Support Our Campaign - Pednormead Culvert Works Mitigation

Pednormead Culvert Flooding Mitigation Works - 27th June to 16th September 2022  The junction of Missenden Road, Church Street, Pednormead End and Wey Lane will unfortunately be closed as works on the culvert are being undertaken by Buckinghamshire Council, between 27th June to 16th September 2022.   

Following conversations with residents on the Chessbury Estate, who will be directly impacted by the works, we (Cllr Wilford Augustus, Cllr Gareth Williams, Cllr Joseph Baum, and Cllr Emily Culverhouse) who represent St Mary's Ward, will be making representations  to the Cabinet Member for Transport at Buckinghamshire Council, to help provide mitigating support to residents during the above stated works.  

We would like to ask the council to provide the following mitigating support, as follows: 

1. Temporary parking permits at Water Meadow Car Park during works 
2. Accessible footpath for the elderly and disabled during works 
3. Temporary transport for the elderly on market days during works 
4. Ensure bin collections are carried out on time during works 

1) Residents at Chessbury Estates, contacted us as their councillors, to request my support to help them acquire temporary parking permission at Water Meadow Car Park, as several of them had applied and received permits when Buckinghamshire Council previously attempted to undertake the works. Without temporary parking permits at Water Meadow Car Park, an extra 45 minute drive will be added to their journey time to and from their homes multiple times a day, adding extra fuel costs during a cost of living crisis, and a negative impact on the environment.   

2) Furthermore, residents would like to ensure an accessible footpath remains open for residents with varying degrees of mobility, as elderly and disabled residents will be cut off from town centre without any form of transport.   

3) It was pointed out that elderly residents who do not drive, and who have no other form of recreation other than market days when they shop and go out to the cafes, would benefit from transportation support on market days, and it would help if a mini van could be provided on those days. Furthermore, some elderly residents who rely on daily food deliveries did not get these delivered on time the last time the council undertook these works.   

4) Lastly, residents also asked for Buckinghamshire Council to kindly ensure bin collections are carried out on time, as they were negatively impacted during the previous attempts to repair the culvert, and to ensure the emergency services are fully informed about the road closure as well, as there were instances during the past works that emergency services were impacted by the diversions.   Residents would like to thank Buckinghamshire Council in advance for taking into consideration their concerns and for helping to  provide mitigating support during these very necessary works.

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