Whiteley Matters – Summer 2007

In Touch WHITELEY Matters Summer 2007 Under way: Work is pro- gressing to give Whiteley a bus route to Botley Road. Bus routes reviewed as Yew Tree Drive link advances Whiteley on-line BUS company First were asked to review services without walking to the Elm Tree stop. The County If you would like to get 26, 28 and 76 when building of the Yew Tree Drive Council does not subsidise the 629 so cannot dictate "on-line" with members link starts under two headings – 1 At no extra sub- the route; the Park Gate end is well of the community in a sidy cost; 2 With costed enhancements. outside the Swanmore catchment. friendly, non-threaten- Their answers were as follow: Any other school buses will, with County Council ing atmosphere to dis- 1A draft timetable showed about the same number of agreement, be able to use the link including school cuss issues about liv- journeys as current, but the 26 route to/from Hedge buses chartered by parents. ing in Whiteley, End diverted via Whiteley instead of Park Gate, route Community Transport Hampshire or any other 28 extended via the bus link to/from Locks Heath cen- Can use the link. topics of interest then tre instead of terminating at Sweethills Crescent and Emergency services there is only one place the peak time 76 routed via the bus link instead of Can use the link at all times. to go. Whiteley Way. The County Council is commissioning a study cover- Log on to Whiteley Park Gate residents have alternative services to/from ing many public transport issues in the area, including: Community Forum at Fareham but would lose their direct link to Hedge End. •New housing at Coldeast and Hunts Pond Road www.whiteleyforum.net 2 Service 26 would stay on its current route, service •Growth points funding and development of limited 28 would run hourly (with the extension to Locks stop bus routes Calming scheme Heath centre) instead of the current 2-hourly frequency •Segensworth business improvement district and After consultation and (if funds allow) there would be an evening service aspirations of Whiteley businesses Fareham Council has on the 28. •Bus stops at Swanwick station approved a traffic calm- It is not yet known whether developer contributions County Councillor Seán Woodward said: “The new ing scheme for the arm will cover enhancements as there is no spare cash in bus link will help to improve public transport access to of Sweethills Crescent the County's bus subsidy budget. Further benefits may Whiteley and I hope local businesses will continue to running past the chil- ensue once the link is completed. work with the County Council to introduce measures dren's playground. Works buses that give employees improved options of how they trav- It will involve a series Existing services for National Air Traffic Services will be el to work, including allowing works buses to use the of strategically placed able to use the bus link. Any other business, with new link to avoid the busy M27 junction 9 traffic.” speed platforms and County Council approval, will be able to use the link. When construction works are completed, the rising be paid for by School buses bollard system will be tested and commissioned. Police Persimmon as part of Swanmore school bus 629 can be rerouted via the link, can override the order in an emergency and open the the Dickens Drive thus enabling Whiteley children to get to Swanmore link to all traffic. development. It should be in place WELCOME to Community Support on Friday and Saturday evenings. during the 2007/2008 Officer Andy Leeks, who’s joined If you have any concerns about financial year. O the neighbourhood policing team youth nuisance problems outside your with Special Constables Whitworth property and feel that a police or com- Views sought F and Beckwith, who can be munity support officer is required, The Council has set deployed to help with the new alco- please contact myself or Andy Leeks aside £100,000 F hol control area. on mobile number 07757 211528. towards a splendid play I’m pleased to say that crime report- It must be stressed that this number area for the new devel- ed to Hampshire Constabulary is is only to be used to deploy members opment of 300 houses down 17.2% compared with this time of our neighbourhood policing team being built off Dickens last year which equates to 310 fewer direct to an ongoing issue. Drive. B victims in the Fareham policing area. When we are not contactable or We are keen to A beat surgery held at the deployable residents should phone receive ideas as to E Community Centre in June revealed 0845 045 4545 for non urgent matters what it should contain. By residents’ concerns to be youth nui- or 999 for emergencies. Already we are com- A sance at Gull Coppice and the play Monthly beat surgeries will continue mitted to some good park at Sweethills Crescent, which are to be held within the Whiteley area equipment and a kick- Pc Dave Coleman regularly targeted by police