P-05-1031 Inhibit the diversion of Heavy Goods Vehicles through residential areas
P-05-1031 Inhibit the diversion of Heavy Goods Vehicles through residential areas
P-05-1031 Inhibit
the diversion of Heavy Goods Vehicles through residential areas
This
petition was submitted by Vivienne Blondek having collected a total of 53
signatures.
Text of Petition:
We call on the National
Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to inhibit the diversion of
Heavy Goods Vehicles through residential areas. These County Council adopted
roads are being used as diversion routes for HGVs during Trunk Road closures
and putting residents, their properties and the roads at significant risk.
Additional Information:
There has been
strong evidence of residents suffering serious sleep deprivation due to HGVs passing
within feet of their properties. This causes noise and vibration of the walls
and doors of their homes with every large HGV passing during overnight
diversions due to Trunk Road repair work. Also, there are risks to the
fabrications of the properties. Short and long term sleep deprivation has
significant risk to every day activities along with added risk of unhealthy
increase on emissions. All this can be avoided by using better planning and
strategies of contraflow systems. These roads are not built to support such
heavy traffic and County Councils are continually battling to repair their
roads. Residential properties, both the older and newer, were never built to
withstand the level of HGVs on our roads today. Bypasses have been built to
avoid residential areas and since coming into being, this calibre of traffic
has increased substantially. It is no longer acceptable to consider diverting
HGVs along densely populated public highways.
Status
This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 03/11/2020.
The Committee noted the petition and the correspondence
received. It agreed, given the specific circumstances which led to the petition
being raised, that the issues would be more appropriately taken up by local
Members. Therefore the Committee agreed thank the petitioner and close the
petition.
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consideration of this petitions by the committee and related documents can be
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It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 03/11/2020.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 29/09/2020