Concerns have been raised over “dangerous speeding” on a busy Wiltshire road, and called for "urgent safety improvements".
The town council is due to discuss the concerns, which relate to Deverill Road and Fore Street in Warminster, at a town council highways committee meeting at 2pm on May 19 at the Civic Centre.
The resident has submitted a Highways Improvement Request Form dated April 27, which calls for a “full safety review and traffic-calming measures” such as “humps or cushions.”
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According to the resident’s form, Deverill Road at its junction with Fore Street often sees “dangerous speeding”, with vehicles, and “especially lorries…regularly exceeding 50-60mph.”
Into the bargain, the form also states it is a “blind junction” with a damaged road surface, as well as “repeated accidents, and serious risk to pedestrians including school children”.
In the section reporting the nature of the issue, the resident has written: “Dangerous speeding on Deverill Road at the Fore Street junction, with vehicles – especially lorries – regularly exceeding 50–60 mph.
“Blind junction, poor visibility of zebra crossing, damaged road surface, vibration damage to my property, repeated accidents, and serious risk to pedestrians including school children. Parking on both sides worsens lane safety. Request full safety review and traffic-calming measures."
The resident wants to see “urgent safety improvements” on Deverill Road and the junction with Fore Street, as well as a “full safety and road-use review of this location.”
In full, the resident has written: “I would like to see urgent safety improvements on Deverill Road and the Fore Street junction, including a reduced speed limit, traffic-calming measures such as humps or cushions, clearer and more visible signage, and improved pedestrian safety around the zebra crossing. I also request a full safety and road-use review of this location.”
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The town council has the power to advance highway improvement requests onto the LHFIG (Local Highways Improvement Group). Almost all roads in Wiltshire are managed by the county council.
It will also consider other forms submitted by residents. This includes a request for the reduction of the speed limit on Pound Street following issues on the southern side of the street.
The residents that submitted the request form said they “have been concerned for some time about cars speeding up and down the southerly section”.
They added there was a recent “accident between two cars”, as well as a number of “close encounters and we worry in particular for children and the elderly”.
Another resident has also highlighted the issue of obscured sight lines on Sambourne Road, opposite Sambourne Gardens. They would like to see double yellow lines extended to the entrance of the cricket club.
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