Traffic (5)

The implication is that if three passing places are built, and they adhere to the recommended sizes as above, another 50 metres or so of verge and dry stone dyke will be lost, and the unique character of this old country road will change forever.

The final point in this section asks if the U467 in its present form is actually up to the job of regularly carrying heavy goods vehicles, and none more so than during the construction phase

At face value, the road appears in decent condition, although the edges are not kerbed, making damage – crumbling of the edges – a probability. This can already be seen outside Summerhill and further north, where potato harvesters have recently damaged the edges of the tarmac.

At the junction with the B961, and just before the small splay at the junction, the carriageway of the U467is still only five metres wide at best, with verges on either side

In addition to the junction being close to other hazards, a tight bend and a brow in the B961, the exit from the U467 has only a small splay, which means that to enter or exit the U467, heavy vehicles have to be on the southbound side of the B961, whichever direction they are coming from or going to

There is already signage in place to indicate a bend, and an Armco barrier with chevrons suggests that the council has at some time thought this a dangerous bend

To create a safe junction here would, in our opinion, require new signage, and the creation of suitable splays. The latter may possibly result in some loss to the cottage gardens in the northwest corner of the junction. The image below shows the situation:.

Also present at the junction are two power poles, which would probably need to be moved