Council closely watching new speed calming measures

The traffic calming measures were funded by development contributions from the 870 homes built to the west of Castle Donington

A county council has said it is closely monitoring roads with traffic calming measures introduced a month ago.

The measures aim to reduce traffic speed in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, by making motorists give way at certain points in High Street and Bondgate.

Leicestershire County Council introduced two build-outs on each of the roads, causing them to narrow.

However, cabinet member for highways Ozzy O'Shea said there is evidence that some motorists are not giving way to other drivers when they should, "which is inconsiderate and potentially unsafe".

Mr O’Shea said: "We’ve responded to parish council concerns about speeding and the volume of traffic on High Street/Bondgate and we also consulted with residents who were broadly in favour of the traffic-calming measures we introduced a month ago.

"We also want to encourage more traffic to use the Castle Donington bypass route instead.

"We’re closely monitoring the situation over this settling-in period and will look to see if there are any additional measures we can put in place to raise awareness of the new layouts, such as additional signage and road markings.”

There will be a further phase of traffic calming measures implemented on Park Lane in February.

These will be speed tables, which are longer than speed humps and flat-topped, at the junctions with The Green and Bosworth Road.

County councillor Ted Parton said the area had "suffered badly from 'car cruising meet ups' and lap races".

He added: "The county highways have been very helpful and responsive to all the requests to manage arising issues from the speed calming installations.

"An example of this is an independent road safety audit that will imminently take place, where all the issues raised by residents will be addressed and mitigated as far as possible."