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Proposed Traffic Calming Drigg Village Karl Melville Service Manager Cumbria Highways Copeland Area

Proposed Traffic Calming Drigg Village Karl Melville Service Manager Cumbria Highways Copeland Area. Background. Request from LLWR to review the current traffic calming in Drigg Village Site Survey Carried out Submission to LLWR Scope of work issued – May 2009

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Proposed Traffic Calming Drigg Village Karl Melville Service Manager Cumbria Highways Copeland Area

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  1. Proposed Traffic Calming Drigg Village Karl Melville Service Manager Cumbria Highways Copeland Area

  2. Background. • Request from LLWR to review the current traffic calming in Drigg Village • Site Survey Carried out • Submission to LLWR • Scope of work issued – May 2009 • Site Survey and measure – June/July 2009 • Submission to Copeland Local Area Committee - 31 July 2009 • Call in Period – August 2009 • Design approved by Cumbria County Council – September 2009

  3. Objective: • “To provide a high impact sign to reduce the risks associated with speeding traffic” • Make existing traffic calming more visible to road users

  4. Speed Indicator Device (SID’s).

  5. Details of the proposed signs:- • 4 flashing yellow conspicuity • indicators of 100mm diameter at the corners • A constant illuminated red circle • 600mm diameter • A constant white illuminated text • selectable to read “20”, 30” “40” • or “50” • “Slow Down” text height 130mm • displayed in yellow

  6. Location of Sign 1

  7. Site 1 Adjacent to The Paddock

  8. Location of sign 2

  9. Site 2 adjacent to Holmglade

  10. Location of Site 3

  11. Site 3 adjacent to Station Road

  12. Proposed Time Scales:- • Local Area Committee – 31 July 2009 • Contract Preparation – July to September 2009 • LLWR Sub Committee – 9 September 2009 • Final Contract Preparation - September 2009 • Sign 278 Agreement with Cumbria County Council – October 2009 • Place order for works – October 2009 • Start on site – November 2009 • Scheme complete – Mid December 2009

  13. Additional Works:- • Repaint the “Dragons Teeth” on the existing speed humps • Repaint white box around existing speed humps

  14. Thank you Any Questions ?

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