THE Dorridge and District Residents Association (DDRA) has
made “strong representations” about road changes as part of the village’s
Sainsbury’s development.
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The DDRA said it has raised concerns with the project’s
traffic consultants after the November store opening.
It said there was particular concern about changes near the
train station, which included the removal of a traffic island.
It said: “The DDRA representatives made strong
representations about the operation and safety of the road alterations near the
station.
“The main issues were that the alignment of Avenue Road onto
Station Approach was wrong and also that there were inadequate traffic calming
and signing to keep traffic to speeds where it travelled within the design
speeds of the junction.”
Yet it said: “There are elements were there was positive
feedback – Station Approach onto Station Road was agreed to be a far easier
junction to cope with and cyclists find that the narrowed section of road on
Station Road combined with the low speed limit takes away a lot of aggression
from motorists who have to accept following cyclists through the scheme.
“Given the concerns about the Poplar
Road junction there was a feeling that the
problems expected by residents had not emerged.”
It added: “An interesting snippet was that around 50 per
cent of customers are from the Knowle area, which tends to confirm the
suspicion that the poor parking in Knowle combined with the cramped Tesco store
has meant that Sainsbury’s is a more attractive space to go shopping.”
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