mobile and Andy and myself look forward to about area for local T Park Gate Police foot and bike patrols at priority times meeting you. children. In Touch Yellow boxes may ease WHITELEY traffic flows at Whiteley Matters Summer 2007 Junction 9 bottleneck... BOX MARKINGS may that could improve traffic ing of two streams of be put at Fareham’s flow at several locations traffic travelling in the Contractor will help towards two most congested and we put forward M27 same direction that the motorway junctions, junction 9 as a potential Department considers updating community centre thanks to pressure site for a yellow box junc- normal roundabout con- from Conservative tion marking. ditions. County Councillor "A box marking here This is not the same on Seán Woodward. would require authorisa- the exit from Whiteley He had been trying for tion by the Department Way, where traffic is years to persuade the for Transport and we delayed by exit-blocking, authorities to use the yel- submitted designs for primarily as a result of low boxes to ease traffic approval.” delay at Segensworth flows at Junctions 11 The Department had Roundabout and (Wallington) and 9 reservations about their where box marking (Whiteley), but always likely effectiveness, but it would have little effect. met with negative is now prepared to con- The provision of a yel- response. sider allowing the box low box marking would Now that may be about marking. not guarantee any to change. If approved work will be improvement in access, Councillor Woodward programmed once fund- particularly at Whiteley said: "The County ing has been arranged. Way where the cause of Council has looked sev- The eastbound slip much of the congestion eral times at the scope road was identified as is blocking back from for yellow box markings possibly benefiting from Segensworth. at M27 junction 9 and a yellow box because of Yellow box marking at has recently been exam- the specific cross-over the Solent Hotel round- ining installing one at the movements on this short about would not be exit from the eastbound section of the round- allowed because the Improvements: Seán Woodward, pictured outside off-slip. about between the slip regulations require a Whiteley Community Centre, says they are needed. “The Highways Agency road and Whiteley Way. roundabout to be perma- A GENEROUS contractor has agreed to con- has been looking to The County Council nently controlled by traf- tribute towards improvements at Whiteley implement measures feels it is not the merg- fic signals. Community Centre. Graham Moyse will carry out the exterior work with ...And £2.6m traffic management scheme at the Community Association paying only for the mate- rials. Segensworth Roundabout should also help Play equipment and items of interest will also be WORK starts at the end of the sum- Southampton Road. provided for children. mer on the £2.65m improvements The traffic signal controlled arms of The garden is prone to flooding and the grass has to Segensworth Roundabout and the junction also have traffic queues, suffered due to heavy use by the pre-schools and Witherbed Lane, Whiteley. in particular on the A27 approaches. others. Developers, including those at This junction also forms the main The scheme will be paid for by grant aid from Solent Business Park, will contribute vehicular access to Whiteley, adding Fareham Council (£30,000) and SITA Trust £2m towards the cost and work is to the heavy traffic demands placed (£10,000) both to the garden and the Community expected to last 5 months. on Junction 9 of the M27. Centre and its environs. The improvements include: The scheme aims to ease snarl-ups The main aim of the scheme is to •Levelling and surfacing the garden, protecting all caused by traffic converging at the improve the management of traffic at the mature trees roundabout from seven approach the A27 Segensworth Roundabout. •Installing a sundial feature and children’s play roads, including the A27/M27 link at By adding additional traffic lanes at equipment Junction 9, the A27 to Fareham and key locations at the roundabout and •Terracing the flower beds so they can be planted the A27 to Park Gate and Sarisbury. further traffic signal control it is out by the pre-school children In an average weekday, 60,000 expected that traffic flows can be •Redecorating the Community Centre internally vehicles use the roundabout, which is improved. •Paving the seating area in front of the centre the key access to Segensworth indus- Sarisbury County Councillor Seán •Providing an exterior bin store trial estates, 3,000 homes and the Woodward said: “I look forward to the Sarisbury Councillor Seán Woodward said: “The business park at Whiteley and the improvements being completed as Community Centre is the heart of the Whiteley com- superstores, and 5,700 vehicles an soon as possible given all of the munity and has many users, mostly children.

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