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HCC is developing a scheme to upgrade the roundabout at the junction of the A10 and London Road to the south of Buntingford. This improvement is identified in the Council’s Local Transport Plan and East Herts District Council’s Local Plan. The Council is currently seeking funding to deliver the project so we are unable to commit to a delivery date, however, we are seeking views of local stakeholders to ensure that we have a project that is ready to deliver should the opportunity arise.

This roundabout currently experiences queues and delays during peak periods and this is forecast to worsen in future years due to growth in the wider area.

The proposed scheme (see attached plans) involves reconfiguring the existing oval shaped roundabout to a circular shaped roundabout with the following features to improve its capacity:

• A segregated left turn lane from the A10 (South) to the A10 (North West);
• Providing additional lanes at the entries to and exits from the roundabout;
• Providing a section of new shared cycle and walking path at the eastern arm of the roundabout to link to the football club and proposed school;
• Realigning the footway adjacent to the southbound carriageway, closing the layby south of the roundabout and amendments to private field accesses to the west of the A10 to accommodate the above changes.
• Signing an alternative route for cyclists parallel to the A10 between Buntingford and the Puckeridge area along lightly trafficked roads.

We believe this scheme will significantly benefit local residents and businesses and people who use the A10.

If you would like to know more about this project, please visit the project web page at www.Hertfordshire.gov.uk/A10Buntingford. The web page contains further information about public consultation, scope and project stages. There will be a further opportunity to comment on these proposals when we hold a statutory consultation on the permanent traffic regulation orders needed for the scheme.

Should you have any comments about these proposals, please send them to  by 28^th August, 2020.  Any comments received will be considered during the detailed design phase.

Sujata Basnet
Project Manager, Project Management Office (PMO)
Hertfordshire County Council
County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8DE, Postal Point: CHN115
T: 07818538597
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The Local Transport Plan sets out how the County Council intends to provide for safe and efficient travel, catering for all forms of transport. The Speed Management Strategy is a supporting document to this and sets out a consistent approach to setting speed limits along with guidance for implementing traffic calming measures and speed cameras.

The strategy includes further guidance on the implementation of 20mph speed limits.  This is a key measure to encourage walking and cycling and improve local environments.

Other changes include information on how measured speeds are used to guide speed limits, information on design and other measures to change driver behaviour and the process for changing speed limits.

Have your say on the Speed Management Strategy consultation. The public engagement is open from 1 July 2020 – 16 September 2020

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-council/consultations/transport-and-highways/speed-strategy-2020.aspx

The Parish Council would like to thank Cllr Tom Poulton for clearing up the recent flytipping on Aspenden Village Green. The Parish is often blighted by this problem and are fortunate that with the assistance of Jack Poulton and Sons we are able to keep our village green looking so beautiful.

Please find details of the planned Aspenden Road closure via these links Closure Notice and Plan.

Unfortunately these works will have a traffic impact on both Aspenden and Westmill villages during the works.