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Totnes Old Bridge
Presentation to theTotnes Traffic and Transport Forum
10 October 2012
John Fewings
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Problems – A
• Footways over the Old Bridge are too narrow (currently both footways are between 1.1 and 1.2 metres wide)
• Department for Transport guidance recommends a minimum width of 1.5 metres for a pedestrian to pass a pushchair or wheelchair, or 1.7 metres for pushchairs and wheelchairs to pass each other
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Problems – B
• Old bridge provides the only realistic pedestrian link between Bridgetown residential area and goods and services in the town centre
• Old Bridge provides the tourist link between Steamer Quay and the town
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User Comment 1
Issue was raised during TotM consultation day on the 28 April
Sample comment
“We urgently need changes to be made to the Old Bridge… a wider footpath for pushchairs”
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User Comment 2
“I walk in almost daily from Bridgetown across the Bridge with my daughter Emily in a sling. I find threading my way past others means stepping off the narrow pavement into the fast traffic from behind. There’s no protection and I feel very vulnerable, particularly for my baby. I dread the time when Emily is walking, with cars roaring past inches from her. Also there’s no safe place to cross, except the islands at the roundabout where traffic tears round the corner opposite the Seven Stars, often without indicating.”
Natalie Waldbaum, Bridgetown resident
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Pedestrian counts
Count undertaken on Wednesday 4 July 2012
7am to 7pm
• North (upstream) Footway – 511 pedestrians• South (downstream) Footway – 1,435
pedestrians
So approximately 75% of pedestrians use southern footway
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Phase 1 proposal
• Widen southern (downstream) footway to between 1.8 and 2.0 metres
• Leave northern (upstream) footway at its current width
• Signing, lining and lighting improvements
• Retain two way vehicle traffic
• Approximate cost: £75,000
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Bridge sketch
Looking towardsBridgetown
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Photomontage 1
Southern (downstream) footway widened
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Photomontage 2
Northern (upstream) footway unaltered
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Phase 2 proposals - A
• Modify “Seven Stars” roundabout to provide a better gateway into the town
• Consider change in surfacing levels and/or materials
• Consider traffic calming and 20mph speed limit
• Alterations to Bridgetown Hill junction to reduce through traffic
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Phase 2 proposals - B
• Provide pedestrian crossing at Bridgetown end of bridge, or both ends of bridge
• Cycle lanes could be considered if traffic flows and speeds are significantly reduced