Agenda item

RESOLVED that the report notifying the receipt of the following petitions be noted and the recommended actions for responding to them be endorsed:-

(a)       Containing the signatures of 32 signatories, in respect of the volume and speed of traffic through Great Houghton and Cllr Higginbottom’s additional request for a pedestrian refuge 

Highway Officers met the three Ward Members and Cllr Coates, representing Great Houghton Parish Council, on the 11^th December 2017 to discuss the request for a pedestrian refuge on High Street. The process for prioritisation of the available Road Safety funding, using Personal Injury Collision (PIC) data supplied by the Police, was explained. Interrogation of the PIC data determined there was no PIC Cluster site or Cluster length identified through the village, thus, Highways were unable to fund the refuge. Accordingly, it was agreed a budget estimate would be provided to Members to enable them to investigate funding from other sources. A budget estimate of £14,000 for the works and £2,600 for the associated Traffic Regulation Order to prevent indiscriminate parking was provided on the 16^th February 2018. Once Members have identified a budget this work can be prioritised into the Highways work programme.