Minutes of the Highways Committee Meeting
12 August 2020, 7.00pm
Held via Zoom
Present: Cllr John Last (Chairman)
Cllr David Bailey
Cllr Lesley Hill
Cllr Tony Cooper
Cllr Phil Harle
Cllr David Morsley
Cllr Colin Ginger
County Cllr Russ Rainger
Mr Mark Nichols – Suffolk
Highways
Mrs Caroline Rinder
(Deputy Town Clerk)
Mrs
Rinder welcomed and introduced Mark Nichols, Community Liaison Engineer to the
meeting.
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1. APPOINTMENT
OF COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN It
was proposed by Cllr Cooper, seconded by Cllr Hill and
agreed to appoint Cllr Last as Chairman for the coming year. |
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2. PUBLIC
FORUM No
questions were raised. |
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3. APOLOGIES No
apologies were received. |
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4. MINUTES
OF THE MEETING HELD 11 FEBRUARY 2020 It
was proposed by Cllr Hill, seconded by Cllr Bailey and
agreed that the minutes were a true record. |
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5. MATTERS
ARISING Recent
Flooding Issues – County
Cllr Rainger advised the flooding issues at the Aldringham Parrott had been addressed
and some of the major works completed, however the water coming off the farmland
is still to be investigated. Dropped
Kerb on the Junction of Crown Street/Sizewell Road – Work completed. Entrance
to New Housing Development at Old Gas Works, Carr Avenue - A letter had been sent to Planning
Enforcement requesting the developer honour their obligations with regards to
the visibility splay and vegetation issues.
Cllr Bailey commented that all the vegetation had been cut back and
the visibility was good. Mrs Rinder
will check this has been done. Station
Road Crossing Chevron Sign
– Work completed. Cllr Ginger raised
concerns that the sign was too high.
Mr Nichols will check the height regulations and feedback. Cllr Hill suggested a review of the safety
issues at the crossing and this will be on the next agenda in November for
discussion. Victory
Road Recreation Ground Corner Railings with Haylings Road - Further to a discussion at the June
Council meeting, it had been agreed to take no further action. Seaward
Avenue Grass Verges –
Letters had been sent to all residents of Seaward Avenue and Arnhem Road to
discourage parking on the grass verges.
Mrs Rinder will ask Flagship to reinstate the ‘no parking’ signs on
the grassed areas. New
Traffic Light Timings at White Horse and High Street/Cross Street – The timings had been adjusted and
it was a noted improvement. Waterloo
Avenue/Saxmundham Road Resurfacing
– Resurfacing was scheduled for 21 August, but notification received today
that it has been put back until October and no reason why. Concerns were raised that some businesses
had not received a letter regarding the road closure. Mr Nichols will investigate. Lime
Tree Avenue – Letters
had been sent to several occupiers due to a report
motorists were driving over the grassed verge illegally to reach their
property. Cllr Harle to inform the
resident if they wished to apply for a dropped kerb to request permission
from Flagship and to the apply to Highways directly. |
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6. PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING ON ALDEBURGH ROAD - CIL BID UPDATE Mrs
Rinder confirmed Council had agreed, in principle, to proceed with this
project and is awaiting a quote from Highways for a feasibility study, which would
include pedestrian and road traffic surveys.
The cost of this would be around £2,000. County Cllr Rainger agreed to support some
of the cost of this study from his Highways budget. Cllr Bailey suggested these surveys be done
when the schools are open as this is the busiest time. Mr Nichols will chase the Local Highways
Budget Team for the quote. |
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7. HIGH
STREET BUS STOP Mrs Rinder confirmed no costs had been received for
a clearway for bus stop markings. Mr
Nichols will chase this up. He also explained
unless you have a Road Traffic Order, even with markings, motorists could
still park in the layby. County Cllr Rainger advised he could fund
the markings from his Highways budget.
Cllr Cooper queried the low spot at the bus stop opposite where a
large rain puddle collects. This has
been investigated before but no further action
taken. County Cllr Rainger will
challenge this and see if something can be done. |
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8.
SIGNS
TO ST MARGARET’S CHURCH UPDATE Mrs
Rinder advised no costs had been received for the signs. These signs were to be placed on the existing
signage board near the White Horse pub and also on the signage board on Park
Hill. County Cllr Rainger is funding
these signs from his Highways budget.
Mr Nichols will chase. |
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9.
CIVIL
PARKING ENFORCEMENT Cllr
Bailey queried how often the Inspectors are coming to Leiston and if fines
have been issued. Cllr Cooper confirmed
a number of fines had been issued and would circulate up to date information on
Leiston to everyone. Cllr Last
suggested inviting the CPE Manager to a future Council meeting to give a
presentation and Mrs Rinder will action.
Cllr Hill felt the uniform looked sinister and Cllr Cooper agreed as a
number of complaints had been received.
Cllr Morsley asked if a monthly report could be presented at Council. It was noted that anyone can report parking
issues on the East Suffolk website. |
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10. ASHFIELD DRIVE RESURFACING Cllr
Harle raised concerns on the condition of the roads and pavements in Ashfield
Drive and the estate as a whole. Mr Nichols
confirmed this is in the forward work programme for surface dressing (stone
chips) but no date. |
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11. HAYLINGS ROAD/KINGS ROAD DRAINAGE
GULLEYS Cllr
Last commented that the new road surface in Kings Road was much better but
was disappointed that the gulleys had not been repaired and vegetation cleaned
out at the same time. The gulleys in
Haylings Road are also in need of repair.
Cllr Harle has reported these issues again on the reporting tool. Cllr Last was concerned on a health and
safety point of view, especially for cyclists, and asked for an Engineer to
assess again. Mr Nichols will action. Cllr Hill advised some of the drains in
Paradise Place had asphalt in them from the resurfacing. |
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12. FUTURE PLANNED HIGHWAYS WORKS Crown
Street resurfacing is scheduled for 17-19 September and Westward Ho is due
for surfacing dressing later this year.
Waterloo Avenue/Saxmundham Road has now been put back to October. |
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13. ANY
OTHER BUSINESS Vehicle
Parking at Sizewell Beach Cllr
Bailey raised concerns regarding a missing sign to the beach area to stop vehicles
going onto the beach. Mrs Rinder will action
with East Suffolk Council. Flooding
on Sizewell Gap Road Cllr
Harle advised there had been some flooding problems by the pylons along the
Sizewell Gap Road. PH to report on the
reporting tool. Dropped
Kerb in Red House Lane County
Cllr Rainger commented that a resident was not happy with the advice received
from Highways for a dropped kerb, due to a telegraph pole issue. Byway
at Sizewell Concerns
had been raised by a resident regarding large mounds of dirt along the byway
towards Thorpeness which prevented cars going on the verge and was this
intentional. County Cllr Rainger will
investigate. Car
Parking Opposite the Leisure Centre Entrance Cllr
Last raised on behalf of Cllr Levermore that vehicles parking here could
cause problems in the future for buses/cars entering the leisure centre car
park. Yellow lining would require a
Road Traffic Order which is expensive and not feasible. Cllr Cooper suggested notifying the Police
as they deal with dangerous parking.
Mrs Rinder had already suggested to Cllr Levermore to report on the
CPE website for an Inspector to check and monitor. Cycle
Path to Sizewell Cllr
Last raised on behalf of Cllr Levermore overhanging trees and vegetation along
the cycle path which are causing problems for pedestrians and cyclists
alike. Cllr Harle also commented that
the path is very uneven in places. Mrs
Rinder had already advised Cllr Levermore to report these issues on the Highways
reporting tool. |
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14. DATE
OF NEXT MEETING Date
of the next meeting is Tuesday 10 November 2020, 7.00pm. |
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Meeting closed at 9.00pm |
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