P-03-240
Improvements to the A40 in Llanddewi Velfrey
Petition
Wording
Due
to the increasing levels of traffic, especially heavy goods
vehicles, on the A40 and due to the inadequate provision of safe
pavements and pedestrian crossings acknowledged by the Trunk Road
Agency through research on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government
we, the undersigned, hereby demand the Welsh Assembly Government,
as a matter of urgency, improve road safety in the village of
Llanddewi Velfrey, Narberth, Pembrokeshire through implementation
of the following measures:
- Improve
the inadequate pavement along the southern side of the A40 between
Llandaff Row and the far eastern end of the village to ensure that
it meets current safety standards, that it is sufficiently wide for
the safe use of pedestrians, pushchairs and wheel chair users
taking into consideration the proximity of heavy goods traffic
passing by at speeds often in excess of the current limit of
40mph.
- Install
speed cameras at the eastern and western ends of the
village.
- Utilise
the existing electrical installation for road crossing signs to
provide flashing warning lights at times when children will be
crossing the A40 to catch their school bus.
- Install
traffic calming measures at each end of the village and at road
junctions to emphasise the need to reduce speed.
- Reduce
the speed limit to 30mph.
Petition
raised by: Llanddewi
Velfrey Community Council
Date
petition first considered by Committee:
September
2009
Number
of signatures: 154