Agenda item

HIGHWAYS SCHEMES APPLICATIONS

Meeting of Highways Advisory Committee, Tuesday, 11th June, 2013 7.30 pm (Item 2.)

The Committee is requested to consider the report relating to work in progress and applications - Report attached

Minutes:

The report presented Members with all new highway schemes 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 Street Care 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 en bloc.

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

Item Ref	Location	Description	Decision
SECTION A - Highway scheme proposals with funding in place
H1	Park Lane, near Malvern Road	Provision of a zebra crossing (possibly humped) to assist children from local schools to cross Park Lane.	AGREED
H2	South Street, Romford	Provision of 20mph speed limit/ Zone between Romford Station and Western Road as part of reintroduction of bus services in South Street after 21:30	AGREED ( 8 TO 1)
H3	Airfield Way, Hornchurch	Bus Stop Accessibility programme. Additional in-year funding provided by TfL to increase Havering's performance on accessible bus stops which is running at 42% as of May 2013	AGREED
	Suttons Lane, Hornchurch
	Upper Rainham Rd, Hornchurch
	Ardleigh Green Rd, Emerson Park
	Butts Green Rd, Emerson Park
	North Street (Hx), Hornchurch
	Ockendon Rd, Upminster

SECTION B - Highway scheme proposals without funding available
H4	Corbets Tey Road, Upminster	Removal of pay-and-display parking bays on eastern side of road, flanking Upminster Park, as limited road width is forcing vehicles to overtake cyclists too closely in order to maintain 2-way traffic	REJECT ( 8 TO 1)
H5	Rainham Road, by Blacksmiths Lane, South Hornchurch	Replace zebra crossing with signalised crossing. 1042 signature petition submitted to full Council in support of request following a serious accident. Crossing serves 4 primary and 1 secondary school. (petition also calls for school crossing patrol). Cllr Breading addressed the committee in support of the proposal and left before the debate and vote.	REJECTED But that Streetcare explore measures to repaint the zebra crossing surface and the lighting pole up stands
H6	Rise Park Boulevard at A12	Close road to prevent access to A12 to remove fast cut-through to A12 which affects local roads, especially Beauly Way and Rise Park Boulevard. Concern about residents' safety, especially children. Traffic using estate to avoid A12/ Pettits Lane North traffic signals.	REJECT ( 8 TO 1)
H7	Rise Park Boulevard/ Beauly Way, Rise Park	20mph speed limit to reduce rat-running traffic speed	REJECT ( 8 TO 1)
H8	Lyndhurst Drive, Hornchurch	Request for traffic calming due to high speeds, proximity of schools etc. Would like 20mph Zone. Cites road as easy escape route for burglars	REJECTED
H9	Moss Lane, Romford	Request to close road at Albert Road to prevent rat-running and inappropriate speed where visibility between premises and road is very tight.	REJECT ( 8 TO 1) With a request to Streetcare to improve if possible the signage.
H10	Arundel Road, Harold Wood	Request for speed humps as street is used as high speed rat run when Gubbins Lane is busy.	REJECTED

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