Alresford Action Plan

TRANSPORT

The Transport Group objective was to make recommendations for an outline traffic plan which met the reasonable aspirations of the majority of residents and employers/employees in the town, having regard to current problems and likely future developments. The work was undertaken against the background of public concern about parking, significant heavy lorry movements throughout the main town routes and annually increasing private cars use.

 

Critical Transport Issues

The group identified the following points as critical issues:

  • Heavy lorry movements throughout the town.
  • Hazards to pedestrians, wheel chair users and people with disabilities, because of poorly surfaced and maintained footways and footpaths.
  • Safety problems to pedestrians, wheel chair users and people with disabilities because of obstructions to footways and footpaths (such as overhanging trees and unkempt hedges).
  • Peak time safety problems at school entrances.
  • Vehicular speeding in town roads, particularly in Jacklyn's Lane, the Avenue and on Grange Road.
  • vailability of sufficient residents and visitor parking spaces within the town centre.
  • Maintenance of roadside trees, hedges and grass banks, causing obstruction to the carriageways, thereby creating potential danger to road users.
  • Limited availability of public transport, therefore encouraging greater use of private cars.
  • Limited safe pedestrian and wheel chair access north/south of town, because of narrow passageway at Jacklyn's Lane and Sun Lane railway bridge junctions.





Transport Recommendations

Actions/Recommendations

Lead Body

Priority

Establish a means for the supervision and maintenance of footpaths and footways to a satisfactory and safe standard, probably by delegating work responsibility and funding to NATC from HCC.

NATC

with County Councillor

2

Set up regular monitoring of speed by Police, with high profile speed checks and follow up legal action against offenders on sensitive roads. 

Police with WCC/HCC/NATC

2

Establish regular inspection of highways - give appropriate media coverage when poor performance has been identified.

NATC with HCC/ County Councillor

2
Provide safe access across the Avenue to Arlebury Park either by means of bridge or pedestrian crossing.

NATC with Perins/ City and County Councillors

 3
Establish and identify main walking routes to the town centre from the southern areas linking existing paths and establishing new ones as necessary. NATC to investigate and report options. 1
City Council to review current parking against acknowledged standards of provision to establish future needs.

WCC with NATC/ City Councillors

 2
Review all main junctions to establish areas of dangerous sight lines, assess traffic safety and recommend remedial action.

NATC  Police/WCC

 2
Identify out of town centre parking sites suitable for heavy lorries.

WCC with Police/HCC

 2
Seek improvements to existing bus services through whatever means are available.

NATC  HCC/Bus Companies

 3
Set up an Alresford Traffic Forum to consider traffic and road safety issues, maintenance, signage, etc.

NATC with HCC/WCC/ Police

 1
Provide traffic calming measures in Jacklyns Lane, particularly on the approach to the railway bridge and at town exit.

NATC with WCC/HCC

 1
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