Colchester Borough Council with Essex County Council Local Highway Panel – 20Th March 2018 Report 3 – Potential Capital Schemes
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Report 3 COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL WITH ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL HIGHWAY PANEL – 20TH MARCH 2018 REPORT 3 – POTENTIAL CAPITAL SCHEMES The following Potential Scheme List identifies all of the scheme requests which have been received for the consideration of the Colchester Borough Local Highways Panel. The Members are asked to review these schemes, finalise their scheme funding recommendations for the schemes they wish to see delivered in 2018/19 and remove any schemes the Panel would not wish to consider for future funding. The breakdown of scheme types available for consideration in 2018/19 is as below: 2018/19 Budget Summary Traffic Management £51,000 Cycling £18,000 Passenger Transport £104,450 Public Rights of Way £64,000 Walking £7,000 Total £244,450 On the Potential Schemes List, the RAG column acknowledges the status of the scheme request as shown below: G The scheme has been validated as being feasible and is available for Panel consideration The scheme has been commissioned for a feasibility study which needs completing A before any Panel consideration R A scheme which is against policy or where there is no appropriate engineering solution V A scheme request has been received and is in the initial validation process Report 3 Colchester Potential Schemes List Traffic Management Total Value of schemes £51,000 2018/19 Estimated Ref Location Description Problem Parish Scheme stage Cost Code Comments RAG Priority cost Scheme Northern Approach Road Parents and pedestrians are having Following the completion of the Feasibility Study near jw Wallace Road, issues crossing the road from Wallace Speeding issues identified, with prelimanry design, the signalised crossing 1 Mile End Design LCOL162006 £8,000 G * Mile End - Controlled Road, Northern Approach over to the crossing difficulties. point can be implemented. A detailed design with crossing Queen Boudica Primary School safely. target cost for 2018/19 only. Validation - Recommended for section of driveway The verge on the corner to the entrance Tufnell Way / Littlewood matching the existing be installed on both sides of to Littlewoods Mews is in a continual Grass area/verges are 2 Mews Junction, Mile End - Mile End Total scheme LCOL152143 £16,000 the road. It should be from the top of the ramp kerb G state of disrepair due to vehicle run being damaged by vehicles. Kerbing alignment to the corner of the back edging to give shape. This over. would stop the continuous overrun. West Mersea Town Council expressed concerned regarding the visibility of the Speeding/Visibility issues High Street, High Street junction and safety of pedestrians has been reported by the Validation - Recommended to design 3 solar 3 North, Barfield Road, West West Mersea Design LCOL162013 £9,000 G crossing to and from the Tesco Express County Member and local powered warning signs with a target cost. Mersea - Warning signs at the junction of Barfield Road / High residents. Street / High Street North. To investigate parking issues, Problems with parking, Awaiting further instructions from County Member Victoria Esplanade, West 4 congestion and crossing points in Congestion and crossing Mersea TBC LCOL152109 TBC and West Mersea Parish Council on how to V Mersea relation to safety in the area. points. proceed. Speeding complaints raised through Stanway Parish Council and County Speeding concerns along 5 Halstead Road, Stanway Lexden TBC LCOL162019 TBC Awaiting speed and volume survey information. V Member. Residents concerns regarding Halstead Road, Stanway. safety of pedestrians. Speed & volume survey results: Egremont Way (E) - 30mph limit Eastbound av: 22.8mph Westbound av: 23.4mph Residents complaints of increase of Egremont Way (W) - 30mph limit Egremont Way and side vehicle speeds. The request calls for a Speeding issues reported Eastbound av: 17.9mph 6 Stanway N/A LCOL162022 N/A R roads, Stanway "slow down, children playing" signage through the estate. Westbound av: 19.9mph with a 20mph zone. Pearmain Way - 30mph limit Eastbound av: 15.2mph Westbound av: 15.4mph Vehicle average speeds are low. Do not meet the required policy for a 20mph zone/limit. Report 3 Colchester Potential Schemes List Traffic Management Total Value of schemes £51,000 2018/19 Estimated Ref Location Description Problem Parish Scheme stage Cost Code Comments RAG Priority cost Scheme Residents have requested a pedestrian Lack of pedestrian crossing In validation - Pedestrian, vehicle conflict survey crossing due to the amount of traffic. It 7 Ipswich Road, Colchester facilities at the bottom of Colchester TBC LCOL162024 TBC score = 1.293 x 10^8. Criteria reached for a V has become increasingly difficult to find Ipswich Road. crossing point. a safe area to cross. Lack of footway has been raised. Validation recommends - Feasibility Study to Tyburn Hill, Wakes Colne - 8 Residents have brought the lack of Lack of footway identified. Wakes Colne Feasibility LCOL163007 £5,000 investigate a rural