Category Archives: Traffic Gallery

Friday night lorries – 15 November

by Monxton Matters

At 04:10 am on Friday 15 November a Monxton resident was woken by a large articulated lorry that stopped outside Orchard House; the vehicle was facing West – i.e. had come from Andover/A303. The vehicle then reversed into Chalkpit Lane – fortunately without cutting the telephone wires this time – and returned toward Andover.

Also at 10:34 pm that night a large white articulated lorry – no visible markings – came through the High Street – travelling from West to East – and departed toward Andover.

Traffic 4 November

by Monxton Matters

Monday 4 November saw a degree of traffic chaos in the High Street.
Firstly the constant, two-way flow of large Nelson lorries.  The flow is continuous and is at peak time disrupting the flow of traffic, particularly in the area of the Pub/Murray Cottage.

Secondly at 16.10 a large 55-seater coach owned by Clegg & Brooking (VRN: N583 GBW) also brought traffic to a stand still. This is regular run and the coach is always empty so why come through the village?  Clegg & Brooking operate from the petrol station on the Salisbury Road at Middle Wallop Airfield.
In both incidents traffic was stopped, and using Chalk Pit Lane as an alternative.

Bollards have arrived!

by Monxton Matters

We now finally have the wooden bollards (as voted for by residents) installed around the village green (on the High Street side), and next to the wall of Monks Foyle, and around the corner of Old Hoyles wall. Hopefully this will have the desired effect of protecting our village.

Bollards at the corner of Old Hoyles

Bollards at the corner of Old Hoyles

Bollards along the wall at Monks Foyle

Bollards along the wall at Monks Foyle

Bollards along the village green

Bollards along the village green

 

Damage to Village Green

by Monxton Matters

 

It looks like a lorry has taken a chunk out of our village green! Bollards were supposed to have been installed by now and would hopefully have prevented this type of incident. Despite HCC promising the bollards by mid-October at the latest (and much chasing by MPC) they are still not here. Apparently there is a “problem with the supplier”!131030-1 lorry damage131030 lorry damage

Nelson Lorries in Monxton

by Monxton Matters

Many villagers have contacted the Parish Council over the last few weeks exasperated by the huge number of Nelson lorries going to and from the Georgia Lane site with vast quantities of material to build roads into the forest (to enable large timber cutting vehicles to have access for the removal of timber). Some residents have even mentioned that direct action may be required.

The on-going project to build the road infrastructure in the woods at Georgia Lane may unfortunately continue for several years, though we have yet to have any definitive advice from the land-owners as to how many years and how many lorry movements Monxton will suffer during the period, despite asking the question to the owners last week.

The owners of the site/woods are the Langdown family and the Parish Council met with them last Tuesday (15/10/13) following an incident in the village. Earlier that morning the MPC Chairman and another resident co-incidentally both followed a Nelson Lorry up to the Georgia Lane site after two Nelson Lorries passed each other in the village just before the bridge and stopped to chat to each other, which was caught on video by the MPC Chairman, as the stopped lorry drivers were causing a traffic jam in both directions.

The Parish Council would like to appeal to TVBC and HCC to intervene and ensure the lorry traffic routing is amended to ensure that Monxton does not have to endure all the Nelson lorries coming and going through Monxton. It is suggested that a one-way system is implemented and instead goes to the site via the A303 and Quarley and only (if necessary) comes back via Monxton (or vice-versa), which would mean Nelson Lorries would never meet in Monxton again, for a chat or any other reasons, and break down verges in the process as they try to pass each other.

Monxton Traffic Calming Measures

by Monxton Matters

The Monxton Traffic Steering Group have now had two meetings. Our first meeting was to brainstorm a variety of ideas and suggestions. Our second meeting was to take the most important and achievable ideas and put them on a map for TVBC to implement. Some of the suggestions will take 8-12 weeks to implement, so we hope to have some improvements in the village by Christmas. Other suggestions, such as speed limits, require a Traffic Regulation Order which will take a couple of years.

To see the map of ideas please click the link below:

Monxton Traffic Calming Measures

The measures we hope (not guaranteed) to introduce are:

  • Extend the 30mph limits on Green Lane and Broad Road
  • Introduce a 40mph limit approaching Monxton from Grateley, from about the cricket pavilion
  • Add village ‘entrance gates’ (design TBC) on all roads into the village
  • Horse & rider signs on Broad Road
  • Introducing a 40mph speed limit along Broad Road, at least to the railway bridge
  • ‘Slow’ road markings painted on the roads in suitable locations
  • Signs to mark sharp corners at the Broad Road railway bridge and by Monxton Manor
  • White lines to visually ‘narrow’ the road in some locations
  • ‘Unsuitable for Long Vehicles’ sign at the entrance to Chalkpit Lane from the High Street end
  • ‘Unsuitable for HGV’ signs at the traffic lights and the Army HQ roundabout
  • Aim to have a 20mph speed limit along the High Street