Traffic Calming Progress Report for Chester Road

Work carried out

1. Half a rumble strip, profile good but its not stopping the speeders.
2. An extra 30 mph sign. Of very little use. Highways could have pruned the branches on the original 30 mph sign as it is partially hidden.

3. PC Chris Pullen will become qualified in October and will be able to issue speeding tickets on his own. Chris has a reluctance to book villagers and would prefer to educate. I have told him that most of the rat run is not from the village and where they can be caught. The positions I have given to him should mainly catch short cutters.

4. PC Chris Pullen and Hugh Jones of Arrive Alive issued 7 warning tickets. If the offenders get caught speeding these tickets will be taken into account. They were there between 1600 and 17.30 hrs. I can see 7 speeders passed my house in 5 minutes.

Future Traffic Calming Measures
There is a possibility that we are going to get a pro active sign. This will most be probably placed
coming into the village.

I think Flintshire Highways have no plans to calm the morning rat run that runs from the centre of the village outwards.
I think they are very reluctant on 20 mph route to school for Chester Rd which is the village centre.
I think there should be regime change at Flintshire Highways as they are uncommunicative and arrogant. A look at neighbouring council Wrexham shows Flintshire have little idea with regards to traffic calming in villages.

Any decent Highways department that had provided a By Pass would protect our village from short cutters. Surrounding counties have compulsory 20 mph in every village. Highways make excuses at every point.

This blog will possibly not help matters but I feel the need to point out how shabby Flintshire Highways are. A relic of "Old Flintshire" which I hope will be spring cleaned when the new broom Colin Everett starts as Chief Executive later this month.