Road safety measures proposed for Ringwood

Roads in Ringwood could be made safer as the town council look into introducing a Speed Watch scheme in the Christchurch Road and Kingston areas.

A resident voiced concerns about speeding at a recent meeting of Ringwood Town Council’s planning, town and environment committee, Cllr Rae Frederick said she had been approached by another Kingston resident and was in liaison with Ringwood Police about the use of a speed gun in Christchurch Road and this location. She said there are Speed Watch teams in Poulner and Hightown, but there had been no volunteers to run the scheme in this area. It was thought there may now be willing volunteers, and she would help set this up.

Members questioned whether Hampshire Highways might reconsider the 50mph speed limit in view of the large development proposed at Moortown and the likelihood that the number of vehicular movements will increase, but this was thought unlikely at this stage.

It was resolved at the meeting that Cllr Frederick would liaise with residents and Ringwood Police to consider forming a Speed Watch scheme in Christchurch Road and Kingston.