Sunday, February 18, 2007
Speed Limit Through the village of Old st. Mellons
09.02.07
With reference to the urgent need for something to be done about the speed at which traffic travels through the village of Old St. Mellons, I sent a letter to the Council's Chief Transport, Infrastructure & Waste Officer.
text of letter:-
Dear Mr. Sherratt,
re: Speed Limit through Old St. mellons village
at present the speed limit along Newport Road passing through the village of Old St. Mellons is 40 mph. There is a pedestrian crossing near the junction of Tyr Winch Road and Newport Road which is frequently used by children on their way to and from school, as well as the elderly and not so agile.
The high speed limit has for many years been of concern to local residents and recently there was an accident when a vehicle hit a pedestrian on the crossing, who died as a result. There have been several other non-fatal accidents at this junction over the years and it appears that many of them are speed related.
Since that fatality, I have been contacted by several residents asking 'how many more accidents must occur before the Council imposes a 30mph limit?
I am convinced that we can no longer ignore the dangers, and i am therefore requesting that a reduced speed limit be imposed as soon as possible. Furthermore, in order to reduce the risk of accidents at other busy points along the road I propose the restriction should cover the section from the village hall to the petrol station at the eastern end of the village.
Yours sincerely,
reply - dated 16.02.07
Dear Councillor Phillips,
Speed limit through Old St. Mellons Village (newport Road/tyr Winch Road)
I refer to your letter dated 9 february 2007, regarding your request for a reduction in the speed limit along Newport Road through the village of Old St. Mellons, in reply to which I would comment as follows.
With regard to the request for a reduction in the speed limit in the village I would confirm that this matter has been investigated to determine the viability of this request and the practical limits of any new speed limit. Your comments about the extent of such a limit has been taken in to account as part of this process. As a result of the above investigation, I am pleased to inform you that I will be writing to you and your fellow ward Member shortly with a proposal.
Yours sincerely,
I will keep everyone up to date on this sitaution.
With reference to the urgent need for something to be done about the speed at which traffic travels through the village of Old St. Mellons, I sent a letter to the Council's Chief Transport, Infrastructure & Waste Officer.
text of letter:-
Dear Mr. Sherratt,
re: Speed Limit through Old St. mellons village
at present the speed limit along Newport Road passing through the village of Old St. Mellons is 40 mph. There is a pedestrian crossing near the junction of Tyr Winch Road and Newport Road which is frequently used by children on their way to and from school, as well as the elderly and not so agile.
The high speed limit has for many years been of concern to local residents and recently there was an accident when a vehicle hit a pedestrian on the crossing, who died as a result. There have been several other non-fatal accidents at this junction over the years and it appears that many of them are speed related.
Since that fatality, I have been contacted by several residents asking 'how many more accidents must occur before the Council imposes a 30mph limit?
I am convinced that we can no longer ignore the dangers, and i am therefore requesting that a reduced speed limit be imposed as soon as possible. Furthermore, in order to reduce the risk of accidents at other busy points along the road I propose the restriction should cover the section from the village hall to the petrol station at the eastern end of the village.
Yours sincerely,
reply - dated 16.02.07
Dear Councillor Phillips,
Speed limit through Old St. Mellons Village (newport Road/tyr Winch Road)
I refer to your letter dated 9 february 2007, regarding your request for a reduction in the speed limit along Newport Road through the village of Old St. Mellons, in reply to which I would comment as follows.
With regard to the request for a reduction in the speed limit in the village I would confirm that this matter has been investigated to determine the viability of this request and the practical limits of any new speed limit. Your comments about the extent of such a limit has been taken in to account as part of this process. As a result of the above investigation, I am pleased to inform you that I will be writing to you and your fellow ward Member shortly with a proposal.
Yours sincerely,
I will keep everyone up to date on this sitaution.
