Request model data and safety audit re proposed works at Bisham roundabout

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Dear Highways Agency,

There are serious concerns that the Highways Agency’s proposed “improvements” to Bisham roundabout at a cost of £1.8m will make the roundabout more dangerous for drivers joining the roundabout from Bisham in peak periods. Cllr Geoffrey Hill who, I understand, is responsible for Highways matters at the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) has now written that he understands the concerns.

On 12 May 2014 I submitted an FOI request to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (FOI66370) asking to be provided with, or to be permitted to see, copies of all consultations with local people and communications with the Highways Agency relating to the modelling of traffic at the roundabout and the safety audit that was performed. I asked to see the modelling used and the safety audit demonstrating that the roundabout would be safer for Bisham drivers.

The RBWM responded on 2 June 2014: “The A404(T) Bisham roundabout junction improvement scheme is on the Trunk Road network that is the responsibility of the Highways Agency rather than RBWM. Various options for improvements at this junction have been developed by the HA’s consultants Enterprise Mouchel. RBWM have been consulted as part of the development of this scheme, but we do not hold copies of the supporting documentation for this scheme.”

Will you please therefore provide me with the details of the models used to justify the works including the data input (such as traffic counts and queue length measurements) and output and a copy of the safety audit that confirms that the proposed new layout is safer for drivers joining the roundabout from Bisham.

Will you provide me with copies of communications between the Agency and the RBWM relating to the proposed works.

Will you also please confirm that there are already two lanes joining the roundabout from Bisham, not one as shown on the HA’s before plan for the proposed works?

Please refer to my earlier correspondence with Tom Proudfoot and FOI request 17731872.

Thank you in anticipation.

Yours faithfully,

Mike Post

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Yandell, Stephen,

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Dear Mr Post

 

Thank you for your FOI inquiry regarding the Bisham Roundabout pinch point
scheme.

 

Please find attached reply and five supporting documents.

 

Due to the size of the attachments I will send one under a separate email,
please advise me if any fail to reach you so I can arrange delivery.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Stephen Yandell
Highways Agency | Federated House | London Road | Dorking | RH4 1SZ
Web: [1]http://www.highways.gov.uk
Tel:   01306878489

GTN:39048489

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Dear Mr Post

 

Thank you for your FOI inquiry regarding the Bisham Roundabout pinch point
scheme.

 

Please find attached reply and five supporting documents.

 

Due to the size of the attachments I will send one under a separate email,
please advise me if any fail to reach you so I can arrange delivery.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Stephen Yandell
Highways Agency | Federated House | London Road | Dorking | RH4 1SZ
Web: [1]http://www.highways.gov.uk
Tel:   01306878489

GTN:39048489

Safe roads, reliable journeys, informed travellers
Highways Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Transport.

 

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