DISTRICT COUNCIL WITH COUNTY COUNCIL LOCAL HIGHWAY PANEL – 2nd JULY 2018 REPORT 2 – POTENTIAL CAPITAL SCHEMES

At the March Panel, the Epping Forest Panel Members fully committed the budget for the 2018-19 financial year.

The following potential scheme list therefore identifies all of the scheme requests which have been received for the future consideration of the Epping Forest Local Highways Panel. The Members are asked to review these schemes, and remove any schemes the Panel would not wish to consider for future funding.

The breakdown of scheme types available for future consideration is as below:

Total Estimated Scheme Type Costs Traffic Management £171,000

Walking 0

Passenger Transport 0

Cycling 0

Public Rights of Way £258,500

Total £429,500

The RAG column acknowledges what the status of the request is as follows:

The scheme has been validated as being feasible and is available for G consideration The scheme has previously been approved for a feasibility study and the A results are awaited before the scheme can be fully considered A scheme request has been received but is against ECC policy or there is R no appropriate engineering solution A scheme request has been received and is in the initial validation V process

1 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

Ref Location Description Problem Scheme Category Scheme stage Cost Code Estimated cost Comments RAG

This does not meet policy to No crossing point for implement a signalised Honey Lane, To look at the land required pedestrians and horse riders 1 Waltham Traffic Management Feasibility LEPP162004 £10,500 crossing. Will need Cabinet R to install a Pegasus crossing along Honey Lane by the Member approval to Woodbine proceed. There is currently a trial underway with Quiet Lanes and there are 5 chosen sites being implemented in the 17/18 financial year. Watery Lane, Little New sites can be 2 Quiet Lane Request for Quiet Lane Traffic Management Total scheme LEPP162025 £8,000 R Laver - Quiet Lane considered after the conclusion of this trial. This scheme was moved back to the Potential Schemes List after discussion at January 2018 panel meeting. Implementation of recommendations from Vehicles driving too fast feasibility study carried out through the priority working Willingale Road, Awaiting recommendations 3 to determine whether the and chicanes which is Traffic Management Implementation LEPP162028 £20,000 G Loughton - TMI from feasibility study. build outs can be improved dangerous for the children and or replaced, with other traffic families calming methods Personal and non-injury Implementation of Awaiting results from Waltham Road j/w collisions at this location that Waltham 4 recommendations from Traffic Management Implementation LEPP172008 TBC feasibility study for possible A St Leonards Road did not meet the casualty Abbey/ feasibility study recommendations. reduction scheme criteria Parish raised concerns that Upland Road, North Perceived speeding issue, Upland Road is being used as North Weald 5 Traffic Management Feasibility LEPP172029 TBC In validation. V Weald Bassett request for traffic calming a 'rat run' and vehicles are Bassett speeding

2 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

HLO and Engineer visited site 19 Dec 2017 and it was noted due to a number of residential vehicle accesses and a new development there is not a suitable place to site a crossing or pedestrian refuge nearer the residential end of Thornwood Perceived speeding vehicles . Common on the Request for a pedestrian makes it difficult for 6 Epping Traffic Management Feasibility LEPP172027 TBC There is the potential to site V B1393 -Pedestrian refuge pedestrians to cross the road one further along the road Refuge to the bus stop however the carriageway and footways are not currently wide enough to accommodate a crossing point. Awaiting PV2 to be completed to see if the location meets the criteria to implement a zebra crossing. Request to install bollard to Concerns of destruction of Stonards Hill j/w 7 prevent parking on the grass verge caused by Loughton Traffic Management LEPP172022 £5,000 G Alderton Way junction inconsiderate parking

Existing speed humps that appear to be of the To review existing speed plastic/rubber type that have Roebuck Lane - 8 humps and see if they can been 'bolted' onto the road on Traffic Management LEPP172035 TBC In validation. V Speed humps be removed or replaced Roebuck Lane are damaged and need repairs and residents would like them removed Vehicles cannot get into Powdermill Lane j/w Walton Gardens without going Overrun area to be Leaview, Waltham over the kerb and grass verge, 9 constructed as per detailed Waltham Abbey Traffic Management Total scheme LEPP162032 £45,500 G Abbey - Overrun which is causing the kerbs to design area break and verges to become rutted

