County Hall
TROWBRIDGE
Wiltshire
BA14 8JD

My Ref: FdRP/LMW/005631/Dist 8

3 November, 2004

Highway Matters Skew Bridge/Lower Bemerton

I refer to your letter dated 7th October 2004 in connection with the above.

Whilst I concur with your comments regarding the inconvenience caused to local residents during the course of the bridge refurbishment works, they were of course inevitable under the circumstances.

The problems associated with the works at Skew Bridge through Quidhampton and Lower Bemerton have been noted, and it is because of this and other factors that Lower Road has been placed on the Non-Principal Roads Surfacing programme for 2005-2006 subject to the available funding. The budget for next year is currently being reviewed. It is recognised that these roads are undeniably in less than optimum condition in parts due mostly to the age of the surface, combined with the poor ride presented by numerous service trench reinstatements.

A proposed traffic management scheme intended to reduce traffic speeds and help deter rat running traffic through Quidhampton has been designed and agreed with Environmental Services Department's Joint Transportation Team, Lower Road Working Group and Quidhampton Parish Council. The scheme has been added to a pool of similar schemes for other locations in the Salisbury and Wilton area that have been assessed by the Salisbury Transport Joint Committee against the objectives of the Salisbury Transport Plan to enable a priority for funding to be established. The scheme is No.2 on the list of local traffic management schemes on the Salisbury Transport Plan - Draft Priority List, a copy of which I have enclosed for your information.

I hope that this information is of assistance to you.

Yours sincerely

Fleur de Rhe-Philipe