Agenda item

Ken Wheat, Transportation Unit Manager, to report.

-           to report the results of consultation undertaken towards the end of November 2008 to gauge opinion on two proposed options to amend the current Bramley Traffic Management Scheme.

Further to Minute No. 93 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Development Services held on 29^th September, 2008, consideration was given to a report, presented by the Senor Traffic Engineer, and the Transportation Unit Manager, setting out the results of consultation undertaken towards the end of November 2008 to gauge opinion on two proposed options to amend the current Bramley Traffic Management Scheme. 

The submitted report contained details of the following two options:-:

(i)                   retaining the one-way system on Main Street and to correct the error in the current Traffic Regulation Order;

(ii)                 reintroducing two-way flow to Main Street with the left turn from Cross Street into Main Street being prohibited.

together with an analysis of the results of the consultation.

Having considered the content of the submitted report and the additional information presented by the officers, the following decision was made based on the principles of traffic management and road safety as set out in the South Yorkshire Local Transport Plan:-

Resolved:-  That Option One, to retain the one way system on Main Street, and the cycle lane, together with the amendments as outlined in Paragraph 7.6.2 of the submitted report, and as shown in principle at Drawing No. 126/17/TT30 (Appendix G to the submitted report), be endorsed and the error in the current Traffic Regulation Order be corrected.

(Councillor Thirlwall and Ms. S. Ellis were present for consideration of this item.)

(NOTE:  THE ABOVE ITEM WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE CALL-IN PROCESS AND WAS CONSIDERED BY THE PERFORMANCE AND SCRUTINY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE ON 28TH APRIL, 2009.  THE CALL-IN WAS NOT UPHELD AND THE ABOVE MINUTE WAS THEREFORE IMPLEMENTED)