Issue - meetings
Petition for a 20mph speed limit for Chamberlayne Road
Meeting: 07/02/2013 - Highways Committee (Item 6)
6 Petition for a 20mph speed limit for Chamberlayne Road PDF 89 KB
This report informs the Committee of a petition received from Kensal Rise Residents Association concerning speeding and road safety.
Decision:
(i) Noted the contents of the petition.
(ii) Noted that funding had previously been allocated through the LIP programme to introduce a safety scheme for Chamberlayne Road and that officers were currently working with the Kensal Rise Residents Association to identify a preferred scheme, which would be subject to public consultation during the current financial year.
Minutes:
The Committee considered a report that informed them of a petition received from Kensal Rise Residents Association concerning speeding and road safety
Paul Chandler, Head of Transportation informed the Committee that officers were reviewing the existing Chamberlayne Road corridor including Station Terrace as part of an approved funding submission through the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) programme. He added that through the review, a range of measures to reduce the high levels of collisions recorded over the past three years had been identified.
The Head of Transportation informed Members that officers were holding discussions with the lead petitioner and representatives of Kensal Rise Residents’ Association to discuss the issues and identify a preferred option for a speed reduction scheme. He continued that options included the potential to introduce a 20mph speed limit in conjunction with physical measures to reduce traffic speeds and adjust the road layout to change driver behaviour. Consultation on these proposals would take place during the current financial year.
In the ensuing discussion, Councillor Long expressed a view that consultation for piecemeal introduction of 20mph on area basis was costly and requested the Head of Transportation to submit a report investigating a Borough wide 20mph. The Chair responded that the current policy was to consider every application for a 20mph on a case by case basis, taking into account the level of personal injury accidents for that particular area or road. The Head of Transportation advised that blanket introduction of a 20mph speed limit would place a burden on enforcement with additional pressure on police resources.
RESOLVED:-
(i) that the contents of the petition be noted.
(ii) that it be noted that funding had previously been allocated through the LIP programme to introduce a safety scheme for Chamberlayne Road and that officers were currently working with the Kensal Rise Residents Association to identify a preferred scheme, which would be subject to public consultation during the current financial year.