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Historical:
Traffic Calming in Middleton
The feedback obtained from the Parish Plan questionnaire indicated a clear desire for something to be done about speeding traffic in our village, the three locations most affected are Main Street, Ashley Road and The Hill. Click here for page 18 of Parish Plan - 'Traffic and Transport'.
Approaches to Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) on this issue have been made, but it is clear that funds are extremely difficult to come by. Major budget allocations are based upon traffic accident casualty figures for a particular location. Not an ideal method, but that is what exists at present.
Two projects are already completed, these were funded be NCC.
- Improvement to the junction of The Hill and Ashley Road to create a more acute angle of access for traffic and also widening the footpath alongside Number one Main Street (The former Woolpack pub).
- Installation of the village boundary 'gate' on Ashley Road.
Sheila Cheney Assistant Community Engineer, of NCC was invited to inspect the 'trouble spots' with a view to advising on the feasibility of chicanes. This site visit took place on 17th November 2006; present were parish cllrs. Ray Ainge, David Curtis, Kay Dickens, Dryden Phillipson. Please click here for a copy of Sheila Cheney's report.
The Community Engineer made it clear that the layout of Main Street and the number of entrances to dwellings did create technical difficulties for building chicanes. It was thought that this particular form of traffic calming on Main Street was therefore not practicable, and was, regrettably, abandoned. It is intended to pursue the provision of road narrowing in Ashley Road and The Hill, where there are not such technical difficulties compared to Main Street.
It was arranged to have traffic speed and data equipment set up in the three affected locations, The Hill, Ashley Road and Main street. The Raw data has now been received and is being studied. Download the data here.