Date received: 22 February 2024
Signatures received: 174
Name of petitioner: Paul Torrance
Dear Mr Torrence,
Receipt of Petition – Add Railings or Bollards for Pedestrian Safety to French Avenue / Allton Avenue Junction
I refer to the petition, signed by local residents regarding the request regarding implementing railings on French Avenue. I can advise you that receipt of the petition will be reported to County Councillor Alan White.
Implementing pedestrian guard rails or bollards on a junction can cost thousands of pounds and can involve several months of planning. Due to the scale of this work The Council does not have the resources to carry out these works through routine maintenance.
Community requests or concerns in relation to parking issues can be considered and investigated through the Divisional Highway Programme (DHP). The solution may not always be constructing guardrails however, the DHP can help to provide an indication of potential costs for future works or be used to gain public feedback through informal consultations. Each County Councillor is allocated a small annual fund to prioritise and deliver solutions to locally important issues. Delivery may include the construction of small engineering works or feasibility studies into potential solutions to the concerns raised.
They may consider funding further investigation into your concerns in the future, if the matter is considered a Local Community Priority over other similarly sincere highway concerns within the division. We are unable to confirm if an issue will be prioritised nor are we able to inform individuals of the status of their reported issue on an ongoing basis.
Thank you once again for your petition and for bringing this matter to our attention.
Yours sincerely
Garry Hunt
Community Highways Manager