Castle Mead Residents' Blog

The results of the MetroCount survey carried out in March 2017 were presented at the Area Board Meeting at County Hall on the 1st of June 2017. Martin Aldam, Senior Transport Planner, presented the survey results, including those for Leap Gate. The total number of HGVs and LGVs using Leap Gate during the MetroCount survey: Leap Gate  A               Leap Gate B LGV = 1,742                 LGV = 1,792 HGV = 13                     HGV = 11 Criteria for the MetroCount survey: The 85th percentile is the speed at which 85% of the traffic is travelling at or below. The thresholds for interventions in a 30mph speed limit are: 30 to 35mph     = No Further Action (NFA) 35.1 to 42 mph = Eligible for Community SpeedWatch Over 42 mph    = Subject to Police enforcement Community SpeedWatch does not operate in any speed limit above 40mph.                                                 Average  85th %ILE   Speed Limit   Action  Leap Gate B3106 (A) Northbound            

On the 1st of June 2017, a number of residents from Castle Mead estate attended the Area Board Meeting at County Hall. Once again, although we had repeatedly been promised that we were scheduled to be on the agenda to make our presentation, we found that this was not so. The Chairman indicated again that we could present our case at the next meeting. Some of the points we wanted to raise: Speeding This is still a major problem along Leap Gate, and in fact, speeding and antisocial driving are on the increase. The vast majority of motorists are exceeding the 30mph speed limit when coming out of the 50mph zone and are failing to stop at the pedestrian crossing and roundabout because they are travelling too fast. What is even more worrying is the sheer number of HGVs that fail to slow down when approaching the crossing and roundabout, especially as they take longer to stop than a smaller vehicle. There appears to be no concentrated effort by Wiltsh

On the 10th of November 2016, a number of residents from Castle Mead and Paxcroft Mead estates attended the Area Board Meeting at County Hall. The following requests were made at the meeting: We asked for: speed cameras and the implementation of traffic-calming along Leap Gate, now a very busy road running through the heart of two family estates, Castle Mead and Paxcroft Mead. the 50mph speed limit to be lowered to 40mph and for the enforcement of that speed limit as HGVs and other vehicles are exceeding the speed limit along that stretch of Leap Gate. the 50/30mph interface to be re-sited to the start of the development as houses become visible to motorists where the balancing pond is situated and the crash barrier ends, as per DfT guidelines. This would allow motorists more time to slow down to 30mph before reaching the pedestrian crossing and the roundabout. the enforcement of the 30mph speed limit, especialy the section leading to the pedestrian crossing and rounda