Bassetlaw area
July 2008
New office at Sherwood Energy Village, Ollerton
Plans for our move to Ollerton have finally come to fruition and staff from our Highways North area offices at Newark, Retford and Etwall House (Sutton in Ashfield) will be moving to the Sherwood Energy Village week commencing 14 July 2008.
The reasons for the move centre around our need to replace older, less efficient buildings with facilities that provide better working conditions for staff. The Sherwood Energy Village site also offers the opportunities to develop more efficient and integrated working practices and better communication within our services.
Bringing colleagues across Highways together will be a real step forward in helping us to provide the best service we can. Better IT and the proximity of people doing related work will help us provide more joined-up and efficient services for the benefit of communities across North Nottinghamshire.
The Ollerton Office is a new building which provides a modern sustainable and flexible working environment, making efficient use of the space and resources available, and our official address will be:-
Communities Dept. Highways North
“Bevercotes House”
Fountain Court
Darwin Drive
Sherwood Energy Village
Ollerton
Notts
NG22 9GS
General telephone queries should of course still be directed to the Customer Services Centre – 08449 808080.
Please note also that the County Council will actually have 4 separate buildings on the campus, holding staff from various departments. The reception for all 4 buildings lies on the opposite side of the road to the Highways office in “Welbeck House”. A security system is in operation and therefore visitors should report to Welbeck House reception, where they will be escorted to the Highways office if necessary.
Projects Currently in Progress
Main Street, Styrrup: Footway resurfacing and kerbing work will commence in early July and continue for a number of weeks.
Marjorie Street, Rhodesia: Footway resurfacing and kerbing work will commence in late June and continue during July.
White House Road, Swinnow Road, Shrewsbury Road, Bircotes: Isolated footway repairs will start in late June and continue during July.
Common Lane, Retford: Carriageway resurfacing work will start in mid July and continue into August.
Grove Lane, Retford: Footway resurfacing and kerbing work will start in late July and continue during August.
Sunfield Avenue, Worksop: Footway resurfacing and kerbing work will start in late July and continue during August.
Talbot Road, Worksop: Footway resurfacing and kerbing work will resume in late June and continue during July.
Highway Inspections
Inspections are carried out on the highway network in accordance with the National Code of Practice. Various elements of the highway are inspected at specified intervals based on the road hierarchy.
In particular, safety inspections within Bassetlaw District are carried out at the following intervals.
Monthly – all ‘A’ and ‘B’ roads together with Retford and Worksop Town Centres.
3 Monthly – most ‘C’ roads (these are generally inter-village roads) plus some of the more important unclassified roads.
Annually – all remaining ‘C’ and unclassified roads. (These are generally village or residential roads).
During July the following Annual Safety Inspections will be carried out in the following Areas:-
Retford
Kilton
Tuxford
Co-Ordination
Queen Street, Retford
While Anglian Water carry out water mains replacement Queen Street in Retford will be closed. The road will be closed from its junction with A620, Babworth Road in a southwards direction for 65 metres. The closure will begin at 06:00 hours Monday 25 August 2008 and finish by 23:59 hours Friday 5 September 2008. The alternative route is via: Queen Street – Station Road – B6044, Victoria Road – B6044, Albert Street – A638, Arlington Way – A620, Amcott Way – A620, Hospital Road and vice versa.
Myrtle Street, Retford
To allow Anglian Water to carry out a water mains installation Myrtle Street in Retford will be closed. The closure is from its junction with Westfield Road for a distance of 10m in a westerly direction. The closure will commence at 06:00 hours on Monday 18 August 2008 and finish by 23:59 hours Friday 22 August 2008. The alternative route is via: Westfield Road – Queen Street – A620, Babworth Road – Myrtle Street and vice versa.
Lime Tree Avenue, Clumber Park
In order to allow the National Trust to hold their summer concert, Lime Tree Avenue in Clumber Park will be closed. It will be closed from 16:00 hours until midnight Friday 15 August 2008 and 16:00 hours until midnight Saturday 16 August 2008. The alternative route will be via: B6034, Ollerton Road (South) – A616, Worksop Road – A614, Blyth Road and vice versa or A614, Blyth Road – A57, Worksop By-Pass – B6034, Netherton Road – B6034, Ollerton Road and vice versa.
