The Highways & Traffic Monitoring Working Group meet quarterly with GCC's Highways Manager to discuss and formulate proposals for highway improvements, discuss and progress current issues and longer-term projects impacting the Parish and review the data from the Parish Council's Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS).
Highways & Traffic Monitoring Working Group Members:
Cllr. Emma Nelson* (Lead)
Cllr. Anne Regan
Cllr. Stephen Cooke
Cllr. Martin Horwood**
Cllr Jacqui Newport-Black
GCC Highways Manager
Shaun Hanrahan (resident member)
*Also a County Councillor
** Also a Borough Councillor
New format traffic monitoring reports from October 2022
January 2023 report for Church Road
January 2023 report for Leckhampton Road
March 2023 report Salisbury Ave and Leckhampton Rd
April 23 to January 2024 Charlton Lane, Leckhampton Hill inbound and Leckhampton Road
Traffic monitoring in the Parish
Two traffic monitoring units have been purchased by the Parish Council. These were purchased to investigate residents' concerns about excessive vehicle speed, volume of traffic and road safety issues, especially near schools.
The monitors can be fixed to different lamp posts and moved between them, or used on a tripod. They acquire timed data about vehicle numbers and speeds in specific locations. The information obtained can be used to inform strategic issues, for example related to new developments or schools.
Although the vehicle speed data recorded cannot be used to prosecute drivers, if evidence of antisocial driving or speeding is found, the results can be used to request further intervention and/or enforcement by the local Police. The units do not themselves record photographs or other means to identify individual vehicles.
The units can only be deployed on lamp posts owned and specifically approved by Gloucestershire County Council. There are strict selection criteria which limits the choice of sites for fixed deployment.
Both units acquire data but only one displays vehicle speed. The regulations stipulate that the display of vehicle speed is only permitted for limited periods at a time. When the display is turned off, the unit continues to acquire data.
If you would like to volunteer to help or get involved please make contact through the Parish Clerk.
This is the current list of 11 lamp posts agreed for us to mount our traffic monitoring units:-
- PL 33 Church Road
- PL 28 Shurdington Road
- PL7 Charlton Lane
- PL5 Pilley Lane
- PL18 Kidnappers Lane
- PL12 Kidnappers Lane
- PL2 Shurdington Road
- PL33 Woodlands Road
- PL9 Farmfield Road
- PL47 Leckhampton Road
- PL41 Old Bath Road
We still need to find solutions in Church Road, Moorend Road and Farm Lane.
