Safer Highways

In the Keinton Mandeville Village Plan (2007) 76 per cent of residents expressed concern at speeding traffic. 59 per cent supported traffic calming measures. The themes were traffic volume and speeds, the extent of HGV use of the B3153, and pavement safety. All these issues have become worse in the 15 years since the Village Plan was prepared. Despite the best efforts of the Parish Council, precious little has been done by Somerset Highways in response: none of it effective. It is against this broad context the LVA 120 house estate has to be seen. Like other residents of the village, those living on the estate will be car-dependent. On conservative estimates, based on up-to-date traffic volumes and accepted planning standards, the estate will add 600 road trips per day to current levels, increasing traffic by over 10 per cent at a stroke.

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The above bullet points are links to the detailed submissions made by SHOCK to SSDC on Highways and Traffic issues.

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