County Council Monitors Recently Implemented Traffic Calming Measures

A county council has indicated it is closely observing roads where traffic calming measures were introduced a month ago. These installations are intended to decrease vehicle speeds in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, by requiring drivers to yield at specific points on High Street and Bondgate. Leicestershire County Council implemented two build-outs on each of these roads, which caused them to narrow. However, Ozzy O’Shea, the cabinet member for highways, stated there is evidence that some motorists are not giving way to other drivers when they should, “which is inconsiderate and potentially unsafe”. Mr O’Shea commented: “We’ve responded to parish council concerns about speeding and the volume of traffic on High Street/Bondgate and we also consulted with residents who were broadly in favour of the traffic-calming measures we introduced a month ago.” He further added, “We also want to encourage more traffic to use the Castle Donington bypass route instead.” Mr. O’Shea concluded, “We’re closely monitoring the situation over this settling-in period and will look to see if there are any additional measures we can put in place to raise awareness of the new layouts, such as additional signage and road markings.” A subsequent phase of traffic calming measures is planned for implementation on Park Lane in February. These will be speed tables, which are longer and flat-topped compared to speed humps, positioned at the junctions with The Green and Bosworth Road. County councillor Ted Parton noted that the area had “suffered badly from ‘car cruising meet ups’ and lap races”. He also stated: “The county highways have been very helpful and responsive to all the requests to manage arising issues from the speed calming installations.” As an example, he cited an independent road safety audit that will imminently take place, where all concerns raised by residents will be addressed and mitigated as far as possible. Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Copyright 2024 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.