Issue - meetings

Navigation Road Walking & Cycling Improvements - Consultation Results and Final Proposals

This report summarises the outcome of the recent consultation on various improvements for pedestrians and cyclists in the Navigation Road area and puts forward a list of measures.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved:

i. Instructed officers to complete the design and implement the following proposals:

· Measures associated with the Foss Islands Road / Navigation Road junction safety scheme

· Repositioning the bollards at either end of Hungate Bridge to ensure equalities and safety compliance;

· Improvements to signing and lining in the area between Navigation Road and Hungate Bridge.

Reason: To improve safety for both pedestrians and cyclists

passing through the areas.

Minutes:

Officers introduced the report and outlined two concerns raised by the Police in relation to the proposals, these were in relation to access to two businesses and the one way plug on Navigation Road. It was confirmed that both of these concerns could be mitigated in the design phase. The Executive Member requested that officers continue to engage with the Police to ensure mitigations identified can alleviate concerns. It was also requested that Ward Members would be kept up to date.

Resolved:

i. Instructed officers to complete the design of the Navigation Road one-way plug and introduce it on a trial basis using an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order;

ii. Instructed officers to complete the design of the other three aspects of the scheme and implement them following proposals on a permanent basis: