Rutland County Council telephone: 01572 722 577 Catmose fax: 01572 758 307 Oakham email: [email protected] Rutland web: www.rutland.gov.uk LE15 6HP 21 January 2020 63/20 - ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS REQUEST Dear Sir/Madam Your request for information has now been considered and the information requested is provided below. Request: Please could you provide all documentation relating to the installation of the two traffic calming measures on Tolethorpe, either side of the village of Little Casterton. One is located next to the junction with Little Casterton Road and the other near the junction of Salters Lane. In particular, I would like to see any risk assessments or safety assessments made prior to their installation, documentation outlining the justification for installation and the process that was undertaken in order to make the decision to install them. Response: Both of these chicanes were installed following requests by the Parish Council after they raised concerns relating to speeding traffic. Toll Bar end of Little Casterton – The scheme proposal was sent to the police on the 22nd January 2016, who responded with no objections to the scheme. The scheme was then installed in July 2016. The chicane at this end of the village has been successful in reducing vehicle speeds. Previously the average speed was 34mph and the 85th percentile was 39mph. Following the installation of the chicane the average speed reduced to 21mph and the 85th percentile to 24mph. Ryhall end of Little Casterton – This scheme was sent to the police, who responded with no objections to the scheme. The scheme was full installed at the end of 2019. The chicane has yet been assessed in terms of effects on vehicle speeds, however a road safety audit has been carried out at this location. The safety audit recommended some alterations which have all been explored. Due to various highway constraints some of the recommendations could not be carried out – eg turning the SID around. There have been no recorded accidents at either of these locations You are free to use any documents supplied for your own use, including for non- commercial research purposes. The documents may also be used for news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example by publishing the documents or issuing copies to the public will require the permission of the copyright owner, where copyright exists. Such a request would be considered separately in accordance with the relevant Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 and is not automatic. Therefore, no permission is implied in the re-use of this information, until such a request to re-use it has been made and agreed, subject to any appropriate conditions. Any request to re-use the information should be made to me at the address below. If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact the Data Protection Officer, Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HP You can also complain to the Information Commissioner at: The Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House, Water lane Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF Tel: 01625 545700 Yours faithfully FOI Administrator Business Support Team Rutland County Council TRAFFIC CALMING CHICANE ITCP-2017-08 LITTLE CASTERTON ROAD SAFETY AUDIT STAGE 3 60613050 19 September 2019 CHICANE – LITTLE CASTERTON Project Number - 60613050 S3 RSA Quality information Prepared by Checked by Verified by Approved by Rob Norfolk Tom Langridge Dan Weir Tom Langridge Principal Engineer Associate Director Associate Director Associate Director Revision History Revision Revision date Details Authorized Name Position 0 19/09/2019 FIRST Issue DW Dan Weir Associate Director Distribution List # Hard Copies PDF Required Association / Company Name 0 Y Chris Capps – Rutland County Council Prepared for: Rutland County Council AECOM CHICANE – LITTLE CASTERTON Project Number - 60613050 S3 RSA Prepared for: Chris Capps Rutland County Council Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP Prepared by: AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited 5th Floor, 2 City Walk Leeds LS11 9AR United Kingdom T: +44 (0)113 391 6800 aecom.com PROJECT DETAILS CHICANE ITCP-2017-08 LITTLE CASTERTON Report Title (including stage of RSA) STAGE 3 RSA Date 19 SEPTEMBER 2019 Document reference and revision 60613050_RSA_2019_12 Prepared by AECOM On behalf of Chris Capps © AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited. All Rights Reserved. This document has been prepared by AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (“AECOM”) for sole use of our client (the “Client”) in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM and the Client. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM. Prepared for: Rutland County Council AECOM CHICANE – LITTLE CASTERTON Project Number - 60613050 S3 RSA Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1 2. Scheme Overview ........................................................................................... 2 3. Issues Outstanding from Previous Road Safety Audits ................................... 4 4. Items Resulting from this Stage 3 Road Safety Audit ...................................... 5 5. Audit Team Statement ..................................................................................... 9 Appendix A : Documents Submitted to the Audit Team ............................................. 10 Appendix B : Location of Problems ........................................................................... 11 Prepared for: Rutland County Council AECOM CHICANE – LITTLE CASTERTON Project Number - 60613050 S3 RSA 1. Introduction 1.1 This Stage 3 Road Safety Audit (RSA) has been undertaken on the proposed traffic calming measures in Little Casterton, Rutland. The Audit was carried out at the request of Robyn Green (Design Team) at Rutland County Council, for the submission to Chris Capps of Rutland County Council. 1.2 The Audit was carried out by experienced, Road Safety Engineers who have not been involved with the design process. Members of the Local police were invited, but were unavailable to attend. The members of the Audit Team were: Tom Langridge – MSc Eng. BEng Hons GMICE – Audit Team Leader Associate Director, AECOM Leeds Rob Norfolk – BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering MICHT – Audit Team Member Principal Consultant, AECOM Leeds 1.3 The RSA was undertaken in accordance with the RSA Brief received via email from Robyn Green, on Thursday 15th August 2019. The Audit comprised of an examination of the documents provided by the Design Team, which are listed in Appendix A. 1.4 The RSA took place in the AECOM Leeds office during August 2019 and the site was examined by the members of the RSA Team together between the hours of 16:00hrs and 18:00hrs, on Thursday 5th September 2019 and a night time visit was undertaken between the hours of 20:00hrs and 20:30hrs. The weather condition during the visit was sunny, with a dry road surface. Photographs were taken and notes were written in order to document impressions of the scheme prior to the writing of the report. 1.5 The terms of reference of the Audit are as described in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) document GG119 (formally HD 19/15) ‘Road Safety Audit’. The advice issued in the DMRB applies to trunk road and motorway highway improvement schemes; however, it has been used in this report to define the scope of this Audit. 1.6 The content of this Audit should not be regarded as a direct instruction to include or remove a measure from within the scheme. Responsibility for designing the scheme lies with the Designer and as such the Audit Team accepts no design responsibility for any changes made to the scheme as a result of this Audit. 1.7 The scheme has been examined, and this report compiled, only with regard to the safety implications to road users of the scheme as presented. It has not been examined or verified for compliance with any other standards or criteria. However, to clearly explain a safety problem or the recommendation to resolve a problem, the Audit Team may, on occasion, have referred to a design standard without touching on technical audit. 1.8 No departures and relaxations from standards have been notified to the Audit Team on the proposals. 1.9 Collision data and traffic flow information has been provided and reviewed. 1.10 All traffic sign and road marking diagram number references are made to The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, (TSRGD). 1.11 Unless general to the scheme, each problem has been identified with reference to key features and highlighted on the problem location plans in Appendix B. AECOM Prepared for: Rutland County Council 1 CHICANE – LITTLE CASTERTON Project Number - 60613050 S3 RSA 2. Scheme Overview 2.1 Little Casterton is a small village situated between Great Casterton, Ryhall and Stamford. The approach to Little Casterton from the west is national speed limit and the approach from the east is 40mph. The 40mph limit starts at the junction with the A6121 and finishes at the far eastern end of Little Casterton. The village is 30mph for its entire length. 2.2 The introduction of a calming measure in this location is in response to Rutland County Council’s concern that motorists