Investigation of Road layout and traffic calming: On 23/02/05 Alan Carter, Shaun Delooze and Paul Avron-Cotton met Sarath Attanayake and Dave Barton from the highways department of Swale Borough Council (in sub-zero tempratures). They raised the following issues:

1. The offset roundabout at the entrance to the development, which due to the impractical nature of the layout encourages drivers to negotiate incorrectly - and makes it extremely difficult for lorry and dustcart drivers to use correctly at all. This is an ongoing hazard and is dangerous for drivers who enter or leave the estate correctly.

2. Effective measures such as signage and parking restrictions to denote the emergency access route from Brier Road, which is often obstructed.

3. Removal of infill block paving and re-instatement of raised kerb at the entry pinch point to the development.

4. The re-appraisal of measures to restrict parking on footpaths and consideration of additional traffic calming measures.

5. Restriction of access for motorcycles on the footpath from the A2.

To view the outcome of this meeting click here.