Petitions
Committee : 6 November 2012
P-03-240
: Road Safety on the A40 in Llanddewi Velfrey
LLANDDEWI
VELFREY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
William Powell
AM
Chair Petitions
Committee
Ty Hywel,
Cardiff Bay
CF99
1NA
29.10.12
Dear Mr
Powell
Re: Petition submitted by Llanddewi Velfry Community
Council P-03-240 to
Be discussed at your next meeting
We ask that the following points be considered in that
discussion:
- It is over 3
years since our petition was submitted, after even more years of
requests to the Trunk Road Agency and the Welsh Government to
remedy the dangerous situation for pedestrians on the A40 as it
passes through the centre of our village.
- It is nearly 2
years since we were told by the former Deputy First Minister Ieuan
Wyn Jones, that no action could be taken until a Speed Limit Review
was undertaken.
- It is for over
20 years that the situation has been getting steadily more
dangerous. We have now finally been told that on completion of that
Speed Limit Review no action is to be taken on reducing the speed
limit and that additional ‘enhancement works’ may only
be possible in the next financial year if funds are
available.
We would
respectfully ask for answers to the following questions:
- Is it
reasonable to take so long to take action on any petition but
especially one that relates to the lives of pedestrians daily being
put at risk by narrow pavements, an inadequate crossing and by
vehicles travelling at unsafe and excessive speeds?
- What were the
determining factors in the Speed Limit Review that helped Mr
Sargeant reach his conclusion that speed limit reduction is
inappropriate?
- Do the
enhancement works mentioned in the letter from Carl Sargeant
include improvements to pavements and improvements to the road
crossing?
- Is Mr Sargeant
aware that the option of creating a 50mph buffer zone to the west
of the village was rejected some years ago as we were told by the
Trunk Road Agency it can only be done by reducing the current
length of the 40mph zone?
- What specific
measures, in relation to the obvious safety issues already raised,
does Mr Sargeant intend using, as he concludes in his
letter,
to ’monitor this section of the A40.... in order to review
and proactively
manage safety issues’?
- How much has
been spent over the years on repeated surveys in comparison to the
cost of the relatively simple improvements that we have asked
for?
We appreciate
the support of the Petitions Committee in pursuing this issue and
look forward to a speedy reply.
Yours
sincerely
Lynda
Hill
Clerk to the
Community Council