The petition of residents of Broxtowe,
Declares that as a result of the lack of traffic enforcement measures along the A52 road between the roundabouts known locally as Bardill’s Island, which crosses with the B6003, and Priory Island, which is at a junction with the A6464, there is excessive speeding and as such the road is unsafe.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to install traffic enforcement measures along the A52 between the two roundabouts known locally as Bardill’s Island, which crosses with the B6003, and Priory Island, which is at a junction with the A6464.
And the petitioners remain, etc.—[Presented by Anna Soubry, Official Report, 28 February 2017; Vol. 622, c. 268.]
[P002020]
Observations from The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr John Hayes):
This observation supersedes the observation made on 23 March 2017
Observations by the Minister of State for Transport (John Hayes) on the Petition from the hon. Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry) declaring that members of the community in Broxtowe are concerned about excessive speeding on the A52 between Bardill’s Island roundabout and Priory Island roundabout. The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to install traffic enforcement measures along the A52 between the two roundabouts known locally as Bardill’s Island, which crosses with the B6003, and Priory Island, which is at a junction with the A6464.
Highways England is undertaking an assessment of collisions on a section of the A52 and will share findings with the MP in due course. Any concerns should be taken up with Highways England.
The Department for Transport (DfT) would like to thank the petitioners for taking this positive action to bring this matter to its attention and the Minister will write to Highways England to make it aware of the concerns of Parliament.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is responsible for setting legislation and for guidance to traffic authorities on how to provide various traffic management measures. Highways England was created by the infrastructure Act 2014 chapter 7 and has a statutory right to provide road management schemes for their roads, of which the A52 is part.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/7/enacted
Speed Limits for the Strategic Road Network including the A52 were set by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 part 7 section 84. Highways England can introduce a number of measures such as traffic calming or road reconfiguration.
The decisions on the type of measures that might be most suitable are matters for DfT and Highways England in consultation with local communities.