Decision for Park Road Scheme

Rushmoor Council's Cabinet has decided to make the Park Road one-way scheme in North Camp permanent.

The decision was based on the conclusions of an independent study carried out by locally-based traffic consultants.

The consultants carried out traffic surveys in November to compare traffic flows in Park Road before and after the one-way system was introduced.

The survey showed that there had been an overall reduction in traffic in the North Camp area since the one-way system was set up just over a year ago, with traffic now using the A325 Farnborough Road rather than accessing the A331 Blackwater Valley Road from North Camp.

In Park Road and Queens Road, road safety and the environment had significantly improved and with fewer cars on the roads, traffic was moving more freely through North Camp, a benefit to local residents.

A report on the independent consultants' findings to the Cabinet on Tuesday recommended that the scheme in Park Road should be made permanent as soon as possible. Further work will be done to see where changes can be made to improve traffic flow in the area even more.

Jim Pettitt, Rushmoor Borough Council's Head of Street Scene Services, said, "Traffic flows have settled down and queue times reduced. Some residents in the area remain inconvenienced by their journey routes through the area, but hopefully they will see the overall benefit of the scheme; work will continue to see how this can be improved. "

Contact: Jim Pettitt, Head of Street Scene Services on 01252 398200.