Saltford Parish Council has been informed that the following letter has been hand delivered to High Street and Mead Lane residents on 3 October 2022.
For more information about the TTRO (Temporary Traffic Regulation Order) for the Wessex Water site works please see SPC’s articles ‘Wessex Water Works: Traffic Notice for High Street and Mead Lane‘ and ‘Update from Wessex Water re access improvement work on Mead Lane‘.
Any enquiries about these works and the TTRO need to be made directly to Wessex Water (not Saltford Parish Council or B&NES Council) at 07717 355917 prior to the start of these restrictions or to Wessex Water’s dedicated email address saltford.access@wessexwater.co.uk
More information can be found at www.wessexwater.co.uk/saltfordaccess.
Copy of letter from Wessex Water 03 October 2022:
Dear Customer,
High Street and Mead Lane, Saltford – Temporary Traffic Restriction Order
In line with the Temporary Traffic Restriction Order (TTRO) in place for High Street and Mead Lane in Saltford, we are notifying you that parking restrictions will be in place for these roads on Thursday 6th October from midday to 2pm only.
Why is the temporary traffic restriction order (TTRO) required?
The order is required to improve accessibility for vehicles travelling to Saltford Water Recycling Centre to make deliveries for the start of construction work taking place. This work involves constructing a new access road from the A431, to alleviate existing congestion from vehicles that currently access the Wessex Water site along High Street and Mead Lane.
Further explanation:
This restriction is required for the delivery of a 20t excavator via low loader wagon to the existing water recycling centre. The width of the tracks on this machine will prevent access along Mead Lane and the High Street if vehicles are parked along the road as it is wider than existing vehicles that commonly navigate the road such as refuse lorries and delivery vehicles.
The height of the loaded delivery wagon is greater than the clearance afforded by the railway (now cycle path) bridge by the “Bird In Hand” and as such, the delivery vehicle will have to stop here, the excavator will then be offloaded and drive under the bridge and then back onto the delivery wagon. This will prevent any traffic passing under the bridge for approximately 15minutes. The entire delivery process should only take around 30minutes and has been timed for midday to hopefully avoid peak morning and afternoon traffic, as well as school times. The site team are happy to liaise with residents on the day to ensure minimal disruption.
The TTRO covers an 18-month period, but restrictions will not be in place for that amount of time. Instead, there will be a number of occasions during this period, such as this one, where restrictions are required. Restrictions will not be in place on weekends and bank holidays.
What does the order mean?
On this occasion, these restrictions will be in force from midday to 2pm only. During these times you will be required to remove parked vehicles from these roads to allow the space for deliveries to the Saltford Water Recycling Centre on Mead Lane. These latest restrictions will finish at 2pm. No parking cones will be placed along the road in the morning and will be removed immediately on completion of the delivery.
How will this affect me?
A marshal will be on hand to assist with vehicle access and exit to and from the holding bay at Saltford Court as necessary.
As agreed with Saltford Parish Council and local B&NES members, Wessex Water will attempt to meet any the special needs or concerns of any residents when the restrictions are in place.
Any known significant deliveries and building works that may affect vehicle movements while the restrictions are in place should also be reported to us.
These requests should be phoned through to the team on 07717 355917 prior to the start of these restrictions.
Anything else you need to know?
We remain committed to working with the local community to understand the potential issues and constraints in relation to the Temporary Traffic Restriction Order and our project team will continue to be available via the dedicated email address saltford.access@wessexwater.co.uk.
There is also information about this scheme on our website, which can be found at www.wessexwater.co.uk/saltfordaccess. We will update this page with any useful information in due course.
Yours faithfully
Kelvin Brick
Project Manager
Wessex Water
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