250 sign petition for lorry weight restriction on Boundary Road

Campaigners will have their petition concerning lorries on a Newark road presented to Nottingham County Council today.

The number of lorries, and speed at which they travel, is concerning residents of Boundary Road after a count saw 342 lorries pass through between 6am and 7pm in a single day.

The campaign organiser, Ms Jane Oldham, has 250 signatures to her petition, which calls for a weight restriction to be enforced on the road.

Boundary Road is a highly residential area with two schools, a nursery, a hospital and a fire station.

Ms Oldham said that the schools are in agreement and are supporting the campaign.

She said: "The houses on the road are built on sand, which means they do shake as the lorries go past.

"Residents did say they were given a council tax rebate about 20 years ago because of the traffic problem so it has been recognised before but it's so much worse now.

"No one believes anything is going to be done about it."

The council operates a priority system for dealing with lorry issues which takes into account lorry traffic compared to local traffic, any speeding or accidents caused by lorries and the extent of development next to the road, particularly schools or health centres.

Mr John Cottee, chairman of the council’s community and place committee, said: "We look forward to receiving the petition at the county council related to Boundary Road in Newark, which councillors will consider, debate and give a response to."

Newark West county councillor Mr Keith Girling will present the petition in the full council meeting today.

He said: "I will put a strong case forward for it before it goes to the committee stage."