Purpose

To seek approval from Assistant Director to
implement the proposed road hump scheme.

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

2nd April
2024
 

Title:

Report receipt of objection to
proposed traffic calming scheme (speed cushions) – Kilnhurst
Road, Rawmarsh

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

 Simon Moss
Assistant Director, Planning,
Regeneration and Transport 
 

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

To promote, consider objections
to and implement Traffic Regulation Orders under the Traffic
Regulation Act 1984.
 

Brief Description of
Decision:

The
purpose of this report is to consider an unwithdrawn objection to a
proposal to introduce 2no single speed cushions on Kilnhurst Road
(outside Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School), Rawmarsh. The key
recommendation of the report is to not accede to the objection and
continue with the proposed scheme to implement the proposed speed
cushions.

Reasons for the Decision:

There is a risk that failure to
implement the road humps may result in drivers not reducing their
speed, to an appropriate level as they travel along this section of
Kilnhurst Road, with the potential for a collision to increase. The
proposed road hump scheme addresses this.

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

One option considered was that
Kilnhurst Road would be left in its present state i.e. without
speed reduction measures, footway buildouts, or any waiting
restrictions being introduced. However, due to the requirement to
improve the road safety environment in this area, as part of the
proposed residential development, then this option was not
considered a viable option.
Another option was omitting the
speed cushions from the proposed scheme. However, as the scheme
includes the provision of a priority working system for drivers by
using the footway buildouts to provide give ways, then this may
result in drivers speeding up, as they approach the give way, in
order to ‘beat’ the vehicle heading toward them. The
provision of a speed cushion should therefore reduce this
possibility.

Conflicts of interest declared by any
Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to
the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

 
None

Reports or parts of reports
considered

None

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to Report receipt of
objection to proposed traffic calming scheme (speed cushions)
– Kilnhurst Road, Rawmarsh
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker  
Dated:         
02/04/24

Name: Simon
Moss                   
Job Title:     Assistant Director, Planning,
Regeneration & Transport