TABLE A: Hungerford Transport Improvements Reliant on West Berks: Progress Report: Jan 2012: DRAFT
Ref No Scheme / Project Progress to date Next action (s) Funds Agreed Programmed In Town Plan? Parish Bid 2007? Comments
1 Pedestrian Bridge Across the Canal  Designed and ready to build Being Built !!!! Yes Complete by Feb 2012 Yes (Tr1) Yes FANTASTIC PROGRESS !!!!
2 Parking spaces at Station Road Plans forwarded to Cllr Holtby Await response from Cllr Holtby and WBC (Parking dept) Little cost & potential income for WBC No No No Unless these spaces are transferred for the community then 6 potential car parking spaces will be lost near to the rail station.  Probably lost the opportunity.
3 Tarrants Hill/ Priory Place HTC requested this be looked at Consult with residents & schools and survey.  Depending on outcome send to WBC No No No No Requested by Cllr Booth.  WBC not consider an accident problem?
4 Brown Tourist Signs  Met with WBC Await response from WBC No No Yes  Could be Need to progress with CC
5 Welcome to Hungerford & River Kennet Signs  Met with WBC HTT to consider WBC scheme No No Yes  Could be J George interested in helping, and slogan to be asked on Town Plan questionnaire
6 Zebra Crossing on Bridge Street Survey done suggesting existing demand not enough HTC would like to see it going in with bridge completion Should be as part of bridge   No   Demand will change after bridge and important that introduced with it,
7 Resurfacing of roads - Including Church Way HTC requested this be looked at Some in 3 year plan. Awaiting dates     No   High Street to be done next year. Church Way in 3 yr plan. Hillside rd will have some repairs next year.Priory Road was resurfaced Feb11 
8 Diversion through Charnham Park HTC proposal Evidence of need and effect on trade required.      Yes    
9 A4 Approach from Newbury in both directions:               HTC request that speed reduction measures to include:  1) staged reduction in speed from so section of 50mph and section of 40mph:  2) gateway features; 3) 30mph repeater signs in both directions;  4) Speed activated sign near to lay-by HTC proposal and many requests to WBC WBC to produce a scheme HTC can part  fund   Yes    
10 A338 Approach from north:  Good gateway, but the change from 50mph to 30mph catches people out, so a 40mph sign about 100m north would help to slow traffic in advance Recent HTC request WBC to consider     Yes    
11 Introduce speed reactive signs on the remaining 3 approaches to town: A4 from Newbury & Marlborough, A338 Salisbury Rd (also part of Newbury approach identified above) None, HTC done parish bid & been a long term request Andy Garrett responded and will carry out surveys. Yes as special project Yes (Tr5a) Yes A338 Salisbury Road from the south, A4 from east & A4 from west.
12 Junction of Kennet Way/ Charham Park:  Visibility restricted on the west by cars parking.  Dangerous and recommend extend no parking by 20m Recent HTC request WBC to consider     No    
13 Charnham Park:  Change to 30mph (related to above issues) Recent HTC request WBC to consider     No    
TABLE B: Hungerford Transport Improvements Reliant on Others than only West Berks: Progress Report: Jan 2012: DRAFT
Ref No Scheme / Project Progress to date Next action (s) Funds Agreed Programmed In 2010+? Parish Bid 2007? Comments
1 Upgrade the rail station to include a booking office  HTC letter to First Great Western supporting MP's campaign.  Also met with WBC planners for an Action Area Plan. Unclear what can be done.  FGW? What happened to the friends of the station?  Action Area  for station area? Not known No Yes (Tr14a) Yes Potential to improve as the wider station area so better gateway to the town.
2 Improved road safety around JOG School None, HTC done parish bid. 1) JOG to produce travel plan   2) RH to assisted Roger Ballard  3) When travel plan get improvements No Not known Yes (Tr4b) Yes Would like 20mph zone.    An access & security scheme around the school and school frontage is being introduced and would be a good idea to link this in with safer routes proposals.
3 20 mph zone at Primary School Added recently again approach WBC No Not known Yes No Primary school keen to have this
4 Bus Layover area Little To discuss option for buses to have a place to wait other than outside the town hall     No   Minibus usually waits on turning area outside Town hall, but CEOs move them on.  Need better place anyway?
5 Coach parking in town centre Searched high a low, and have spaces at Charnham Park, but still distant from Town Centre Think again No   Yes   Probably only place is at the rail station area