Rossett Village Traffic Calming
Charles Hughes
Head of Engineering
Flintshire County Council
cc. Eleanor Burnham AM ; David Williams (County Councillor) ; Linda Vidamour (Councillor) ; Paul Traynor (FCC); Carl Sargeant AM ; Mark Tami MP ; George Tattum (Reporter) ; Rhodri Morgan First Minister Welsh assembly ; Chris Kay (Acting Flintshire Chief Executive) ; Hugh Jones (Arrive Alive) ; Cindy Hinds (Councillor) ; Clare Hickie (Chronicle) ; Dave Faulkner (Acting Flintshire Environment Exec; Jane Davidson AM Minister for Sustainability and Rural Development ; Chester Chronicle; Lois Bishop (Chronicle) ; Arrive Alive Headquarters.
A Tale of Two Roads
Hello Charles
Hope you are well and your team are continuing with the plans to calm traffic in Chester Rd, Penyffordd. Today whilst out with work I stopped in Rossett to view their excellent traffic calming and take pictures as I consider it to be one of the more successful calming schemes in our area. Whilst I was there taking pictures I noticed cars were keeping to 30, where outside my house which is also 30 mph they do 40 - 60 mph with the accompanying road noise.
I, of course live in a Rural Welsh Village, it is however used as the 2nd main route past Penyffordd.
Currently 2800 cars a day witth approximately 2000 speeding cars. This of course is before Warren Hall A55 exit and the accompanying development.
Rossett and Penyfford have similarities. They have both been main roads that now have by-passes. Rossett appear to have a very switched on community council, politicians and good people in the Wrexham County Council Highways Department. I also realise that Wrexham Council are awash with money.
As the photo shows a 20 mph compulsory speed limit, there is a Arrive Alive sign that the Partnership will not let us have. I asked Hugh Jones if they had run out. :) Also there traffic bumps in the 20 mph and a bus stop.
After that the similarities end.
Penyffordd wide long straight down hill and uphill, open to all the ignorant drivers who daily abuse our village environment. They most probably live in quiet cul de sacs.
The traffic patterns in Penyffordd.
Traffic coming into the village
Traffic speeds down into the village from Broughton. Only slowing down if something is happening at the Post Office. The traffic which includes Arriva buses need a big upset at the 30 mph limit into the village. Arriva are one of the worst offenders for noise and speeding in the village. Our local councillor's husband experienced a white knuckle ride to Saltney last week courtesy of Arriva. There is also the 100's of noisy lorry traffic which will not use our by-pass.
Traffic coming out of the village up the hill to Broughton. Acceleration is started before the Post Office, foot to the floor, car or lorry, loud noise from acceleration and road noise. Lots of cars reaching 60 mph in a 30mph before the limit exit.
The solution in my opinion needs to be mechanical, ie. a platform at the 30 mph speed limit sign to stop those speeding into the village and those speeding out of the village. Also platforms before and around the Post Office and a 20 mph compulsory speed limit outside the Post Office.
Unless of course we can have hidden cameras, cats eye cameras or Spanish Speed Traffic lights (click here).
Yours sincerely Colin Hughes,
for myself and the Chester Rd residents
Penyffordd, Chester Rd a Rural Welsh Village road, not a By-Pass for passing traffic from the North of England and Scotland and our locality.
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