[Jim]

Hello Andrew

Thank you again for your response to our Road Safety Questions.
Apologies for the delay in responding we were awaiting a response from Derby City Council.
Our local MP Amanda Solloway recently wrote to Derby City Council Chief Executive Paul Simpson asking him to attend our our 4th Manor Road Gap – Road Safety Meeting 09/04/24 to discuss Road Safety concerns which were also publicised in the Derby Evening Telegraph 11th April 2024 page 6 and Derbyshire live.The Manor Road Gap was previously front page news last year 07/08/23

The Chief Executive of Derby City Council Paul Simpson’s reply to our MP Amanda Solloway’s request on our behalf was to formally refuse to attend our Road Safety Meeting to discuss The Manor Road Gap stating ‘there is no benefit in discussions with Residents’
This response from the head of our local Authority is shocking! why is he off offhandedly dismissing Residents Road Safety concerns regarding a dual carriageway section of Derby’s Ring Road A5111.

However, Derbyshire Constabulary were in attendance to our 4th Road Safety Meeting and agreed with the Residents Road Safety concerns created by Derby City Councils new design and layout of the A5111 Manor Road Gap which has introduced new hidden road dangers from U-turns, Right turns and Obstructions from vehicles creating zero visibility, all of which are a risk to the 35,000 daily users of the A5111.

We agree with your comment that there seems to be more to this than meets the eye!

As Derby City Council are refusing to admit that they have made a mistake by creating new hidden Road Dangers following the re-design of Manor Rad Gap, and are continually declining to answer any Road Safety questions or provide evidence of Road Safety data for the New A5111 Manor Road Gap
NorthEastwood Road Safety Campaign will remain to be committed to continuing to Campaign for Road Safety at the A5111 Manor Road Gap.

Can you help with a contact for the Department for Transport that is able to review our Local Authorities lack of Duty of care in these circumstance?
or is this a matter that can / should be addressed through legal channels?

Thank you again for your help.

NorthEastwood Road Safety Camnpaign

[Jim]

History of changes to the A5111 junction can be viewed via the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=267839608829408&set=pob.100068101122187

Originally it was small gap in the central Reservation for Residents to access their homes in and out of a 20 mph zone.
Derby City Council opened the central reservation gap and added a deceleration lane marking the road with a right turn which diverted main road traffic away from A5111 controlled traffic light junction with dedicated right urn filter lane only 300 yards further.
Residents complained about the restriction of the right turn out without the correct Traffic Restriction Order and the Council accepted hatched an area on the central reservation for right turners.
However, the waiting positions of vehicles on central reservation junction now are in conflict as shown in the diagram of the initial post, visibility is obstructed for a clear line of sight of on coming 40 mph traffic.
Major changes such as carried out to the A5111 a trunk road should require a Road Safety Audit.
We have asked the Council via Freedom of Information for a Road Safety Audit and Visibility Splay Test and approval records for the A5111 junction, and the Council’s response was ‘information not held’
Any help or advise to help clarify our query would be most appreciated.
Thank you

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