Agenda item
Petition requesting various traffic engineering measures on Brentfield, Stonebridge NW10
This report informs the committee of a petition requesting various traffic engineering measures on Brentfield / Hillside NW10 and details works associated with an existing development being implemented in the area.
Decision:
That the Committee the contents of the petition and the investigations undertaken by officers be noted.
Noted that a local safety scheme for Brentfield Road / Hillside is included in the Transport for London funded Local Implementation Plan programme for construction in the 2014/15 financial year.
That the response of officers to the petition, as set out in this report be noted and agreed that the work currently programmed to improve safety addresses the concerns of the petitioners, and therefore no further action is required at this time.
Agreed for officers to monitor the situation following completion of both the development related safety improvements and implementation of the local safety scheme.
That the main petitioner be informed of the outcome of the Highways Committee decision in regard to this matter.
Minutes:
The Committee considered a report which responded to a petition requesting various traffic engineering measures on Brentfield / Hillside NW10 and detail works associated with an existing development being implemented in the area. Tom Kennedy, Head of Transportation set out the background to the petition and officers assessment of a recent survey of the route. Members heard that the survey identified traffic flows of 24,359 vehicles on an average day, in both directions combined. Tony Kennedy continued that new residential flats currently under construction would see improvements to the highway which would be funded by the developer as conditions of planning approval, under a Section 106 legal agreement. The highway improvement works would include the relocation of the pelican crossing near the junction with The Avenue, the introduction of a speed table in Hilltop Avenue at the junction with Hillside and the erection of bollards outside Tesco Express to discourage indiscriminate parking and vehicles mounting the pavements. The developer works were due for completion by autumn 2015.
The Head of Transportation informed members about the key features the final scheme being progressed by Officers for implementation by the end of March 2015. These would include the following;
Construction of a new zebra crossing in Hillside between its junctions with West End Close and Wesley Road to facilitate school children crossing the road safely and also to gain access to the recently opened school annex on the northern side of Hillside. A high number of PIA’s occurred at this location.
Construction of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing (pedestrian refuge island) at the centre of the carriageway in Hillside near the junction with First Drive, with the actual location chosen for this facility being in close proximity to shops and residential properties.
Construction of another uncontrolled pedestrian crossing (as above) near the junction with Sunny Crescent, with the proposed crossing close located to the local community centre and residential properties where a few personal injury accidents were reported.
Changing the existing traffic splitter island near the junction with Conduit Way into a pedestrian refuge island to facilitate an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing near the junction with Conduit Way.
Amendments to existing loading and waiting restrictions and introduction of ‘no loading and no waiting at any time’ restrictions along the stretch road to improve bus movement and road safety. There are few businesses located outside 173 Hillside which has already ‘no loading and no waiting restrictions.
Extension to cycle route (45) by 29m near the bus stop outside 20 Hillside as a result of shortening of the bus cage. The cycle lane would be kept to its existing 1.5m width.
In view of the above it was felt that works being proposed as part of the ongoing development would improve road safety in the area and therefore it was not felt appropriate to consider further measures until the works were completed at which time the situation can be reviewed to assess if additional measures would be required
RESOLVED:
(i) that the contents of the petition and the investigations undertaken by officers be noted.
(ii) that it be noted that a local safety scheme for Brentfield Road / Hillside is included in the Transport for London funded Local Implementation Plan programme for construction in the 2014/15 financial year.
(iii) that the response of officers to the petition, as set out in this report be noted and agreed that the work currently programmed to improve safety would address the concerns of the petitioners, and therefore no further action would be required at this time.
(iv) that officers monitor the situation following completion of both the development related safety improvements and implementation of the local safety scheme.
(v) that the main petitioner be informed of the outcome of the Highways Committee decision in regard to this matter.
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