Issue - meetings

            The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director Enterprise, Community and Resources, which provided an update on the work to consolidate non-moving Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) such as yellow lines, clear way designations etc.

            Members noted that a consolidation of speed limit orders had already been undertaken and the work had been welcomed by the Police as it made prosecution straight forward due to the accuracy of the records held. Work was now being undertaken across the Borough to ensure that all road markings displayed on the streets corresponded with the records held for those orders. To date:

·         In Widnes detailed inspections and surveys of every road were undertaken to see how the signs and road markings for the existing TROs corresponded to existing paper orders. The surveys had revealed some anomalies and it was noted that 80% of the remedial work had been carried out;

·         In Runcorn initial site surveys had been completed. Results were currently being transferred onto a data base and any anomalies would be addressed prior to a consolidation Order being made.

            It was reported that the number of TROs being actioned had been limited due to the focus on progressing the Runcorn and Widnes consolidation Orders, together with team capacity reducing to three staff. It was proposed that priority would be given to those Orders that would improve road safety or ease congestion at critical bottlenecks in the road network. A list of those TRO activities to be undertaken was outlined in the report.

            RESOLVED: That

1.    the progress on consolidation of the non-moving Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) be noted; and

2.    the TROs to be progressed once the consolidation Orders for Runcorn and Widnes are made be noted.