Report from Alexander Pocklington (Principal Impact Assessment Engineer)
Minutes:
Alexander Pocklington (Principal Impact Assessment Engineer) informed the
forum on the following:
· Regarding Construction Logistics in the town centre, measures were being taken for an vehicle recognition scheme
· There would be no construction related traffic between 7.30pm-9.30pm and 4pm-7pm but concrete delivery vehicles will be exempt from this providing the site liaises with the Council regarding specific arrangments.
· Vehicle holding areas would be provided outside the centre to prevent vehicles circulating or parking on the street, a vehicle consolidation centre is being considered for delivery trucks to unload and load building materials.
· Engines of delivery vehicles would be switched off when idle between 6.30am-8.00am and could be turned on once work commenced at 8.00am.
· Holding areas were planned to be on Moreland Road, the A232 between Shirley and East Croydon, Roman Way Flyover and the A23 Purely Way.
· Mandate for delivery routes and route signage for construction vehicles was being finalised.
· The redevelopment of Nestle Tower is the next major project to go live and the time of the meeting.
· A consolidation area was also based on Beddington Lane for long-term plans.
The presenting officer stated that to reduce traffic congestion, TfL agreed to let certain limited numbers of delivery vehicles enter specific bus and taxi lanes. In these lanes there would be a maximum of 8 deliveries per work day, with 2 being before 8.00am. There would also be some requirement to deliver on Saturday depending on building site schedules.
A question was asked as to whether there was weight restrictions for vehicles and it was said that there were no constructional concerns, on the routes selected, certain routes have been excluded due to the structural limits of certain bridges and roads in the borough.
The Chair had asked whether construction sites would be monitored and how
regulations would be enforced. It was stated that one option was site managers could install CCTV by entrances and exits to the site. They would also be required to keep 14 days of footage which the Council can request to see at any time.
The other option proposed was site managers could pay Croydon Council to
install CCTV with vehicle/object recognition to cover entrance and exit. The
cameras would be able to automatically track and focus on objects and would
alert the Council if there was a person or object on site when it should not have been. If any agreements were breached, the Council could give site managers a warning or suspend work on the site for a period of time until their actions were rectified via an escalating enforcement process.
The presenting officer was asked what when construction would start for some of the sites that had been discussed. It was said that:
· Construction for three sites were due to start in 4-8 weeks
· Cambridge House construction was due to start in Summer 2018
· Westfield and Landsdowne Road could not be specified
Mitigation phases for these sites were arranged to be in place by the end of this financial year. The presenting officer informed the forum that sites were known per start year as opposed to start date and the sites themselves and the construction routes were circulated in two copies.
Members of the forum NOTED this report.