regulations are expected to be made during the next few months which will enable authorities already operating DPE to introduce camera enforcement of bus lanes under the Transport Act 2000. These will be superseded in due course by regulations under the Traffic Management Act when the provisions for civil enforcement outside London come into effect, although this is not expected to be until at least 2007. They will include not only parking and bus lane enforcement, but also some other moving traffic offences such as banned turns, no entry and yellow box markings.

4. Cycleways

4.1 Information as to the progress being made with the various cycleway schemes is set out in Appendix 2.

5. Liveability Schemes

5.1 The Borough Council is a pilot authority for the transformation of services in connection with public open spaces and has been awarded £3.3 million to be spent on capital schemes that enhance selected public spaces.

5.2 Possible schemes have been discussed at the Borough Council's six Community Boards and proposals have been submitted to the Council's Liveability Project Board. This Board has now agreed which schemes should be carried out. Many of these will involve improvements to the highway and be subject to a Section 278 Agreement.

5.3 The highway related schemes are as follows:

(i) London Road Precinct, Waterlooville

This scheme includes improvements to paving and the provision of street furniture, lighting, trees and gateway features to the northern section of the existing London Road Precinct.

(ii) Leigh Park Parking Pilot

Schemes piloting different solutions to the residential parking problems are to be carried out at Kingsworthy Road, Iping Avenue and Overton Crescent.

(iii) West Street, Havant

This scheme includes the provision of seating, lighting and stone paving in the section of West Street outside St Faith's Church.

(iv) Eastoke Corner, Hayling Island

This scheme includes the provision of a pedestrian plaza and viewing platform linking shop frontages to the seafront, with revisions to the highway and parking spaces.

(v) Langstone

This scheme includes an extension of the bridge lighting, an improved pedestrian refuge at Langstone, a small car park, tree planting and a gateway sculpture at north Hayling.

(vi) Emsworth

This scheme includes improvements to the A259 subway (lighting, mirrors, anti-slip surfaces, handrails and artwork) improved crossing refuges north and south of the A259/North Street roundabout, and replacement railings.

(vii) Milton Road, Cowplain

This scheme includes improved parking, new trees and street furniture, a mini roundabout, road narrowing, rumble strips and new surfacing on the section of Milton Road between the Eagle Avenue and Lovedean Lane junctions.

5.4 The Liveability funding conditions require schemes to be substantially completed by 31 March 2006. It is expected that most of them will be completed in accord with this condition but some work will inevitably carry over into the 2006/07 financial year.

6. Impact Assessments

6.1 This report provides a position statement only, therefore an impact assessment in terms of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act has not been undertaken.

Recommendation

That this report be noted.

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APPENDIX 1

HAVANT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME 2005/06

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS - since 1 April 2005, 22 temporary road closures have been processed; 16 by Notice and 6 by Order.

APPENDIX 2

HAVANT CYCLEWAYS