Yesterday we carried a plea to the county council from SKDC’s Charmaine Morgan.
Coun Morgan was calling for part of Harrowby Road to carry a weight limit.
She has received the following reply from, County Councillor Adam Stokes:
Hi Charmaine,
I hope that you are doing well thank you for your email.
This is something that I am looking at for various roads in the division.
However as a county council we have many requests across the county for access by HGVs to be controlled.
Such restrictions must be supported by the introduction of a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which involves extensive investigation, consultation, and staff resource to deliver.
The introduction of a restriction in any location will need to consider where restricted vehicles are likely to be diverted and the potential impact on the surrounding communities and it is for this reason that they are often introduced across a wider area, or zone.
Al ot of the traffic on Harrowby Road comes from the Alma Park Industrial Estate and if this was put into place their options would be going down Belton Lane, through Londonthorpe village and up Harrowby Lane both the latter two could probably involve them coming down Bridge End Road to go on the A1 northbound or the A52 until the relief road is finished.
It’s also worth bearing in mind that weight limits are currently enforced by the police who, owing to pressures on their own resources, may not be able to carry out this function effectively.
In recognition of the increasing demand for this type of order, the council’s position on the future delivery of weight limits throughout the county is to be considered as part of a review of our Traffic Management Plan. A decision on this will be taken by the Highways and Transportation Committee and we await the outcome of this and as soon as this is done I will be in contact with you again.
I have copied in James Turner from the Lincolnite who I understand you contacted about this issue.
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