Meeting documents

CDC Information Items
Monday, 3rd March, 2003

2003.03.03 - Information Items, Information Items
 

CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL
 

 
 

OPEN INFORMATION ITEMS – 3 MARCH 2003
 

 
 

 
 

1     INFORMATION ITEMS
 

 
 

     (a)

Amendment to Waiting Restrictions – Great Missenden

     Contact Officer: Paul Newman  (01494 732066)
 

 
 

Following consultation Buckinghamshire County Council has published various amendments that it intends to make to the waiting restrictions in Great Missenden.
 

 
 

     In summary the changes are:-
 

 
 

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To prohibit waiting AT ANY TIME on ANY DAY in certain lengths of ABBEY WALK, AYLESBURY ROAD, and CHURCH LANE.
 

 
 

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To restrict waiting between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday in certain lengths of BURYFIELD LANE, THE GARTH, and THE SQUARE.
 

 
 

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To limit waiting to 2 hours between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday in certain lengths of CHURCH LANE and THE SQUARE.
 

 
 

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To prohibit waiting between 2pm and 3pm Monday to Friday in certain lengths of AYLESBURY ROAD, ELMTREE GREEN, HIGH STREET and THE SQUARE.
 

 
 

A plan will be displayed at the meeting and the scheme is expected to come into effect in May.
 

 
 

     Background Papers: Letter from Buckinghamshire County Council dated 28 January 2003
 

 
 

     (b)

Martinsend Lane, Great Missenden – Railway Bridge

     Contact Officer: Paul Newman  (01494 732066)
 

 
 

The County Council has recently consulted the public and relevant bodies on options for replacing the railway bridge on the A4128 between Great Missenden and Prestwood.  
 

 
 

The County Council had originally proposed a major reconstruction of the bridge to bring it up to standard for 40 tonne vehicles.  This would include the closure of the bridge for an extensive period.
 

 
 

Of the revised options 87% of respondents opted for a scheme to maintain the existing bridge.  Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd (formerly Railtrack) have been approached to strengthen the bridge to meet their legal obligations and carry out other strengthening at the County Council’s expense to allow it to carry 17 tonne vehicles.  This will ensure it is available for emergency vehicles, fire engines, busses, gritters, refuse vehicles.
 

 
 

Designs are being prepared and the work programmed with the intention of carrying out the work during the school holidays as their revised works will need the bridge to be closed to traffic for approximately 6 weeks.
 

 
 

The County Council is looking at the alternative routes that will need to be signed during the road closure and will be talking to local Members and taking into account views expressed during the consultation process.
 

 
 

Background Papers: Letter from Buckinghamshire County Council dated 18 February 2003