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Together with weight limit and parking restriction consultations too.
There are various diagrams and maps on many of the kissing gates in the Gap. In addition, I have pdf files which I am happy to send to anyone interested. Please email me at ernie.clark@wiltshire.gov.uk
Hilperton Relief Road (HRR) speed limit consultation
A consultation concerning the new HRR (to be named Elizabeth Way) is open for public comment until 5.00pm on Monday the 20th April.
Wiltshire Council highways department wants a 50mph speed limit on the road, but I believe that 40mph should be the maximum speed.
WC is classing the road as ‘single carriageway rural’ and so any objections need to be based on this classification. If you Google ‘setting local speed limits’ you should find the Department for Transport circular 01/2013 at the top of your search findings and this is a useful document to base any objections on.
I feel that the speed limit should be 40mph for the following reasons:
- The HRR will be the main route to/from the Canal Road industrial estate for HGV traffic. When climbing the gradient towards the A361, a loaded HGV is unlikely to exceed 40mph and so a lower limit would not interfere with traffic flow.
- The road has housing relatively close on both sides and so a 40mph limit is appropriate for environmental reasons.
- The road is crossed by four public rights of way which are used by vulnerable road users – the elderly and young children.
- The line-of-sight from Middle Lane bridleway towards the ‘Fieldways roundabout’ will not give sufficient time for a horse and rider to cross the road if the approaching vehicle is doing 50mph.
The 40mph speed limit is supported by Hilperton Parish Council and Trowbridge Town Council.
The draft order can be found at http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/tro-50mph-speed-limit-order-hilperton.pdf
You can respond by: email to: trafficorders@wiltshire.gov.uk or write to Sustainable Transport Group, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN.