People Friendly Salisbury project to cost over £2.3 million
A full breakdown of funding and how the money is going to be spent has been released.
A scheme to give priority to pedestrians and cyclists in Salisbury city centre is going to cost £2,349,960, Wiltshire Council has revealed.
The People Friendly Salisbury project starts on the 21st of October with a 'Low Traffic Zone' being implemented.
Bus gates are going to be in place which will stop unauthorised vehicles travelling through the city, while the left hand turn from Chipper Lane onto Castle Street will be stopped.
There are also plans for vehicle weight restrictions as well as parking and waiting orders.
All information on those can be found on the Wiltshire Council website.
The authority have now released full breakdowns of costs and how it is going to be funded.
PHASE ONE (APRIL 2020 - OCTOBER 2020)
Phase one of the Experimental Traffic Road Order will cost £561,565.
This includes:
- The first installation of three bus gates on Castle Street, Fisherton Street and Catherine Street - £52,000
- Enforcement action including cameras - £83,000
- Monitoring of traffic - £251,546
- Monitoring of air quality - £14,620
- Consultancy support - £109,348
- 10% contingency fee - £51,051
This will be funded by money from Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Department for Transport.
PHASE TWO (SPRING/SUMMER 2021 - EARLY 2022)
Subject to monitoring and resident feedback, phase two is planned for Spring next year.
If it does go ahead, it will cost £229,460, broken down as follows:
- The installation of the remaining two bus gates - £9,000
- Enforcement action including cameras - £62,000
- Monitoring of traffic - £107,600
- Consultancy support - £30,000
- 10% contingency fee - £20,860
This will also be funded by money from SWLEP and DfT.
COMPLEMENTARY MEASURES
The £1,558,935 left will be used for other projects that help the scheme.
It will be paid for by a mixture of SWLEP and Wiltshire Council Integrated Block Funding as well as other mixed sources.
These projects include:
- Making gateways permanent and putting in new curb lines and wider pavements - £150,000
- Priority crossings in Chequers and residential areas - £150,000
- Bus stop and taxi rank reconfiguration - £25,500
- Blue Boar Row and New Canal bus stops green roofs - £175,000
- Improved access to train station from Mill Road - £170,000
- Pathway seating extensions - £80,000
- Additional cycling parking - £15,000
- Publicly accessible cycle pumps and repair stations - £15,000
- eCycle hire scheme - £150,000
- Improving walking routes from car parks - £60,000
- Culver Street car park refurbishment - £200,000
- Behaviour change campaign - £98,902
- New Car Club space - £40,000
- Shopmobility - £53,000
- Wayfinding - £66,925
- Contingency fee - £109,608
BREAKDOWN OF FUNDING
In total, £1,450,000 of this project is being funded by SWLEP and DfT while £600,000 will come from Wiltshire Council Integrated Block Funding.
In August 2020, the authority submitted an application for £300,000 from the Emergency Active Travel Fund.
Wiltshire Council say they are doing this because:
"The Salisbury Transport Strategy, Climate Emergency, Air Quality Strategy and in particular the Central Area Framework all call for an improvement to the walking and cycling environment in the centre of Salisbury, but this first requires a reduction in traffic. Since June 2019, we have been looking at what physical projects could facilitate this, and the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need and provided the opportunity to accelerate this work to enable social distancing in the city and give people confidence to come into the city and visit shops and businesses. The scheme will also improve air quality in the city, and encourage people to walk and cycle in the city, improving their health."
HAVE YOUR SAY
The authority are now asking for comments from residents and businesses on the proposals for bus gates, no left hand turn, weight restrictions and parking and waiting order.
People can make their comments by emailing trafficorders@wiltshire.gov.uk or by completing their consultation form.
Anyone sending in their view must include their name and address, quoting reference 'HKB/TRO/SALSExp'.
For full details on the People Friendly Salisbury project, visit wiltshire.gov.uk/salisbury-people-friendly-streets.