At the recent Baughurst Society AGM a general discussion took place regarding traffic issues and Philip Fletcher gave an up date regarding the Baughurst:Traffic Matter website and the Group’s progress. One of the many items discussed during this session was the need for clarification from the Group of the most recent list of suggestions that has been gathered.

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Updated List of Suggestions for Baughurst Road:

1. Measures to reduce traffic speed along Baughurst Road
2. Identify a number of strategic locations were engineering design works with the use of countryside kerbs or other sympathetic measures could create traffic pinch points and/or chicanes.
3. Through Hillside, try to prevent on-coming traffic from passing through the very narrow sections of road by creating ‘give-way’ to on-coming traffic or more formal passing places.
4. Extend the existing 40mph restriction from the Wellington Arms, south through to the boundary of Baughurst village (Baughurst Village sign, near Baughurst House).
5. Installation of advisory signs ‘Maximum Speed 20 MPH’ on narrow section through Hillside and at narrow section by the Wellington Arms. At these locations the road is single track and there are blind bends.
6. Introduce width and if possible vehicle weight restrictions (especially through the narrow section through Hillside and Pound Green.
7. Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) indicating actual speed.
8. Similar to suggestion number 2, make use of countryside kerbs to create road narrowing were public rights-of-way and bridle paths join the carriageway.
9. Along Baughurst Road between Heath End Road and Shaw Lane, introduce natural traffic calming measure that would encourage motorist to observe the 40 MPH speed limit.
9. Change of traffic priority at the junction of Baughurst Road and Shaw Lane, it is felt that this change could provide a ‘natural’ means of speed reduction/traffic calming.