Whiteway Road - Zebra crossing works

Please see below notice for the zebra crossing works on Whiteway near the entrance with Haycombe Cemetary.

 

BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL 

(THTTC3769 WHITEWAY ROAD, WHITEWAY, BATH) 

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF USE BY VEHICLES) ORDER 2025 

Notice is given that Bath and North East Somerset Council in exercise of its powers under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 intends to make an order the effect of which will be to temporarily introduce a road closure in that length of Whiteway Road, Whiteway, Bath from its junction with The Hollow, extending approximately 29 metres north from The Hollow junction and extending approximately 75 metres south of The Hollow junction. USRN: 47900042. 

This order is required because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near the road to enable Bath & North East Somerset Council to carry out highway improvement works on the 27th March 2025 for a maximum period of 6 months. The road will only be restricted as and when traffic signs are in position and may not be affected for the whole of the period but only for so long as is necessary to execute the works. This is anticipated to be for TWO NIGHTS between 19:00 – 07:00hrs only. 

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: Whiteway Road (remainder) – Pennyquick Hill – Pennyquick – A4 – A36 – A367 – Frome Road – Rush Hill – Whiteway Road – Vice versa. 

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Applicant Details: Dan Miller 
Telephone: Council Connect – 01225 394041 
Email: Dan_Miller@Bathnes.gov.uk 

Dated: 6th March 2025 

Traffic Management Team 
Lewis House 
Manvers Street, 
Bath 
BA1 1JG 

Chris Major 

Director of Place Management

Haycombe Cemetery & Crematorium entrance improvements

Work has started on a new project to improve the entrance gateway at Haycombe Cemetery & Crematorium.

At the moment the gateway can become congested as it is only wide enough for one car to pass through at a time. This can mean that funeral cortèges have to wait to wait outside on the road from exiting traffic to pass through the gates on to Whiteway Road.

The work will involve dismantling and relocating two of the stone pillars which have been in place since 1937, to widen the gateway.  Great care will be taken during this part of the job sot hat the pillars on both sides will match once it is finished. 

New gates will be manufactured by a local fabricator modelled on the design of the existing gates and re-using parts of them where they can.

One of the pedestrian access routes will also change with a new gate off the Whiteway Road pavement leading on to a new pathway inside the boundary wall towards the Chapel and the rest of the grounds.

Single lane access will be maintained throughout the works and the Council’s contractors are making significant efforts to ensure inconvenience and noise is minimised at this sensitive location.

Works are scheduled to finish before Christmas.

Whiteway Road Pennyquick Hill

Councillor Tim Ball asked several question at the new Conservative cabinet meeting last week with regards to the safety of this road.

Tim also made several suggestions to make the road safer that have received a rather uncommitted reply.

We will continue to pursue these issues.

M		Question from:	Councillor Tim Ball
Due to the dangerous nature of the Whiteway Road particularly the more commonly known section of Pennyquick Hill in Twerton Ward, And the amount of accidents that have taken place on this road over the years. 1) Will the cabinet member for transport reconsider the speed limit on this road to ensure that it is correct? 2) Consider enforcement of the current or reconsidered speed limit? 3) Give active consideration to colouring the road surface red form its Poolmead Road Junction to the Junction with Newton Road as has been done with other roads in the district to give warning to motorists that this is a dangerous road if you speed or overtake?
Answer from:			Councillor Anthony Clarke
1) There is no proposal to review the speed limit on Whiteway Road/Pennyquick Hill in the current approved programme of schemes 2) I have asked officers to review the accident records for the locations and advise whether the accident history justifies reconsideration of the speed limit. 3) There is no proposal to introduce coloured surfacing at Poolmead Road junction with Newton Road.  Coloured surfacing will be introduced only if the officer’s evidence indicates there is need for some form of Traffic Management work required at this junction.

Poolemead Road

We have met with Highway safety officers looking at the whitway RoadJunction and have agreed to have safety white lines to prevent parking at the Juntions of Whiteway Road leading to Sheridan Road junction on both sides of the Road.

We have also agreed further white lines to be painted on the Ppolmead Road to allow access to steps and footpaths and to ease traffic flows.

Resurfacing works Whiteway Road,

Bath & North East Somerset council are carrying out Carriageway Resurfacing  on Whiteway Road / Rush Hill during the week commencing 29^th July. 

It is anticipated that the works will be completed in 5 nights during the hours of 1900 and 0700. The road will be closed to through traffic during the works hours commencing 1900 each evening, however should the scheduled works be completed earlier than 0700 then the road will be reopened for normal use each morning as soon as possible.

Please avoid this area between these hours and dates shown.