Issue - meetings

There will be a discussion item relating to traffic issues on Letchworth Road.

Robert Bateman, Transport Strategy explained that he had been invited to attend because of traffic problems around Letchworth Road.  He had visited the area and observed that traffic had been particularly frenetic at the start and end of the school day. He had also observed incidences of illegal parking.

It was noted that the Christ the King Roman Catholic Primary School annex had recently opened on Glenfield Road near to Letchworth Road. It was argued that previous accident data which had showed just one minor incident during 2010 – 2014, was no longer relevant.

Robert had noticed that there was a pavilion like structure near to Christ the King, which parents used as a car park; it provided off road parking but also resulted in numerous entry and exit movements on a busy road.  Councillors asked for information as to who owned the pavilion. Action: Robert Bateman, Transport Strategy.

Strong concerns were raised that the traffic situation around the Letchworth Road / Glenfield Road junction was chaotic and further exacerbated by motorists parking on the central reservation.