footway link behind the tree line G New Footway footway to the Parish Councils attention. on verge Congestion has been identified at the junction of Mersea Road with The Mersea Road jw The Congestion, Parking, 9 Willows. Vehicles exiting The Willows Colchester TBC LCOL162029 TBC In validation V Willows, Colchester difficulty crossing the road. are experiencing lengthy delays trying to exit onto the PR1 route, Mersea Road. Local residents are experiencing 10 Holt Drive, Colchester Difficulty crossing the road. Colchester TBC LCOL162031 TBC In validation V difficulty crossing the road. A request for gateway signs has been Dedham Road, Dedham - Perceived speeding In validation - Suffolk Highways have now provided 11 requested. To formally mark the Dedham TBC LCOL162035 TBC V entrance signage identified. highway boundary information. boundaries of Dedham. The shared pathway with cyclists is causing problems for children walking Flagstaff Rd, Circular Rd Children forced into the road 12 form St. Johns Green School being Colchester TBC LCOL162043 TBC In validation V East, Colchester by cyclists. forced into the road by speeding cyclists. Local residents are feeling very vulnerable and intimidated by large Residents feel intimidated In validation - Pedestrian, vehicle conflict survey Whitehall Road, 13 vehicles whilst trying to cross Whitehall and vulnerable in the middle Colchester TBC LCOL162046 TBC results = 0.213 x10>8. Data to feed into validation V Colchester - Ped Crossing Road by the junction of Grange Farm of the traffic island. request. Road. Report 3 Colchester Potential Schemes List Traffic Management Total Value of schemes £51,000 2018/19 Estimated Ref Location Description Problem Parish Scheme stage Cost Code Comments RAG Priority cost Scheme Validation recommends - Investigation into advanced junction warning signage in either direction. Station Road - Investigation to straighten up centre The junction has no priority markings Station Rd jw Chapel Rd, line markings, possible ped refuge island, explore and vehicles turning right from Station Severe traffic congestion at 14 Church Rd, Factory Hill, Tiptree Feasibility LCOL162049 £5,000 adjusting lane markings to allow two vehicles to G Road and Chapel Road. Vehicles peak times. Tiptree exit. frequently turn into each others path. Chapel Road - Investigate adjustments to the kerb line and centreline carriageway markings, explore adjusting lane markings to allow two vehicles to exit. Monkwick Estate, Average speeds show excellent compliance against Request to look into speeding, Concerns of speed and 15 Colchester - 20mph Colchester N/A LCOL162051 N/A 30mph posted limit. Does not meet criteria for R implementing a 20mph limit/zone. children crossing the road limit/zone further investigation for a 20mph zone/limit. Speed survey results. 30mph speed limit. 80m w of jw Wethersfield Rd Eastbound av: 19.0mph Westbound av: 19.3mph 45m N of jw Thaxted Walk Finchingfield Estate, Eastbound av: 17.7mph Request to look into speeding, Concerns of speed and 16 Colchester - 20mph Colchester N/A LCOL162052 N/A Westbound av: 17.6mph R implementing a 20mph limit/zone. children crossing the road limit/zone 70m S of jw Gosfield Rd Eastbound av: 21.1mph Westbound av: 20.2mph Average speeds show excellent compliance against 30mph posted limit. Does not meet criteria for further investigation for a 20mph zone/limit. Speed survey results. 30mph speed limit. 25m w of Bree Avenue Eastbound av: 17.5mph Speeding issues and Westbound av: 17.0 Mandeville Road, Marks Request to look into speeding, children crossing the road 30m E of jw Norman Close 17 Marks Tey N/A LCOL162056 N/A R Tey implementing a 20mph limit/zone. with no designated crossing Eastbound av: 19.3mph point. Westbound av: 19.2mph Average speeds show excellent compliance against 30mph posted limit. Does not meet criteria for further investigation for a 20mph zone/limit. Report 3 Colchester Potential Schemes List Traffic Management Total Value of schemes £51,000 2018/19 Estimated Ref Location Description Problem Parish Scheme stage Cost Code Comments RAG Priority cost Scheme Validation - Officer recommendation whilst possible Kingsland Rd jw Yorick Tourists and caravans are becoming to add signage to the requested junction, Tourists and caravans are 18 Rd, Prince Albert Rd, stuck at the lower end of Kingsland West Mersea Design LCOL162058 £4,000 suggested to investigate positive signing scheme G left confused with directions. Mersea - Signing Road due to lack of directional signage. for town centre/beaches etc. from first entering West Mersea. Speed survey results have returned and do not meet criteria for a VAS on a 30mph speed limit Speeding issues have been reported Southbound: 34.5mph along the stretch of Blackheath. With Northbound: 33.4mph 19 Blackheath, Colchester Speeding issues reported. Colchester TBC LCOL162062 TBC V the surrounding schools, investigation Panel instruction to progress via CMA. Validation into traffic calming has been requested. report has suggested possible locations to site VAS. CMA report to be presented to Cabinet Member for decision. Survey results do not meet criteria for traffic calming. Speed limit = 30mph.