Traffic Regulation Order
PROPOSED EXTENSION TO EXISTING 30MPH SPEED LIMIT ON B4224, FOWNHOPE, HEREFORDSHIRE
Please find below the Notice of Proposal documents detailing the above Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) proposal and the reasoning behind it. The Notice of Proposal (Public Consultation) process commences 23rd May and concludes on 14th June allowing the public to issue their support/objections to the proposed scheme. The attached package of documents is available on the Council website and has been advertised in the local press. Notices have been erected on street furniture.
Please would you kindly confirm your support or issue any concerns/comments/observations to by noon on Friday 14th June 2024.
General enquiries relating to the proposal should be referred to the Traffic Management Team at ADL Traffic and Highways Engineering Ltd (Tel: 01454 332100). Objections to the proposal together with the grounds on which they are made must be sent in writing to the Traffic Management Team, ADL Traffic and Highways Engineering Ltd, ADL House, Oaklands Business Park, Armstrong Way, Yate, Bristol BS37 5NA, or by email to info@adltraffic.co.uk
February 2024 update
Herefordshire Council awarded Fownhope a Traffic Calming Grant of £175,000 which is to be delivered by BBLP week commencing 12th February 2024. The letter distributed to residents and businesses explaining the closure can be downloaded here: BBLP Letter January 2024
(please note the road closure from Monday 12th February to Sunday 18th February is between 8am and 5pm, and from 9.30am to 3pm Monday 19th February to Friday 23rd February).
Based upon proposals made by the Highways Working Group, Herefordshire Council have approved a scheme which includes:
- Verge narrowing programme through the village;
- Road markings through the village;
- Widening the pavement from the West End Stores towards the new developments.
- Extending the 30mph speed limit to include access to the new developments at Mill Field and Old Potato Barn
Final plans can be downloaded here:
Earlier works
Just before the end of 2019, new 30 mph repeater signs and re-painted roundels were installed throughout the village, new ‘Dragons Teeth’ markings were painted on both entrances to the village on the B4224 and the installation of new village gateways were approved, again at both entrances to the village on the B4224. The majority of the works have been completed, though we are waiting for the completion of the two new developments before installing the second set of gateways.
An application for a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) was refused by Herefordshire Council. The TRO had requested a speed assessment of the B4224 with a view to reducing the speed limit between Fownhope and Mordiford to 40mph; to extend the 30mph zone to incorporate the various junctions at Nash Pitch and Hawkers Lane; to reduce the national speed limit from Nash Pitch to the 50mph zone at Falcon Brook, How Caple; and to reinstate or site a ‘Weight Restriction’ sign at Old Gore Crossroads and the shortcut further along to inform drivers of heavy vehicles accessing Hereford from the M50.