8:30am Saturday 25th October 2008
By Charlotte Gray
A scheme to slow traffic along a busy residential road could be introduced more than five years after residents petitioned for action.
Campaigner Mrs Tonie Jascourt, of Melrose Avenue, petitioned Hert-fordshire County Council to introduce traffic-calming measures along her street several years ago.
Now the county’s Highways Agency has agreed to consult residents next year and possibly introduce traffic-calming in 2010.
There are currently no road markings or traffic restrictions on Melrose Avenue, a street with 54 houses.
The county’s Highways Agency responded to the residents’ petition early in 2006 and carried out a traffic survey — the results of which have never been released.
Mrs Jascourt, who lost her cat to a speeding driver last week, says the problem is as bad as ever.
“Restrictions could not be more essential. It is an ongoing battle. It has been very frustrating,” she said.
“When we moved here it was a quiet close, although there were plans to build properties. They have now built 300 houses which means up to 600 more cars.
“Melrose Avenue is a straight, wide road so people treat it like a race track.
“Traffic has no control in this road. We lost a cat last week and it was killed by a car going too fast. Heaven forbid that would happen to a child,” she added.
A spokesman for the county council said: “We will be consulting with residents next year.”
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