Road Safety
School Travel Plans
School Travel Plans aim to reduce congestion, encourage walking and cycling and improve road safety in the vicinity of schools. Individual schools address the problems identified by their own school community with the support of the School Travel Plan team.
Two events to celebrate and publicise the achievements of School Travel Plans are to be held at County Hall on 8 July and at the Dukeries Centre, Ollerton on 9 July.
Road Safety Education
The area road safety quiz finals took place on 3 June, with the eventual winners for Bassetlaw being Ramsden Primary.
Cycle training continues right up to the start of the summer holidays in many schools with Year 6 children being trained to ride their bikes safely on the road, and raise their awareness of the Highway Code to encourage them to use their bikes as a means of transport as they grow up.
School Crossing Patrols
There are currently vacancies for permanent patrols in Blyth and Worksop and vacancies for relief patrols throughout the areas. If you, or anyone you know, are aged over 18 and would like to join our team of patrols carrying out a vital role in assisting the safety of schoolchildren, please contact the Road Safety Office on 01777 706040.
Public Transport
East Nottinghamshire
(Retford/Worksop Area)
Service revisions
83 Worksop – Misterton – Beckingham – Gainsborough: Monday to Friday (Veolia (Dunn-Line)): Revised timetable with effect from 23rd June.
89 Retford – Dunham – Tuxford: Monday to Saturday (Veolia (Dunn-Line)): Revised route and timetable with effect from 23rd June.
New Services
84 Worksop – Blyth – Walkeringham: Monday to Friday (Veolia (Dunn Line)): New services with effect from 23rd June.
Late Notifications
36 Retford – East Markham – Tuxford – New Ollerton: Monday to Saturday (Veolia (Dunn Line)): 0800 journey from Ollerton is re-timed to operate 10 minutes earlier with effect from 2nd June.
Worksop Town
The entire Worksop town network will be revised and improved from 23rd June. Contact Stagecoach East Midlands on 01246 211007 for further information. Leaflets will be available at the local travel office.
Publications
No new publications.
Useful links
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/partnerships-forester
The new Sherwood Forester guide can be downloaded from the above page. In order to read this document you will need Adobe Acrobat reader. You can download this free of charge using the link under the plug-ins and viewers banner on the right hand side of the page.
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/buses.usefullinks
The above page provides links to other Local Authorities and organisations that can help with your public transport enquiries and problems.
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/busesleisureandlocal
The Council supports a range of leisure and local bus services that provide increased opportunities to travel for people in Nottinghamshire. Details of some of these initiatives can be found on the above page.
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/buses-busoperators
The above page lists all the bus operators running services in Nottinghamshire, with a link to their website where available.
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/timetables
These pages show detailed bus timetables for the County and local towns. You can find out where your bus is going, which service to get and the places to see. Simply select an area on the map for a timetable listing for that area.
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/alldaytraveltickets
This link provides information on the range of money-saving tickets available to enable you to make the most of bus travel in Nottinghamshire.
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/buses-community
Nottinghamshire County Council supports a wide range of schemes and services designed to provide access to public transport for residents of Nottinghamshire.
Further information can be obtained from Traveline 0870 608 2 608 7am to 9pm daily, Textphone available 0870 2412216 or from the bus operator of the service.
The County Council’s Journey Planner is available at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/buses or www.itsnottingham.info. Further information can be obtained from www.traveline.org.uk
This briefing has been prepared for the benefit of County Council Members with wards in the Bassetlaw area.
It is also circulated to MPs, District and Borough Councils, Parish and Town Councils, the media, emergency services, bus operators and others with an interest in travel and transport issues.
Customer care
Circumstances beyond our control may require changes to the work programme. If you have any complaints about highways, traffic or the services that we provide, please do not hesitate to contact the Area Office.
Emergency contact
Outside normal office hours (9am to 5pm) an answer-phone is available for your message which will be dealt with the next day. The answer-phone message contains a telephone number for use in emergencies so providing continuous cover. Please contact your Highway Office for further information::
Communities Dept. Highways North
“Bevercotes House”
Fountain Court
Darwin Drive
Sherwood Energy Village
Ollerton
Notts
NG22 9GS
tel: 08449 80 80 80
Additional contacts
Traffic and Travel Information Site
contact Travelwise 0845 6088 608
www.nottinghamtravelwise.org.uk
For further information please call 08449 80 80 80.
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