3 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

Request to look at Mill Street, Concerns of congestion and In validation. alleviating the congestion Common, speeding along these roads HLO to contact Parish Clerk and reducing speeds of North Weald 10 Road, and lack of verges/footways for Traffic Management LEPP172031 TBC for further clarification of V vehicles using these roads Bassett North Weald the local community living where specific issues are and provision of Bassett there located. footway/verges for The feasibility study has Loughton Way j/w Install dropped kerbs with Pedestrians are finding it very been completed and has River road, 11 tactile paving and a difficult to cross at this junction Buckhurst Hill Traffic Management Implementation LEPP162015 TBC not identified any suitable R Buckhurst Hill - pedestrian refuge to continue along the road measures. Dropped kerbs A casualty reduction Concerns raised by resident scheme was implemented that the junction of Fiddlers j/w Fiddlers 8th Aug 2016, awaiting a Request for traffic Hamlet/Stewards Green Road Hamlet/Stewards road safety audit level 4 to 12 calming/safety measures at and Street is a Epping Traffic Management Feasibility LEPP172025 TBC R Green Road and be completed before any this junction dangerous junction where further traffic calming there have been a number of measures can be reported incidents considered. Installation of kerbs and appropriate drainage from Vehicles are driving over the Hoe Lane, Nazeing - 13 Tayness and opposite tarmac into the verge resulting Nazeing Traffic Management Implementation LEPP162061 £45,000 G TMI Parkers Farm. As per in mud spreading over the road detailed design HLO visited location 14th June during morning rush hour 8:15 and 8:45 again Highfield's Green A Keep Clear box at the Vehicles are struggling to exit during the site visit there j/w Bury Lane - junction to help vehicles exit 14 the junction at peak times due Epping Traffic Management Total scheme LEPP162037 TBC was no evidence of R Keep Clear when there is a high volume to volume of traffic queueing across the Markings of traffic junction. It should also be noted this is a small residential estate.

4 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

Request from Cllr McEwen to look at the congestion issues along the High Street, at the bottleneck. Lorries often stop here for Request for Keep Clear deliveries and there are High Street, marking or some other stalemate scenarios when no 15 Chipping Ongar- Ongar Traffic Management Feasibility LEPP172032 TBC In validation. V traffic management to one wants to give way. This Congestion prevent bottle neck causes heavy congestion at peak times. They have requested ‘KEEP CLEAR’ markings or yellow hatched markings to help stop delivery vehicles parking here Parish raised concerns of traffic speeding along the High Road North Weald and would High Road, North North Weald 16 Request for a VAS like it assessed for VAS close Traffic Management LEPP172030 TBC In validation. V Weald Bassett Bassett to the end of the village where the Kings Head Garage is located Against policy. The speed limit at this location is The existing crossing is being 30mph. The Pedestrian / Upgrade the existing zebra highly used by patients of the vehicle (PV2) survey over 7 17 Fyfield Road, Ongar Chipping Ongar Traffic Management Total scheme LEPP172016 TBC R crossing medical centre and children days was 0.100. Where the walking to Ongar Academy value of a PV2 is below 0.2 then a signalised crossing point would not be justified.

The apparent narrow width of the road and a perceived Request for traffic calming Epping Road - speeding of vehicles is causing 18 measures or VAS to get Traffic Management LEPP172023 TBC In validation. V Theydon Bois concerns for residents as drivers to slow down vehicles are mounting the kerb to pass each other

5 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

Safety concerns of speeding Request to look at improving vehicles travelling East along Road, signage at bend before the 19 Church Road towards Buckhurst Hill Traffic Management Feasibility LEPP172021 TBC In validation. V Buckhurst Hill church and school to warn Buckhurst Hill High Road as drivers to slow down they approach the bend

Personal and non-injury B194 Waltham Implementation of Awaiting results from collisions at this location that Waltham 20 Abbey to Bumbles recommendations from Traffic Management Implementation LEPP172007 TBC feasibility study for possible A did not meet the casualty Abbey/Nazeing Green feasibility study recommendations. reduction scheme criteria

