Traffic Study for North Camp

The trial one-way scheme for Park Road, Farnborough is to continue while a comprehensive study is carried into traffic movement in the North Camp area.

Rushmoor Council's Cabinet agreed on Tuesday to support the appointment of consultants to carry out a comprehensive study of traffic movement covering North Camp and the roads leading up as far as Ship Lane, Farnborough.

This study, which will be paid for by Hampshire County Council but managed by Rushmoor, will include looking at existing traffic movement and using computer modelling to work out how to reduce congestion, to improve traffic flow and to look at the likely effect of road improvements on other areas, particularly residential. It will also take into account the likely impact of new developments on the area, such as the Aldershot Urban Extension.

The trial one way scheme in Park Road, introduced early this year, has shown that the main traffic routes in the area, in particular Lynchford Road cannot deal with the volume of traffic, which has for several years made use of alternative unclassified roads such as Park Road.

On Tuesday, Rushmoor's Cabinet decided that the one way scheme should continue until the outcome of the study, to be carried out this autumn, is known. But, the Cabinet also agreed that as the trial was continuing, some road safety work needed to be carried out for the period of the study, including replacing the temporary kerbing at road junctions and monitoring traffic speeds. This work will be kept to a minimum until the final decision has been made. The effect of the one way scheme will be included in the traffic study.

Councillor Roland Dibbs, Cabinet Member for Environment, said, "The trial has shown that we need to seek improvements to Lynchford Road now with some urgency as part of a review of all traffic in the North Camp area. I am pleased that Hampshire County Council are supporting this comprehensive traffic study and I hope that we will be able to come up with a longer term solution for the traffic problems in this area."

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

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