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You will be aware that the Gunthorpe has, over the past few years,
had a number of highways issues and requests for improvements on our
roads, many of which are specifically mentioned in the Parish Plan
see here
. The Parish Council has had frequent and numerous
communications with the County Council in an attempt to address
these issues and requests and it is clear that where a solution is either essential or cheap
and easy to implement, NCC has been very helpful and efficient.
However if a problem is either expensive to address and / or does
not appear to be the cause of one or more accidents, then a solution
will certainly not be implemented.
Some recent
correspondence is given
here
The issues are described here together with the current status:
- Access to A6097 at the north end of
Main Street is a major problem - residents would like to see traffic
lights installed (a mini roundabout was also considered a possibility) - NCC
say 'no' - either solution would lead to an increase in accidents
and cost was a consideration.
- Junction improvements on approach
road to bridge needed and improvements to road needed generally -
the approach road is the area where the Parish Council has, out
of necessity, spent the greatest amount of time and, most
unfortunately, had limited success:
-
after 2½
years NCC have finally agreed to a solution for the many
misaligned yellow lines on the slip road. Next year
(we hope), when weather permits, they will be resurfacing
the road and repainting the yellow correctly. This
will of course address other issues - the poor road surface
and minor cracks. No date has been given for this
work.
- Double white
lines and lights on the bridge - these requests were put to
NCC more than a year ago, but unfortunately seem to have
been ignored by them. The Parish Council are to
pursue.
- Overhanging
vegetation, especially trees - this is a recurring problem
that is generally addressed promptly by NCC, although in one
case Cllr Peter Platten and other residents, tired of
waiting for the job to be done, did it themselves!
- "Junction improvements
on approach road" - so far no specific
improvements have been proposed or considered.
However, the problem of the road itself being so narrow has
been considered. The possibility of traffic lights, as
with the Main Street / A6097 junction, has been dismissed.
A weight limit has been requested but this is one of two
cases where NCC have continually prevaricated, saying
neither yes nor no and withholding any timescale or progress
report on their deliberations. The Parish Council have
agreed to ask the views of residents and businesses in the
village on making the road one-way. A individual NCC
officer dismissed the proposal, but it is felt that this was
without authority.
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GPC reported the perceived poor
condition of the supporting embankment and road edges.
NCC responded, after more than a year and several meetings
and requests, by inspecting the road and confirming their
belief that (other than surface dressing) it was not in need
of repair or maintenance. GPC are in the process of
obtaining an independent report.
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Slow signs and road marking
along Trentside - these are currently being reviewed by NCC.
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