Galsworthy Road, South Shields - Formal Consultation

Overview

South Tyneside Councils Highways Department are consulting on a proposed traffic calming scheme in your area.

In our ongoing efforts to reduce road traffic collisions and improve road safety, South Tyneside Council are proposing to install traffic calming on Galsworthy Road and Whiteleas Way and introduce a 20mph speed limit.

It is envisaged the traffic calming will help maintain low vehicle speeds and create a safer environment for highway users. This proposed measure will continue the existing 20mph zone present throughout the Whiteleas area.

All the proposed traffic calming locations have been chosen in accordance with design guidance and standards set by the Department for Transport. This is to ensure that motorists maintain a constant vehicle speed and are deterred from accelerating and braking between features which results in a passive style of driving, at a lower but constant speed, contributing to lower noise levels. The chosen locations of each road hump will not be directly outside existing driveways to prevent any difficulty with vehicles accessing/ egressing a property.

Please see below, proposals for the consultation area.

Please see below, formal consultation legal notice for both the proposed speed limit and traffic calming.

SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL (GALSWORTHY ROAD AREA, SOUTH SHIELDS 20MPH) ORDER 2024

South Tyneside Council proposes to make an Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers.

The effect of the Order will be to REDUCE the speed limit to 20 mph on:-

• Galsworthy Road, from its junction with Whiteleas Way for 390 metres in a westerly direction to its junction with Benton Road
• Whiteleas Way, from its junction with Percy Scott Street for 250 metres in a southerly direction to its junction with Galsworthy Road
• Benton Road from its junction with Galsworthy Road for 50 metres in a southerly direction to its junction with Jesmond Gardens
• Jesmond Gardens for its entire length

HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 – SECTIONS 90A AND 90C

GALSWORTHY ROAD AREA, WHITELEAS, SOUTH SHIELDS PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF SPEED CUSHIONS

                                    TRAFFIC CALMING PROPOSALS 2024

NOTICE is given that the Council of the Borough of South Tyneside in exercise of its powers under Section 90A of the Highways Act 1980, after consultation and in accordance with Section 90C of the Highways Act 1980 and under all other enabling powers proposes to construct speed cushions complying with the Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1999 as traffic calming measures consisting of 1.7m x 4.0m  speed cushions on Galsworthy Road and Whiteleas Way. The speed limit on the roads is 30 mph with a proposal to reduce the speed limit to 20 mph. The traffic calming is necessary to reduce traffic speeds.

The proposed speed cushions will consist of a raised surface 75 mm above the existing carriageway.  The proposed locations are as follows:-

Schedule 1 – Triad of speed cushions (1.7m width x 4.0m length)

All details of the proposals are shown on a plan which may be inspected from Monday to Friday between 10am and 2pm at the Town Hall, Westoe Road, South Shields NE33 2RL.   Alternatively you can request a copy of the documentation by emailing lynne.sloan@southtyneside.gov.uk. 

If you wish to raise an objection, express support or make any other observations about these proposals, you must make them in writing to the Council’s Legal Services Department at the address below or by using the same email address above by the 6 November 2024. Any objections must specify the grounds on which they are made

DATED: 16 October 2024:

Corporate Lead, Legal & Governance South Tyneside Council, Town Hall, Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 2RL

The closing date for any comments is 6th November 2024. As part of the formal consultation, written feedback must be provided. Feedback confirming support or objection can be sent via email or letter. Please use reference TRS01-2024-SV.

Should you have any questions regarding the above information please do not hesitate in contacting the team by email at roadsafetyconsultations@southtyneside.gov.uk