The parish council has been aware of residents’ concerns regarding the increase in traffic through the village and the dangers of speeding vehicles. Regular speed checks were carried out by the police throughout last year with many motorists being caught and fined. However, while this inevitably deterred some drivers from speeding, it continues to be an issue.
The parish council is working with Highways to come up with additional measures, particularly along Bath Road and Claypits. During February the parish council arranged for a speed survey to be carried out. It paid for 6 speed strips to be installed, 3 along Bath Road and 3 along the Claypits. Data was collected over a 2-week period and the highest volumes at all locations was the 7-day period from Friday 11th to Thursday 17th February 2022. The data gathered included speed data, volume of traffic and an HGV count.
We have now received the results of the speed survey, which is given in the traffic summary report below.
TS7267 – 6 x speed summary Eastington 11- 17 Feb 2022
We are working with Highways to purchase a mobile Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) to be used to reinforce drivers’ awareness of their speed and flag when they are exceeding the 30mph limit along Bath Road and the 40mph limit at Claypits.
In addition, Gloucestershire County Council are working on a new policy for a county wide 20mph residential speed limit to be introduced in Gloucestershire. This would be done in conjunction with the police and local people. The parish council has registered its support for this policy.