Maximum Road Loadings Required - B5059
i.tuck
Ian Dempsey wrote:
> I am part of a residents' association which is trying to get a weight
> limit (except for access) imposed on a road designated as the B5059
> being used by an extremely large number of heavy goods vehicles from
> very early morning until late at night. The vehicles include a high
> proportion of vehicles from the local quarries carrying road stone and
> lime products (caustic). An alternative and more suitable A-road
> alternative exists - the vehicles are simply using the B5059 as a short
> cut.
At the stupidly inflated price of fuel can you blame them. They probably
get around 8mpg max. so any shortcut is a financial relief
>
>
> As part of our case, I am doing a risk assessment to determine whether
> the current road loading exceeds that for which it is suitable. We have
> eventually accessed some of the traffic censuses results conducted by
> the County Council and Constabulary (I had expected these to be in the
> public domain, but alas this seems not to be the case) and have our own
> census data, but I still need the design loading for this class of road
> to correlate this against. I am still awaiting a reply from the
> relevant department at the Department of the Environment and Transport
> for the Regions but this seems to be difficult to obtain.
>
> Please could anyone assist?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
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> Ian Dempsey
> (use ian@ when replying)
Phil Bradshaw
<i.t...@direct.a2000.nl> writes
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>
>Ian Dempsey wrote:
>
>> I am part of a residents' association which is trying to get a weight
>> limit (except for access) imposed on a road designated as the B5059
>> being used by an extremely large number of heavy goods vehicles from
>> very early morning until late at night. The vehicles include a high
>> proportion of vehicles from the local quarries carrying road stone and
>> lime products (caustic). An alternative and more suitable A-road
>> alternative exists - the vehicles are simply using the B5059 as a short
>> cut.
>
>At the stupidly inflated price of fuel can you blame them. They probably
>get around 8mpg max. so any shortcut is a financial relief
>
by not using highways ostensibly built for heavy vehicles. When the
squiggly excuse for a road by me finally falls into the valley bottom[1]
maybe the parallel and straight A-road higher up might get used a bit
more, or even (heaven forbid) the very trunk roads that industry has
been provided with for efficient use by their traffic.
Meanwhile damage to small communities continues.
[1] below a very wet hill gently heaving behind yet another new
retaining wall alongside a bit of tarmac sort of held together by gas
main repairs.
>
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Phil Bradshaw
i.tuck
Phil Bradshaw wrote:
Well that's Britain in the ninetys for you. Try Amsterdam for road works,
here it is an art form.
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> Phil Bradshaw
D Fleming
Ian Dempsey wrote in message ...
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>I am part of a residents' association which is trying to get a weight
>limit (except for access) imposed on a road designated as the B5059
>being used by an extremely large number of heavy goods vehicles from
>very early morning until late at night
Why don't the residents' association arrange for a couple of untaxed old
wrecks(try your local council estate) to be, er, parked, in such a way that
it's exceptionally difficult to get heavy goods vehicles past?
The only problem may be that the local plod would gleefully spring into
action over the apparent 'obstruction' of HM's highway. Then again, perhaps
not - they normally couldn't care two hoots about untaxed vehicles.
N Finnigan
Ian Dempsey <ia...@buxton.org.uk> wrote in message
news:J83sN4NyFXanms...@4ax.com...
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> I am part of a residents' association which is trying to get a weight
> limit (except for access) imposed on a road designated as the B5059
.. being then East-West road in Buxton.
> being used by an extremely large number of heavy goods vehicles from
> very early morning until late at night. The vehicles include a high
> proportion of vehicles from the local quarries carrying road stone and
> lime products (caustic). An alternative and more suitable A-road
> alternative exists - the vehicles are simply using the B5059 as a short
> cut.
..avoiding the centre of Buxton, and several roundabouts.
> As part of our case, I am doing a risk assessment to determine whether
> the current road loading exceeds that for which it is suitable.
Well, as it is a B road, it will (almost certainly) be suitable for
some HGVs; are you hoping there is a limit to the number per day?
My local council is intending to implement (7.5 tonne) weight
restrictions on 2 local roads near a factory, to ensure the HGVs
park on the adjacent B road whilst delivering. This is purely to
reduce annoyance to the residents, and requires a public enquiry.
This seems likely to apply in your case too, and the residents with
a back yard nearer the A53 probably prefer the status quo.