Minutes of working group meetings:
Our Highway and Transport Working Group focus on highway and transport concerns.
The group includes representatives from:
- the council
- elected members
- emergency services
Highway and Transport Working Group minutes
Group terms of reference
Membership
(m) = mandatory attendance or deputy required for meeting to proceed:
- portfolio holder with responsibility for highways and transport (m)
- portfolio holder with responsibility for road safety (m)
- director, places (m)
- senior highways manager (m)
- senior transport manager(m)
- police, fire and ambulance representatives
Support:
- service managers, as required
- business support team
Meeting and reporting
The group will meet as and when required to do so. Following each meeting, a summary or information report will be published, where approval for funding is required, or where proposals are considered significant enough to warrant a decision from Cabinet, an appropriate report will be submitted, along with detailed recommendations from the group.
Role of the working group
- to review the initial assessment made by the Senior Highways Manager, agreeing to, a) refer back for further investigation, b) support initial assessment and recommend feasibility study or, c) close the request and provide the initiator a detailed explanation for the decision
- to implement or oversee the follow through to action decisions that have been taken at a Council or Cabinet meeting
- to make recommendations as to the work programme or priorities for issues relating to highways, traffic management, parking or road safety to Council or Cabinet
- to support the senior highways manager in responding to, or providing justification for recommendations made by the group, this may include but not be limited to a meeting on site
- to ensure recommendations are in line with the relevant legislation and are within the powers and duties of the Council
- once a recommendation has been made, to consider and support efforts to secure funding to implement a proposed scheme
Authority
As a group, there is no delegated authority for making decisions, but it is recognised that this working group will form the recommendations that are brought to Council and Cabinet meetings, via an appropriate representative. In most decisions, it is anticipated recommendations will be taken forward on the recommendation of the group where delegated authority already rests with the Strategic Director for Places, in consultation with the Portfolio Holders.
How to raise a concern
You can report maintenance issues through FixMyStreet or MyAccount.
If you've been involved in a road traffic incident, or think you might have witnessed an offence on the roads, find out how to report it on the Leicestershire Police website.
To raise a concern about non-maintenance issues - for example speeding or a lack of pedestrian or cycle infrastructure, contact either:
- your parish or town council
- the councillor for your ward
- your MP
- the Rutland Access Group
Stakeholders will look at the issue and decide whether to raise it with us.
Stakeholders should send us a minuted resolution highlighting the issue as a matter or concern for their community as supporting evidence.
If you'd like to submit a concern, email tstrategy@rutland.gov.uk to find out how to do this.
How concerns are handled
You can find the full process under item 13 in Cabinet report 134/202.
Download the process flowchart
We have policies which help us us make decisions on highway and transport concerns.
Progress report on concerns
Our latest progress report has updates on the concerns we've received.
Download a list of all outstanding highways concerns
Integrated Transport Capital Programme
Programme of works for 2023/24:
Reference | Concern | Location | Primary parish | Status | Update February 2023 |
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ITCP/2017/13 | Lack of dedicated cycle route | Lyndon Top | Manton | Progress or construct | Scheme is being finalised and costs put together. Works scheduled for 2024 |
ITCP/2018/01 | Safety concerns for cyclists and pedestrians | Northern footway on the A6121, Ketton - approximately between Chater Lodge and The Gate Lodge. | Ketton | Progress or construct | Scheme in design stage and cost calculated. Scheme to go to Cabinet to be added to the capital programme |
ITCP-2020-06 | Road Safety - request for footway LHS of carriageway | Geeston settlement carriageway | Ketton | Progress or construct | Going through design. Officers have carried out early contractor involvement (ECI) and have instructed Openreach to attend site to survey the BT chamber. An order has been raised with BT to carry out the assessment. RCC are now waiting for the assessment by BT to be completed |
ITCP-2020-81 | Roadside parking area | Lyddington Road | Caldecott | Progress or construct | The scheme has been designed and costs calculated. Order has been raised with the contractor with estimated completed by date of 31/3/2024 |
ITCP-2021-07 | Safety concern | Bus shelter on A6003 | Preston | Progress or construct | A scheme has been put together including improved signs and lines. This has been approved by the Parish. Estimate complete date December 2024 |
ITCP-2021-14 | Lack of footpath with dropped kerb to cross | Lands’ End Way (LE15 6US area) | Barleythorpe | Progress or construct | Scheme has been designed and costed. Awaiting confirmation from Allison Homes for when the footpath will be completed to the north of Farriers Reach junction with Lands’ End Way. The two footpaths will tie in together |
ITCP-2021-33 | Concern regarding accidents | Ashwell Village crossroads | Ashwell | Progress or construct | Proposal to replace 4x giveaway signs with 4x give way signs on yellow backing to make it more visible. The white lines have already been refreshed through the lining programme. Order raised with contractor, estimated completed Date November 2023 |
ITCP-2021-38 | Lack of safe crossing point | junction of Langham Rd and Oakham Rd in Ashwell | Ashwell | Progress or construct | An assessment has been carried out which identified there is no dropped kerb in this area, therefore it is recommended to provide a drop kerb. Order Raised with contractor, estimated complete date January 2024 |
ITCP-2022-18 | Lack of dropped Crossings | Edmonton Way Estate, Oakham | Oakham | Progress or construct | There are no dropped kerbs around development. It is proposed to install 8 new dropped crossing around Edmonton Way. Estimated Complete date January 2024 |
ITCP-2022-22 | Noise associated with traffic and speeding | A6003/ London Road - Spring Back Way to Uppingham community college | Uppingham | Progress or construct | Following damage to the pedestrian barrier, it is recommended to remove this length of barrier and replace barrier with a new spec. The works will include footpath resurfacing and edging back. Estimated complete by date December 2024 |
ITCP-2022-26 | Roundabout layout and lack of signage | Chater Close/ Lyndon Road | Manton | Progress or construct | RCC met with the parish council and ward members to discuss the concern in more detail. Following this officers met with the police on site to assess what could be achieved to improve the safety of this roundabout. A scheme has been recommended in consultation with the police and is recommended for construction. An order has been raised with estimated complete by date 30/1/2024 |
ITCP-2023-01 | Road Safety | Railway Crossing/Cold Overton Road LE15 6LN | Barleythorpe | Progress or construct | Initial assessment completed. The LHA cannot provide engineering solutions for reckless driving the barrier is closed, however can install a yellow box to prevent vehicles blocking the right-hand turn lane. Order has been raised with contractor Estimated complete date January 2024 |
ITCP-2023-27 | Speed of vehicles | Manton Road | Edith Weston | Progress or construct | An assessment was carried out on site with the police following high readings from the community speed watch (CSW) it is recommended to progress with a scheme either side of Weston Road to reduce vehicle speeds entering and exiting the village. Order has been raised, complete by date 31/3/2024 |
ITCP-2023-28 | Bus Stop bench | Barleythorpe Road | Oakham | Progress or construct | An order has been raised with the contractor for the installation of the bench. Estimated complete by date 7/12/2023 (depending on delivery of the bench) |