Vehicles are overrunning the B181/Upland Road - Widening and signage verge on the bend by the Feasibility study for design, including 21 church, also the signage for Traffic Management Implementation LEPP172001 £37,000 Design completed G junction topographical survey and the B181 appears to be improvements Road Safety Audit causing confusion to drivers

A112 Personal and non-injury Road (Dowding Implementation of Awaiting results from collisions at this location that 22 Way, Waltham recommendations from Waltham Abbey Traffic Management Implementation LEPP172006 TBC feasibility study for possible A did not meet the casualty Abbey to Baden feasibility study recommendations. reduction scheme criteria Drive, Gilwell Hill)

Many residents feel that traffic passes along the road at speeds over 30mph. Request A113 Road Request for traffic calming 23 for traffic calming to reduce Traffic Management LEPP182002 TBC In validation. V --Speeding measures to reduce speeds speeds of vehicles along this road

6 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

Willow Tree Close is in the Market Place of Abridge and sits between the busy Abridge Deli and Blue Boar pub. The market place gets very busy with cars and these overflow in to the close along with customers of the Deli. The Willow Tree Close Residents are looking for a problem is that cars park on Market place solution to this problem, 24 both sides of the road leaving Lambourne Traffic Management LEPP182003 TBC In validation. V Abridge - Parking especially on the entrance to very bad access issues where issues the close that gets very bad rubbish trucks, vans and emergency vehicles are sometimes not able to get in to the close. Along with this being detrimental to the residents it also causes a strong safety risk which needs to be considered A121 Loughton The signalised junction causes High Road j/w The Request for a feasibility huge congestion on the A121. Drive and Brooklyn study to mitigate congestion 25 Also concerns that the Loughton Traffic Management LEPP182004 TBC In validation. V Avenue - and air pollution from idling congestion causes air pollution Congestion vehicles from idling vehicles pollution Residents at Spriggs Oak are finding it increasingly difficult to access a right turn from their flats as the tailback from the This is a residential access traffic lights covers the onto the main road there driveway. Want to know if it is are no other 'keep clear' possible to have a KEEP markings along the road not Spriggs Oak, CLEAR sign on the roadway even for the adjoining 26 Palmers Hill, Request for keep clear sign. Epping Traffic Management LEPP0182005 TBC R allowing residents access estate roads. Therefore this Epping -Keep clear when trying to turn right as it is is against officer becoming a danger to get out recommendation as it is of the driveway as Palmers Hill against guidance and is a busy road and very few policy. drivers allow cars out when they are in the tail back from the traffic lights

7 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

NEPP Enforcement Manager raised concerns regarding difficulty in enforcing the This is against officer restrictions already in place. recommendation as the They are required by law to current order in place Request for a barrier to wait 5 minutes to issue a allows for access to deliver Market Square - 27 prevent vehicular access to penalty charge notice and the Waltham Abbey Traffic Management LEP182005 TBC to local businesses, if a R Barrier the Market Square area is right outside 3 pubs barrier was installed this which can cause a lot of issues would prevent all vehicular for the Civil Enforcement access including delivery Officers due to abuse they get vehicles. for issuing penalty charge notices The Conservators of Epping Forest are proposing an Experimental Traffic Order to be installed on Fairmead Road Fairmead Road, Request for road closure to All third party schemes are for a 6 month period with a 28 - Road be funded by City of London High Beach Traffic Management LEP182006 TBC assessed under the LHP V review. This will allow an Closure via third party team validation process. adequate period to assess the impact of closing Fairmead Road to 50m from the Cross Roads junction

Outside 52 Bridge Hill, Epping, CM16 4ER is the railway bridge with bypass for vehicles, this is a very narrow bridge Request to improve the with blind corners where Bridge Hill Epping - 29 traffic movement through concern are that there are Epping Traffic Management LEPP182007 In validation. V Bridge visibility the bridge many cars traversing at high speeds in both directions (the bridge only allows for one car through each way yet road users do not seem to pay attention to this)

8 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

Articulated trucks and lorries that seem to overflow from the lorry park near Junction 26 of Old Shire Lane, the cause Honey Lane, problems in the adjacent Farthingdale Lane Request for measures to roads. These local roads, 30 and Stoney Bridge prevent HGVs accessing footpaths and highway Waltham Abbey Traffic Management LEPP182008 In validation. V Drive, Waltham these local roads shoulders are getting damaged Abbey - HGV by the heavy traffic. The lorries movement try to turn and reverse in small estate roads causing damage to the road structure and street furniture

