Hi Everybody
Email received from Tim Heminsley
No news on investigation yet.
But I know Caroline wood brought it up again at last full council meeting, she is as well waiting for the report from the engineer.
As for the A5127 Traffic light Junctions and missing sections resurfacing issue “That’s Yer Lot” as they say. According to Tim the junctions are “adequate and in tolerance” and will not be dealt with in the foreseeable future. Which to me if I am honest astounds me!! All I can say is don’t be too amazed that a lot of repair work isn’t too far away.
Below is the response from Tim regarding the Travel Survey now In operation from 21/09/15 to 02/10/15
Good morning Mr Appleby,
I have further information regarding the forthcoming traffic survey.
The survey is specifically designed to capture the details of vehicular journeys being made on the highway network in Lichfield City. The County is particularly interested in trips made on weekdays between 0800-0900hrs and 1700-1800hrs (peak hours), identifying where the journeys are being made from and to, what the purpose of those journeys are (education, work, shopping etc.), the type of vehicle (HCV, Light Van, Car). Surveys will be undertaken ‘on-route’ either at the roadside or at car parks by way of an interview process. Traffic count data will be collected simultaneously to allow the sample to influence the overall figures. Data from the 2011 census will also be used to supplement what is collected.
The aim is to produce estimated trip matrices (how many vehicles, what type, where they are going to and from etc.) that will be assigned to a new computer model of the Lichfield Highway Network. This will allow the County Council to assess the impact of new developments and transport interventions (like weight restrictions). It will also be used to make a business case for the proposed completion of Lichfield Southern Bypass. Of course any relevant traffic survey data that the County Council already has will be added to the model as appropriate.
As such it’s not a survey that residents can respond to but rather it is a record of journeys being made on the roads in Lichfield through road side interviews and traffic counts etc.
Please feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss this further.
Regards
Tim Heminsley
My concern is “particularly interested in 08.00 to 09.00 and 17.00 to 18.00 Peak times)”. In my opinion this road is peak time all day !!
Sorry no good news yet but Keep on Keeping on
Again I will be emailing other people so sorry about any duplicates ok
Roy Appleby
Surely, yet again the authorities are seeing and hearing what they want to without actually addressing the concerns of the people affected. The last thing that the affected residents need is another survey that will merely tell how many vehicular movements are made at a normal time. These ‘normal’ times are not what the complaints are about. Agreed a weight restriction would be nice from Birmingham Road through to the Trent Valley island, but the main concerns are surely what happens when the road works start again and once again the HGV drivers either do not see the diversion route or choose to ignore it.
Hi John
Totally agree. The start of this campaign was due to the diversion route not being enforced by the SCC. They seem oblivious to that fact.
The permanent weight restriction will be a benefit because now as this route is used as a short cut by the HGVs (why I don’t know ).But the town traffic now is so congested with cars as well as HGVS something needs to be done before the Friarsgate and surrounding area plans are up and running Which will turn this section into a car park !!.The use of the bypasses for HGVs is an instant Remedy for some of this congestion. In my opinion this town centre road should only be used for traffic wanting to enter the town centre and not as a through road as such. There are adequate routes to bypass the town for through traffic if only the SCC will do something about it.
Thanks for your comment
Roy