Issue - meetings

ES20327

The Chinese Roundabout Safety Scheme report was presented to the Committee to seek approval to make safety improvements at the roundabout of South Eden Park Road/Stone Park Ave/ Wickham Road/Hayes Lane/ Wickham Way, commonly known as the ‘Chinese Roundabout’. The proposals, as outlined in the report, aimed to reduce the number of collisionsat that location and to provide a safer environment for all road users. Officers proposed that ‘Option 1’ be adopted.

It was noted that at this roundabout there was a higher than expected number of casualties, particularly with respect to cyclists. A Member asked if there was a scatter graph showing where the accidents occurred. The Transport Projects and Programme Manager responded and said that it appeared that there were accidents everywhere with a slightly higher concentration in the northern part of the roundabout. The Member asked if he could see a copy of the scatter graph at the meeting. Members generally agreed that the scheme was a good one that they would be happy to support, and that they had confidence in the traffic engineers who had designed the scheme. The Member who had asked to see the scatter graph said that he could not support the scheme without seeing the scatter graph. A vote was therefore taken and the recommendations were agreed. The Portfolio Holder stated that this was an excellent scheme and he would be happy to accept the recommendations.

RESOLVED that:

1) The Portfolio Holder for Transport, Highways and Road Safety be recommended to approve the junction improvements as detailed in Section 3, (Option One) of the report.

2) The Portfolio Holder for Transport, Highways and Road Safety be recommended to agree that any minor changes to the design should be delegated to the Director of Environment and Public Protection, in  consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Transport, Highways and Road Safety.