ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL WITH BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD LOCAL HIGHWAY PANEL – 2nd October 2012 Agenda 1. Welcome from Chairman and Introductions 2. Apologies for absence 3. Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch Pedestrian Crossing 4. Potential Scheme List for 2012-13 (Appendix 1) 5. Outstanding TRO’s (Appendix 2) 6. Any Other business Appendix 1 . BRENTWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL POTENTIAL SCHEMES 2012/13 Schemes which have already been approved for progression by the panel are as follows: Type of Location Scheme Scheme Problem Cost Valid RAG Notes/ Comments although the panel has approved in principle the concept of additional cycle storage for Shenfield Station the quote originally obtained was for a shelter which catered for 20 Shenfield cycles. This revised cost estimate Inadequate Station - Cycle storage 15k Yes Green is for 40 bikes as the members had Minor cycle parking IT619 intimated that they wanted to see storage for as many bikes as possible. The site will need to be visited by the storage manufacturer and measured up accurately as the facility is made to order to fit the available space. There is currently a Billericay Footway 100m stretch Road, extension within along 12k Yes Green Herongate - Minor highway verge Billericay IT627 Road with no footway Chevrons, Weald Road – Safety Loss of vergemarkers 5k Yes Green South Weald Schemes control and lines 1 21014016, Although the panel have approved in Garden Installation of principle funds of £20,000 for bus stop Centre. Bus Stop raised kerbs, £20,000 for all improvements, this was on the proviso 3 BSI that the members are in full receipt of Address: Improve hardstand and ments schemes the specifics of the schemes including Brentwood dropped kerbs the locations prior to works being Road, Ongar undertaken 06009014, Install new Whadden wooden shelter. Chase. Bus Stop Plus installation Address: As above Imroveme or raised kerbs Roman nts and dropped Road, access kerbs Ingatestone Proposal to move the bus stop 6/7 metres southeast along road so that stop is not DGK0861, immediately Shops. Bus Stop outside Address: Improve residents house. As above Danes Way, ments Work will Brentwood require removal and levelling off of existing raised kerbs, installation of raised kerbs at new location Speeding and A128 Pilgrims VAS signs on lack of Hatch (nr either side of £12,000 Yes Green Minor awareness of Ashwells Road Ashwells Road the school 2 2x Vas signs were approved on either side of Ashwells Road. Officers would advise that at this stage only 1 VAS sign is installed on the Brentwood bound carriageway on the east of Ashwells Road as to install one on the Ongar approach could interfere with the potential installation of signal heads if the crossing scheme proves to be feasible. Officers also suggested that a 40 VAS would be more appropriate than an electronic version of the school sign as a speed sign is relevant any time a driver exceeds the limit whereas the school version is only likely to trigger a response during school operational hours. It is also the case that the Ongar bound carriageway would not offer sufficient daylight to enable a solar powered sign to be installed meaning that a mains connection would need to be made which would increase the overall costs. It is noted that there is not currently a warning sign on the approach to Ashwells Road indicating that there is a school ahead on the left so a static school Sign with a left arrow would also be installed under the VAS sign plate. The panel consented to the A128, Pilgrims progression of design works Pegasus Hatch (nr Difficult to No (against associated with the request for a Crossing design £20,000 Green Ashwells Rd) - Minor cross TM policy) work pedestrian crossing from Mores IT628 Lane to Ashwells Road. £20,000 The running total on monies committed by the Brentwood Panel currently stands at: £79,000 Members are reminded that all costs are indicative and based generally so could be subject to increases once schemes are investigated in more detail. 3 The following list of schemes has been revised from the July 24th panel meeting, whereby the members decided upon the removal of a number of historic schemes which were either unfeasible or no longer valid. Type of Location Scheme Scheme Problem Cost Valid RAG Notes/ Comments Some land owned by Lord Petre and leased by the Parish Council. Both have confirmed they are happy with the proposals. Land Ingatestone - Some land owned ownership £55,000 Yes Green . 