This petition has been reviewed and the following response has been offered:
Dear Resident of Ross Close,
Thank you for your petition regarding the installation of a crossing in Ross Close and reduction of the speed limit.
Requests such as this are dealt with by the Local Highways Panel (LHP). Essex has LHPs in each of our 12 districts. The LHP is responsible for making the decisions about which local highway schemes to recommend for design, costing and implementation in their area. Each panel has a set budget and meets to review requests for their area and prioritise which ones to put forward for further validation and design.
The LHP, which consists of Local County and Borough/City/District Councillors, consider requests which have sufficient community support as long as there is some degree of justification for it, for example:
• The scheme reduces casualties;
• The scheme improves safety; and
• The scheme represents good value for money.
In order for your suggestion to be considered you must contact your local County Councillor, together with details of this suggestion, who will consider how to take this matter forward. Your local County Councillor is Cllr Paul Gadd who can be contacted via email on Cllr.Paul.Gadd@essex.gov.uk.
It should be noted that if your request or proposal is not supported then ECC would be unable to take this matter any further.
More information about LHPs including copies of agendas and minutes can be found on our website: https://www.essexhighways.org/Transport-and-Roads/Highway-Schemes-and-Developments/Local-Highway-Panels.aspx
Thank you for your petition, we trust this information is useful.
Regards,
Cllr Tom Cunningham C.C
Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport
Essex County Councillor for Braintree Town Division