Pill & Easton-in-Gordano Parish Council

IMPORTANT!

At the Parish Council meeting on Monday 24th February, the consultation process on the proposed Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order was discussed. The Parish Council believes that the railway is an important development for the village and our community, and will affect us all in many ways.

In order that you can make your views about the proposals known, it is absolutely vital that you register individually via the Inspectorate website:-

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-west/portishead-branch-line-metrowest-phase-1

Registration will entitle you to keep up to date with developments and also contribute your comments and observations.  It is especially important that you do this as a matter of urgency, as the closing date for registration is Wednesday 26th February 2020. 

PLEASE REGISTER NOW, AND URGE EVERYONE ELSE YOU MEET IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS TO DO THE SAME.

It is your chance to keep in touch with the biggest development that our village has experienced.

Please note:

Under the “Your representation” section you don’t need to write a lot.  You simply need to give some indication of what you will want to express at greater length at a later stage.  This might be that you:

• are fully behind the project and hope it proceeds as quickly as possible
• want to see the railway built but are concerned about the possible impact on wildlife of some aspects of the construction phase – for example, the use of land at Lodway Farm for a compound, given the use of the land by many creatures, including amphibians
• are worried about the traffic generated by the construction phase and want to see plans that minimise its impact on both the village (of Pill) and other roads locally

The above is not our advice about what you should write, it’s simply an example of how that section of the form could be completed.

There is an opportunity to have a say in the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan;

The Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan is a detailed plan that identifies that over £400m of investment is needed and will be sought and channelled through the West of England Combined Authority. Working with Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils, we’re aiming to provide high quality infrastructure to ensure the West of England is a region where cycling and walking are the preferred choice for shorter trips.

What are your thoughts? Please view our plan and let us know your views.

You can view the plan and access the consultation questionnaire at the link here.

Note! Closes: 15/03/19

The parish council and local residents have created a great summary sheet with both information and action you can take, which you can find here.

Highways England will shortly be carrying out a package of
safety and improvement works on the M5 between J19 and J20.
The work will include replacement of the joints on Wynhol viaduct and improvements to the J19 southbound exit slip.

M5 J19 to J20 Wynhol viaduct – 3 to 21 February 2020
They will carry out the majority of works overnight under lane closures when traffic flows are at their lowest. Some overnight closures will be necessary for resurfacing works:
Southbound J19 to J20 overnight closure – 3 February 2020, 8pm to 6am
Northbound J20 to J19 overnight closure – 10 February 2020, 8pm to 6am

M5 J19 southbound exit slip
These works will take place overnight Monday to Friday only, from 8pm to 6am. During the day the carriageway will remain open as unusual with coning in place around excavations. To reconfigure the lanes around the roundabout they will sometimes need to close part of the roundabout (again weeknights, overnight 8pm to 6am).

Come join in and collect a tree from from the Community Centre in Pill on Saturday 25th January at the Pill community market 10 – 12 (first come first served)

Full details can be found here.

Just sharing a notice of temporary road restrictions for a number of roads in the area, starting on 10th February 2020. Here is the notice:

PUBLIC NOTICE
NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – Section 14
Notice of Temporary Traffic Regulation Order 2020
A369 Martcombe Road, M5 Junction 19 Interchange, Slip Road Entry
M5 Southbound Junction 19, Slip Road Entry M5 Northbound Junction
19, The Portbury Hundreds, Easton in Gordano, Portbury, North
Somerset

Temporary Prohibition of Use by Vehicles, Temporary 30mph Speed
Limit, Temporary Revocation of Left Turn Only Order 2020
Date coming Into Force: 10th February 2020

Notice is hereby given that North Somerset Council in pursuance of the provisions of section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, intend to make an order the effect of which will be to close, temporarily, to vehicles the lengths of roads specified in the Schedule 1 to this Notice; to temporarily restrict the speed of any vehicle from not
exceeding 30mph in the lengths of road specified in Schedule 2 to this notice; to temporarily revoke the Left Turn Only in the length of road specified in Schedule 3 to this notice.

Exemptions are included for emergency services, works access and as works permit for premises which may only be accessed via the closed section of road. This order is required because of the likelihood of danger to the public consequent upon work by Highways England for M5 Junction 19 improvement works in two phases. Phase One 30mph Speed restriction is anticipated to commence on the 10th February 2020 for a maximum period of eighteen months. However, the speed restriction may not be implemented for the whole of the period but only as necessitated by the works which is anticipated to be of approximately 5 months in duration. Phase Two Road Closure and revocation of Left Turn Only is anticipated to commence on 30th March 2020 for approximately 3 nights in duration between the hours of approximately 20.00hr and 06.00hrs. Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed when the measures are in force.

For further information relating to this notice go to www.n-somerset.gov.uk/roadworks

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
A369 Martcombe Road (part unaffected), Haberfield Hill, Pill Road, Abbots Leigh Road, B3129 Beggar Bush Lane, B3128
Clevedon Road, Clarken Coombe, Ashton Road, A370, A3029 Brunel Way, Bennett Way, A4 Hotwell Road, Portway, M5
Junction 18 to M5 Junction 19

Ref: T20-08

SCHEDULE

Schedule 1 – Night-time Road Closure 30 March to 2 April A369 Martcombe Road – from its junction with High Street, Portbury to M5 Junction 19 Interchange between 20.00hrs to 06.00hrs

Schedule 2 – 30mph Speed Restriction 10 February to 10 July

A369 Martcombe Road – for approximately 110m between High Street, Portbury and M5 Junction 19 Interchange

M5 Junction 19 Interchange – for its full extent

Slip Road Entry M5 Southbound Junction 19- for approximately 215m from M5 Junction 19 Interchange

Slip Road Entry M5 Northbound Junction 19- for approximately 100m from M5 Junction 19 Interchange

The Portbury Hundreds- for approximately 25m from M5 Junction 19 Interchange

Schedule 3 – Night-time Revocation of Left Turn Only 30 March to 2 April High Street, Portbury- Revocation of Left Turn Only thus creating a turn right from junction of High Street on to A369 Martcombe Road between 20.00hrs and 06.00hrs.

First Bus are running a consultation for the bus that runs between Bristol & Portishead, which of course runs through Pill and Eason-in-Gordano;

You can fill in the online survey here. You have until the 24th Jan to respond! Here is what First Bus say:

As a bus operator, we need to ensure the services we operate are financially viable, while meeting the needs of the customer.

To help us do that, we want to hear the views of the many customers who use our our X3, X3A or X4 services, so outlined below are a few simple questions that will enable us to understand how you currently use the service, what you think of some suggestions we have and what else you think we should consider.

The consultation will run from Friday 10 January to Friday 24th January 2020 inclusive, after which we will review all the responses and decide the best way forward. We will communicate the results of the consultation in February, and we will then start the detailed work to prepare for changes that we expect to implement in April.

North Somerset Council council will soon be carrying out carriageway works on Heywood Road, Pill, as per the map attached (red).

Works are anticipated to start on Monday 20th January 2020 for 1 day in duration. To carry out the works safely, they will need to close the road between the hours of 9:30 and 14:30.

They plan to carry out several localised repairs to manholes and gullies along Heywood Road. Alongside these works they plan to carry out some permanent carriageway patching.

During the carriageway works on street parking will be unavailable, please help the works to be carried out more efficiently by ensuring the carriageway is clear of parked vehicles.

North Somerset Council plan to close the Oak Grove to complete carriageway resurfacing works, the closure will last two days from 22/01/2020 between the hours of 8am-5pm each day.