HIGHWAYS UPDATES
Highways officers will give an update on highways matters in the Ward.
Minutes:
The Highways Officer in attendance provided an update on recent works carried out on the ward. Residents thanked the Highways Team for the work carried out on delivering the zebra crossing following the accident on Scraptoft Lane
As part of the discussions, it was noted that:
· Residents were concerned with speeding vehicles on the stretch of road between the Shell garage and Nuffield Health and requested speed calming measures be considered
· Concerns were raised with the quality of the resurfacing work outside the Nuffield Health and residents suggested that the resurfacing work had already been damaged
· Residents request for additional knee-high railings to be introduced around the Ocean Road area
· A request for urgent action on the junction of Kinsdale Road and Thurncourt Road as this was a school route and regular HGV use had damaged the surfacing and the pedestrian footpaths
· A request for additional pencil bollard installation outside the school and Homestone Rise
· A request for Parking Enforcement Officers during the peak school run hours as the parking around the schools on Thurncourt Road had become dangerous for pedestrians and was causing grid lock for motorist
· Request for additional traffic calming measures to be considered on the corner of Wintersdale Road and Daykin Road as the junction had become dangerous
· The Highways Team be requested to consider the cycling options coming east from the City Centre. It was suggested that the infrastructure for cyclist on Uppingham Road was dangerous and that the only safe option for cyclist was to use the pedestrian footpaths to keep them out of harm’s way from vehicles
· Residents raised their concerns with a spotlight that had been installed at Willowbrook Primary School which was disturbing neighbouring properties ACTION: Highways Officer to retrieve pictures from neighbours and forward on to the correct department.
Councillor Aldred requested that the Highways Team consider the options available to resolve the matter with dangerous parking around the schools on the ward and that the Local Beat Team be thanked for their support in dealing with issues with parking related matters.