Traffic calming update – February 2024
Herefordshire Council awarded Upton Bishop a Traffic Calming Grant of £125,000 which is to be delivered by BBLP week commencing 4th March 2024 for six nights between 20.00hrs and 06.00hrs.
Based upon proposals made by the Upton Bishop Traffic Calming working group, Herefordshire Council have approved a scheme which includes:
- Improved terminal signage & gateway road markings;
- Improved warning signs and road markings, including Upton Crews & Phocle Green;
- Installation of SIDS bases at approved sites;
- Installation of Village gates;
- Verge narrowing programme through the village.
These are the final plans:
This is the Letter from Balfour Beatty with the schedule of works and maps.
UPTON BISHOP TRAFFIC CALMING PROPOSALS – 2023
Upton Bishop Parish Council (UBPC) has developed a Traffic Calming initiative to try to deal with some of the traffic issues across our Parish. This was on the back of £125,000 being made available by Herefordshire Council (HC) to be invested within Upton Bishop parish for Traffic Calming measures. A plan was developed last year and presented it to the community at the PC meeting on 17 Jan 23 in the Millennium Hall. The plan was well received and agreed that it be taken forward to HC. The Chairman (M Rusby) and the project lead (Councillor A Parr) then presented the plan to HC and various stakeholders (Police, Balfour Beaty (BB) and Ward Councillor) in Feb 23. HC were impressed with what had been developed, accepted the PC proposals and agreed to take them forward to be developed by the highway engineers (BB).
As at Jul 23, the BB engineers have completed site survey work on all the roads around Crow Hill. They are then due to complete site survey work around Phocle Green and Upton Crews in the 2nd week in July. Following this they plan to complete and validate the design drawings. Thereafter the plan is to schedule the work and have it all completed within this financial year
This is the UBPC Traffic calming presentation
ROAD SAFETY AROUND TAN HOUSE LANES – PC Statement August 2021
We have received numerous communications to the Chairman and Clerk regard the road safety and risk to lives on the lanes around Tan House and Kempley Road with the overgrown hedges.
We reported the issues last winter to BB and following an onsite visit in January 2021, we were advised no action would be taken as the lanes were safe.
In the last month, we have spoken to the Police and written to some of the landowners. We have written to Balfour Beatty for urgent assistance following recommendation from Police. To date Balfour Beatty are ignoring our requests for assistance. We need immediate attention to this matter to ensure safety for anyone driving, walking, or cycling around these lanes. We will continue to press this matter with assistance from the Police to make BB understand their obligations.
Individual complaints raised on BB website may assist in getting this problem resolved.
https://myaccount.herefordshire.gov.uk/report-maintenance-required-to-trees-or-hedges
Please take care.
Robert Cornwall
Chairman of Upton Bishop Parish Council 1st August 2021
The Parish Council has been working with Balfour Beattie to try to improve the state of the roads in the village.
These documents record what has been discussed at these meetings and proposal for improving ditches and grips maintenance.
Upton Crews Spring Water Rev 1
BB Meeting Follow Up Ditches and Grips Rev 1
BB Meeting Follow Up Grit Bins Rev 1
BB Meeting Follow Up Gullies and Drains Rev 1
BB Meeting Follow Up Sewerage Issues Rev 1
Ditches And Grips – Proposal for Improvement Rev 1a
In January 2020 a Traffic Calming report was produced for the Parish Council.