Meeting documents
Cabinet
Wednesday, 5th May, 2004
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1. Question
from CouncillorCaroline Roberts
Pleasewill the
Executive Member tell me on what basis he justifies spending
£60,000of his capital programme on the two headed man junction
A39/B3116?
Answer given by Executive Councillor Sir Elgar
Jenkins
The Two Headed man junction is
a notorious congestion hotspot that creates delays and accident
risk. The intention is to provide atraffic signal controlled
junction that will manage traffic flows better. Itwill also reduce
the current trend for traffic to divert away from thisjunction and
use wholly unsuitable rural lanes. One of the key issuesGovernment
have directed us to tackle is congestion and this will deal with
aserious congestion problem.
Supplementary question from
Councillor CarolineRoberts
How many pedestrians use this
junction and how manyaccidents have there been at the junction to
justify this spending?
Answer given by Executive Councillor Sir Elgar
Jenkins
The problem has got worse
recently and is appalling at peaktimes. I wouldn't like to drive
alongthe A39. There has been no pedestriancount as there is no
justification for it. If you take a look at the junction and the
surrounding roads, there isno doubt there is justification for this
proposal.
2. Question
from CouncillorCaroline Roberts
Why is the
Executive Member spending£20,000 on bollards in Milsom
Street?
Answer given by Executive Councillor Sir Elgar
Jenkins
The funding for bollards on
Milsom Street is a contractualcommitment from the original scheme.
No previous payments have been made forbollards and the costs
associated with the rusting bollards are being borne bythe original
supplier. It is expected that the installation of the new
bollardswill take place in June.
Supplementary question from
Councillor CarolineRoberts
What will the money that was
originally set aside for thebollards be spent on
instead?
Answer given by Sir Elgar
Jenkins
The programme was over
committed and so this has beenre-directed within the programme to
put it in balance.