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8.1

This report provides the
details of the responses received to the consultation for the
Crookes Valley Road Local Safety Scheme, including the objections
received to the proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to make the
south western part of Oxford Street one
way towards Crookes Valley Road for all vehicles, and sets out the
Council’s response to the objections.

 

 

8.2

RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: That the Transport,
Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee:-
 

(a) 
considers the objections to the proposed Traffic
Regulation Order associated with the Crookes Valley Road Local
Safety Scheme;
 

(b) 
having regard to those objections, approves that the
TRO be made, with amended extents of the one-way for the scheme,
and in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
 

(c) 
notes that all respondents will then be informed accordingly; and
 

(d) 
approves the implementation of the Crookes Valley
Road Local Safety Scheme, subject to authorisation of the project
through the capital gateway process.

 

 

8.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

8.3.1

The Council has a statutory
duty under the Road Traffic Act 1988 to promote road safety and,
where it has carried out studies into collisions arising out of the
use of vehicles on roads for which it is the highway authority,
take such measures as appear to it to be appropriate for preventing
such collisions.

 

 

8.3.2

The Local Safety Schemes
programme is a citywide strategy to reduce road traffic collisions,
particularly focused on reducing KSIs casualties by implementing
road safety engineering schemes at sites with the highest injury
collision rates in the City.

 

 

8.3.3

This location is 6th on the
‘new’ Local Safety scheme (LSS) programme priority list
of sites based upon KSI statistics.

 

 

8.3.4

This scheme comprises measures
to address collisions and improve road safety, especially for
pedestrians and cyclists.

 

 

8.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

8.4.1

Alternative Option 1: Close the junction of Oxford Street at
Crookes Valley Road
This option would have
prevented vehicular access in and out of Oxford Street and remove
the turning manoeuvres and associated risks. This was initially the
favoured option but rejected as there is insufficient space to
provide a suitable turning head at the Crookes Valley Road end of
Oxford Street and it would have make
access difficult for larger vehicles i.e. fire appliance or refuse
collection with them then having to turn around.

 

 

8.4.2

Alternative Option 2: Keep the Oxford Street junction in its
current form
This option would not address
collision history at the junction and the wider route which risks
the chances that the safety scheme would not achieve the desired
outcomes.