I received notification this morning from the roads network management team at county hall that traffic on the A1086 between the park gates at Blackhall and the Thorntree Gill exit at Horden will be restricted to travelling at 30mph for a limited time.
The restriction, which will come into force today for 21 days, is in response to safety concerns caused by a landslide at the north-bound bus stop opposite the bottom of the Scheme Houses steps.
I have reproduced below the letter in full for information:
Temporary Speed Restriction
Owing to a
land slip it has been necessary to temporarily prohibit
vehicular traffic along a 1.4 kilometre length of A1086 Coast Road from travelling at a
speed in excess of 30 miles per hour between the existing 30/40 signs at
Shaftesbury Crescent, Blackhall and Thorntree Gill, Horden.
The speed
restriction, which is being effected by means of Notice under Section 14(2) of
the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 is necessary by reason of likelihood of
danger to the public and to permit investigation and remedial works to be
carried out.
The emergency
restriction will be operative from Tuesday 29 January 2013 for a period of 21 days. If the works are not completed within this
period it will be necessary to continue the restriction in force by means of a
further Notice or an Order.
