Decision details

Report to consider the outcome of the public consultation on new highway proposals to support the regeneration of Radstock Town Centre and make recommendations for implementation

(1) To IMPLEMENT the Radstock Regeneration and Highway Scheme;

(2) To ABANDON the proposed Frome Road, Radstock Bus Lane Order;

(3) To IMPLEMENT the Various Roads, Radstock One Way and Prohibition of Right Turn Order after it has been modified by the REMOVAL of Frome Road from Schedule 1 and Church Street from Schedule 2;

(4) To IMPLEMENT the Alteration to Pedestrian Crossing - Wells Road (A367) Order; and

(5) To IMPLEMENT the Various Roads, Radstock Authorised Parking Places Order as advertised.

The proposed Radstock Regeneration and Highway Improvement Scheme is needed to support the regeneration of the town by providing additional highway capacity to support housing and economic growth.

A number of alternative options were evaluated as part of extensive traffic modelling work the result of which concluded that the modified proposal achieved the greatest benefit. The additional cost of replacing the proposed mini-roundabout with a single large conventional roundabout is estimated to cost of £1.4m and is not affordable from the available budget.