Concerns that cars are driving to fast and Deer particularly in the rutting season are being hit and killed or injured by Lower Forest Road - vehicles. Local residents would Request for speed limit Speed limit like the speed limit reduced to Thornwood/Eppin 31 change and Deer warning Traffic Management LEPP182009 In validation. V reduction & Deer 40mph in line with the rest of g signs Signs the Forest roads and there are no warnings in either direction on the Epping to North Weald road to alert drivers to the presence of Deer

Residents raising concerns regarding the speed of traffic along the B1393 near the j/w Rye Hill Road. Concerns that B1393 j/w Rye Hill Request for traffic calming 50mph speed limit is a Thornwood/Eppin 32 Road - Traffic Traffic Management LEPP182011 In validation. V measures contributing factor to accidents g calming at this junction and would like it reduced. The speed of traffic also creates a safety issue for pedestrians crossing the road.

9 Traffic Management

Total Value of schemes £171,000

Request for sign needed saying NO THROUGH ROAD – ACCESS ONLY On the Roundabout by the Airfield at Merlin Way The reason being for this is Merlin Way - Request for No through North Weald 33 that large lorries are accessing Traffic Management LEPP182012 In validation. V Signage Road - Access Only signs Bassett this road, getting to the end, realising that it is a dead end, and there is nowhere to turn round. They then have a very difficult manoeuvre and end up damaging parked cars

Complaints of excessive speed All roads in Request to implement a on hills, lack of footways either Loughton 20mph speed limit zone one or both sides necessitating 34 Loughton Traffic Management LEPP182013 In validation. V Conservation areas incorporating all roads in walking in road, 2 schools. This - 20mph Zones conservation areas is a much used cycle route and frequently also used by horses. Junction 26 of the M25 is just to the east of Honey Lane and the traffic peels off the motorway at speed. The Marriot Hotel sits at the top of Honey Lane, Honey Lane. Although Honey 35 Waltham Abbey - Request for a VAS Waltham Abbey Traffic Management LEPP182014 In validation. V Lane is a main route into VAS Waltham Abbey within a few hundred yards it enters a high density residential area, with Leverton School a short way further along Parklands, Speeding concerns along 36 Request for a VAS Waltham Abbey Traffic Management LEPP182015 In validation. V Waltham Abbey Parklands to Paternoster Hill

10 Walking

Total Value of schemes £0

Ref Location Description Problem Parish Scheme Category Scheme stage Cost Code Estimated cost Comments RAG

A request has been received from Cllr McEwen to look into the possibility of installing a crossing point on the High Street, Chipping Ongar, as High Street, Request for a crossing point there are currently only a Awaiting results of PV2 to 1 Chipping Ongar- either pedestrian couple of crossing point along Ongar Walking LEPP173002 TBC ascertain if it meets the V Ped refuge refuge/zebra crossing the road, either a pedestrian criteria for a zebra crossing. refuge or a zebra crossing. The location that they have requested is between the Catholic Church and the Ongar United Reformed Church The implementation cost is The lack of footway is forcing around £20k, however we school children into the road Installation of a footway for will need to relocate Church Road, Other facilities including the 2 32m outside Moreton Moreton Walking Implementation LEPP173001 TBC GigaClear Fibre Optics and A Moreton - Footway village hall and the church Primary School until the relocation costs are require pedestrian access provided we will not have which is not currently available an estimate for the total Bluebell Forest School Limited has 45 children who attend the setting. As this is a Forest A request to look into the School, children have to cross possibility of installing slow the road outside of Matching Harlow Road, markings and warning Village Hall to get to the In validation. Awaiting 3 - signage to warn motorists woods. They are concerned Matching Tye Walking LEPP173004 TBC V results of speed survey. Signage that children from a local that in their view there is a nursery are crossing the dangerous bend and speeding road traffic along the road. So feel it is imperative that traffic is warned that there are children crossing Works were completed Ivy Chimneys previously and only one side of 4 School - Dropped Request for dropped kerbs Epping Walking LEPP183001 TBC In validation. V the footway was given a kerbs dropped kerb

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A mobility impaired resident has been trying for several Request for a dropped kerb years to get a dropped kerb Maddells Epping - 5 on the corner near to 74 reinstated since the water Epping Walking LEPP183002 TBC In validation. V Dropped kerb Maddells utility company didn't replace it after doing work on the corner by their house Residents have asked is it possible to extend an existing pathway that currently leads from Theydon Bois station Request to ascertain if it along Abridge Road. This path possible to extend the path stops just before the motorway Abridge Road - 6 so that it reaches the row of bridge, and there are 4 Theydon Bois Walking LEPP183003 In validation. V Foot path four houses just passed the dwellings just after this bridge. bridge Residents regularly walk to the station and have to walk on the verge which can be quite difficult and dangerous, especially in bad weather

12 Public Rights of Way

Total Value of schemes £258,500

Ref Location Description Problem Parish Scheme Category Scheme stage Cost Code Estimated cost Comments RAG

Public Bridleway no Request to resurface the Scheme to be assessed by 1 14 from Forest Way Badly deteriorated surface Theydon Bois Public Rights of Way Total scheme LEPP178001 TBC V bridleway the PROW Team. to Woodbury Hill Path is disappearing into the 1) The embankment to be river The footpath at present shored up with concrete bag Footpath 3 - PROW is uneven and difficult in 2 work Willingale Public Rights of Way Total scheme LEPP168004 £65,000 G Improvements places to negotiate if unsure 2) Infill with concrete and of footings. In poor light, the planings and compact firmly issues may be intensified 1) Clear the ditches to protect any new surface from water damage Byway 61, Unsafe state of the byway for 2) Remove side overgrowth 3 Willingale - PROW users as there are places with Fyfield Public Rights of Way Total scheme LEPP168001 £50,500 G to let air and sunlight onto Improvements deep ruts filled with water the byway so it dries out 3) Improve the vehicle access along the byway At present the lane is partly naturally surfaced. Some sections are open and exposed to the elements while the majority is enclosed by trees and hedges. The constant use by motorised Undertake improvement vehicles has made a section works to the drainage and Byway 21 - PROW of the route almost 4 surface to enhance the Waltham Abbey Public Rights of Way Total scheme LEPP168005 £65,000 G Improvements impassable for most parts of accessibility for all users of the year. The lane becomes the byways highly waterlogged, rutted and boggy and is very difficult to negotiate and dangerous to use for all users. There have been instances of horses and four-wheel users becoming stuck

13 Public Rights of Way

Total Value of schemes £258,500

Ref Location Description Problem Parish Scheme Category Scheme stage Cost Code Estimated cost Comments RAG

1) Improvements to the Boggy, undulating and drainage of the surface uneven surface which in part Not all of bridleway but Bridleway 89 - 2) Ditch clearance and has been due to damage approximately less than 5 PROW cutting of grips Waltham Abbey Public Rights of Way Total scheme LEPP168003 £32,500 G caused by misuse which now 300m of total length will Improvements 3) Overlay the surface makes the bridleway a very require extensive work. with road planings and difficult route to follow compact firmly 1) Improvements to the Approximately 600m of total drainage of the surface length will require extensive Boggy, underlating and Bridleway 66 - 2) Ditch clearance and work. Representation uneven surface that makes 6 PROW cutting of grips Waltham Abbey Public Rights of Way Total scheme LEPP168002 £45,500 received from local horse G the bridleway a very difficult Improvements 3) Overlay the surface riding community for the route to follow with road planings and need to attend to this compact firmly bridleway.

14 Cycling

Total Value of schemes £0

Ref Location Description Problem Parish Scheme Category Scheme stage Cost Code Estimated Cost Comments RAG

Currently there is no complete up-to-date cycling strategy for the that encompasses all cycling Epping Forest - elements. The aim of this Awaiting specific scheme 1 N/A Epping Forest Cycling Feasibility LEPP154001 TBC A Cycling work is to provide a cycle from Cycling Action Plan. strategy for Epping Forest which will identify cycle schemes and initiatives for implementation in the short, medium and long term

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