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Totnes Bridge Presentation to Totnes Town Council 5 November 2012 John Fewings

Totnes Bridge Presentation to Totnes Town Council 5 November 2012 John Fewings

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Page 1: Totnes Bridge Presentation to Totnes Town Council 5 November 2012 John Fewings

Totnes Bridge

Presentation toTotnes Town Council

5 November 2012

John Fewings

Page 2: Totnes Bridge Presentation to Totnes Town Council 5 November 2012 John Fewings

Totnes Bridge

Page 3: Totnes Bridge Presentation to Totnes Town Council 5 November 2012 John Fewings

Problems – A

• Footways over the Bridge are too narrow for pedestrians (currently both footways are between 1.1 and 1.2 metres wide)

• Department for Transport guidance recommends a minimum width of 1.5 metres for a pedestrian to pass a pushchair or wheelchair, or 1.7 metres for pushchairs and wheelchairs to pass each other

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Problems – B

• Totnes bridge provides the only realistic pedestrian link between Bridgetown residential area and goods and services in the town centre

• Totnes Bridge provides a key tourist link between Steamer Quay and the town

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User Comment 1

Issue was raised during TotM consultation day on the 28 April

Sample comment

“We urgently need changes to be made to the Bridge… a wider footpath for pushchairs”

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User Comment 2

“I walk in almost daily from Bridgetown across the Bridge with my daughter Emily in a sling. I find threading my way past others means stepping off the narrow pavement into the fast traffic from behind. There’s no protection and I feel very vulnerable, particularly for my baby.  I dread the time when Emily is walking, with cars roaring past inches from her.”

Natalie Waldbaum, Bridgetown resident

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Pedestrian counts

Count undertaken on Wednesday 4 July 2012

7am to 7pm

• North (upstream) Footway – 899 pedestrians• South (downstream) Footway – 2,901

pedestrians

So over 75% of pedestrians use southern footway

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Phase 1 proposal

• Widen southern (downstream) footway to a width of 1.7 metres

• Leave northern (upstream) footway at its current width

• Signing, lining and lighting improvements• Retain two way vehicle traffic• Approximate cost: £75,000

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Bridge sketch

Looking towardsBridgetown

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Road width

• The proposal will retain a 5.6 metre road width, allowing two way traffic.

• Design Bulletin 32 states “5.5 metres – allows all vehicles to pass each other – below this width passing places may be required depending on the frequency of use by large vehicles.”

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Plan View

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Existing Elevation

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Proposed Elevation

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Dimensions used

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Photomontage 1

Southern (downstream) footway widened

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Photomontage 2

Northern (upstream) footway unaltered

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Summary

• Southern footway will be widened from 1.2 metres to 1.7 metres

• Materials will match existing• Two way traffic will be retained

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Future Proposals

These future proposals will only be considered once they have been

properly drawn up and after further consultation has taken

place.

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Phase 2 proposals - A

• Modify “Seven Stars” roundabout to provide a better gateway into the town

• Consider change in surfacing levels and/or materials

• Consider traffic calming and 20mph speed limit

• Alterations to Bridgetown Hill junction to reduce through traffic

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Phase 2 proposals - B

• Provide pedestrian crossing at Bridgetown end of bridge, or both ends of bridge

• Cycle lanes could be considered if traffic flows and speeds are significantly reduced