38 PROW SEE ADDENDUM 1 by either NCP or issues. National Express East Anglia. Land Registry searches showed it was unregistered. Both have been 1 contact 4 Large no of motorcycle accidents see report. As the A127 from j/w road the M25 to encompasses The panel had not been keen to Victoria Safety Brentwood and collisions £28,950 Yes Green progress this scheme at this stage. Station, Schemes Basildon the Southend–on- scheme would be Sea for each Borough to purchase a sign for their side 2 of the A127 Church Unclear Road/Burntho problem, ECC officers have contacted Junction Not cost use Lane, more 30k Red Mountnessing PC to request further Minor Improvement effective Mountnessing information information - IT070 required 3 Church A traffic management scheme for this Road/Old Junction location is already being actioned Church Road, - - Y N / A Minor Improvement Mountnessing - IT071 NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED 4 5 Station Unclear Road/Tilbury problem, Yes (not cost ECC officer will seek further Road, Widening more 200k Amber Minor effective) information from the Parish Brentwood - information IT093 required 5 Station Improvements Brentwood and integration of Improvements will tie in with Crossrail Rail Station - Minor services and 0 TBC Yes N / A so not a decision for the panel to IT648 improvements to make at this stage evening and 6 weekend services bus stop and Not a project for discussion by the turning movement Brentwood LHP improvements Rail Station - 0 TBC Yes N / A Minor including IT647 passenger NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED 7 information The imminent cross rails works would Parking Shenfield prevent any exploratory works at this management; Station - 0 TBC Yes N / A stage, however officers would Minor improved walking IT649 welcome comments from officers as access to what or if there are any issues here 8 The imminent cross rails works would Shenfield prevent any exploratory works at this Congestion Station - 0 TBC Yes N / A stage, however officers would Minor management IT650 welcome comments from officers as to what or if there are any issues here 9 6 High Street, Parish of No gateway Clarification has been sought from the Ingatestone - Small Ingatestone N/A Yes Amber sign Parish as to if the request is still valid IT079 Works gateway sign 10 Further information is sought from Brentwood colleagues who are involved cycle Cycling Borough - N/A 30k Yes Amber infrastructure. Detailed analysis as Cycling improvements IT654 requested can be provided at a future panel meeting. 11 Brentwood Not enough Borough - Cycling Cycling parking parking 25k Yes Amber As above 12 IT655 provided Cycleway - A12 Lack of A128 Ongar bridge and continuity and 57k Yes Amber As above Rd - IT775 Cycling Pilgrims Hatch quality 13 Installation of Upgrade to the existing controller to Reduce DUSC to enable enable the Traffic Control Centre to A1023 congestion in ETCC control make amendments to the signals Brentwood - Brentwood 6k Yes Green EITS during A12 during problems on the M25/ A12 IT681 during A12 closures. Section which will enable the traffic to flow closures. 14 4.2.3 easier. The 2 VAS signs on the approach to Eagle Way j/w the crossroads are fully functional and Hartswood Restarts, their effectiveness will be assessed Road (Devil's small solid overshoots, Yes (not cost after being in situ for a year. It would Safety £500k Amber Head Schemes roundabout failures to effective) not be advised to pursue any crossroad) - give way additional measures until this has 16 taken place 15 Sign Surface dressing works have already improvement, p taken place to address the loss of Pondfield/Han Loss of and double white friction and this should take a few ging Hill Lane Safety control/head- 2k Yes Amber lines (£2000, weeks for the new surface to be - 17 Schemes ons on bend FYRR 1982). bedded in properly, thus at its most 16 Possible change effective. 7 curvature and Additional ‘no overtaking’ line can be resurface considered but only after the new (£50,000, FYRR surface has been given the 120). opportunity to adjust. ECC officers have made enquiries about the possibility of installing an alternative coloured surface on the Hanging Hill bend to provide a visual reminder of the bend. unlikely that pedestrian crossing A128, Pilgrims schemes could be physically delivered Hatch (nr Pegasus Difficult to £150,00 No (against Red in the time constraints. Ashwells Rd) - Minor Crossing cross 0 TM policy) The panel have approved the design IT628 17 work . A1023 Chelmsford 80k The panel requested accident data for Difficult to No. Against Road, Toucan Crossing installati Red this area. Minor cross road TM Policy Shenfield - on (SEE ADDENDUM 2) 18 IT047 Historic request which would not be A128 Ongar cost effective within the budget Road/Sandpit constraints of the LHP Congestion Lane solid Safety/congestion £1millio No. Against The costings based on 2009 (also collision Red island Minor measures n TM Policy schedules was: history at site) roundabout - Legal works £150,000 IT056 Civils works £350,000 19 Legal costs £100+ A129 Rayleigh No Mini RAB Road/Alexand appropriate capacity Congestion 100k Red er Lane - Minor engineering Possible tie in with crossrail improvements 20 IT059 solution.