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The Committee considered the report and without debate, RESOLVED:

1.      To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Community Empowerment that the following safety improvements be implemented;

          (a)     Hornchurch Road

          Construction of pedestrian refuge, centre hatch and slow road markings along Hornchurch Road west of Southdown Road as detailed on drawing No. QL003/H/1. 

          (b)     Upper Rainham Road

          De-clutter existing road signs, new traffic signal warning sign, vehicle activated sign, upgrading street lighting, coloured surfacing and slow road markings as detailed on drawing Nos. QL003/U/1 and QL003/U/2.

2.      That, it be noted that the estimated cost of £20,000 would be met from the Transport for London’s (TfL) 2012/13 financial year allocation to Havering for Accident Reduction Programme.

The Committee considered the report and without debate, RESOLVED:

1.      To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Community Empowerment that the humped zebra crossing along Lodge Lane just north of Turpin Avenue and  the removal of existing speed cushions as detailed in the report and shown on drawing No: QL038/2/Rbe implemented.

 2.     That, it be noted that the estimated cost of £20,000 would be met from the Developers S106 contribution to the Lodge Lane Residential Care Home Development. 

The Committee considered a report that detailed the outcome of a consultation relating to various measures to improve traffic flow and parking in The Broadway, Elm Park. As part of the study it was considered necessary to review the existing waiting restrictions, loading facilities, cycle parking and improving accessibility for passengers at existing bus stops.

As part of the Transport for London Local Implementation Plan for 2012/13, funding has been allocated to review traffic flow and parking arrangements for The Broadway, Elm Park. The scheme was in response to problems with maintaining two-way traffic flow (especially with buses and heavy good vehicles) and inconsiderate parking in bus stops by motorists/ delivery drivers which has the knock on effect of blocking traffic flow and preventing buses from gaining kerbside access to the bus stops making boarding and alighting difficult for some users.

There are several businesses in The Broadway. All these establishments attract significant number of customers throughout the day.

The Broadway in Elm Park conveys high frequency of bus services namely 165 (10), 252 (10), 365 (10) and 372 (6). This equated to 36 buses per hour travelling in both directions.

The review had been carried out with the aim to improve the traffic flow in The Broadway included a review of the existing parking restrictions, short term parking near the shops, taxi ranking, improving accessibility at existing bus stops and provision of a drop-off bay for the station.

Currently, there were no dedicated loading bays in The Broadway and lack of on-street loading facilities had been raised locally by shopkeepers. Businesses in The Broadway received deliveries throughout the day. The delivery vehicles parked in the road or bus stops which in turn impeded the traffic flow.

In view of the situation, it was proposed to provide two loading bays in The Broadway. The first bay would be installed outside property nos. 18 and 19 and the second installed close to the station, outside nos. 31 and 32. The proposals were shown on drawing no. QL025-01-101.

The loading bays would permit free loading for maximum 20 minutes with no return within 2 hours. The loading bays would operate from 08:30am to 06:30pm, Monday to Saturdays inclusive which would be in line with the proposed Pay and Display parking in The Broadway.

The average width of the carriageway in The Broadway was approximately 9 metres. The width was not sufficient (1.7 metres wide in each direction) to permit two way traffic thus resulting in build up of congestion.

To overcome the problem, it was proposed to widen the carriageway by 1 metre at specific locations in The Broadway. This would still leave sufficient area for pedestrians on footways. The proposals were shown on drawing nos. QL025-01-101 and QL025-01-102.

The new measures would result in achieving 5.6 metres of carriageway for traffic. The average clear road lane width of 2.8 metres would assist the movements of larger vehicles such as fire tenders, delivery vehicles etc.

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The Committee considered the report and without debate, RESOLVED:

To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Community Empowerment that  

a.    the proposals to extend the ‘At any time’ Waiting Restrictions on the northern kerbline of Lynwood Drive by 33.9 metres to cover the vehicle access points of the Medical Centre, be implemented as advertised.

b.    the effect of the scheme be monitored; and that

c.    the Committee note that the estimated cost of this scheme as set out in this report is £500 be funded from the 2012/13 Minor Parking Schemes budget

The Committee considered the report and without debate, RESOLVED:

1.    To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Community Empowerment that:

a.    the minor parking scheme set out in the report and detailed on the  drawing Ref: Connaught Road with Kenilworth Gardens be implemented;

b.    the effect of the scheme be monitored;

c.    the Committee note that the estimated cost of this scheme as set out in the report for £500 would be funded from the 2012/13 Minor Parking Schemes budget

The voting for the recommendations was 8 votes to 1 against.

The report presented Members with all new highway scheme requests in order for a decision to be made on whether the scheme should be processed or not before resources were expended on detailed design and consultation.

The Committee would either make recommendations to the Head of StreetCare to progress the scheme or the Committee would reject the request.

The Committee’s decisions and votes thereon are noted against each request:

38          TRAFFIC AND PARKING SCHEMES REQUEST WORK PROGRAMME

The report before the Committee detailed all Minor Traffic and Parking Scheme application requests in order for a decision to be made on whether the scheme should progress or not before resources were expended on detailed design and consultation.

The Committee would either make recommendations to the Head of StreetCare to progress the scheme or the Committee would reject the request.

The Committee considered and agreed in principle the schedule that detailed the applications received by the service.

The Committee’s decisions were noted as follows against each scheme: