Langstone Strategic Project
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| February 2007 |
Project complete including the
new "Welcome" signs on Langstone Road which were implemeted as
part of the signage project. |
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| New crossing for pedestrians
and cyclists north of Langstone High Street junction. |
Holm oak trees planted along
Langstone Road. |
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| North Hayling car park
improved with new entrance, surfacing and street
furniture. |
New street lights north and
south of Hayling Bridge to match the attractive lights on the
bridge. |
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Before and after photos of Langstone Bridge lights
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The Langstone Corridor was identified for a major enhancement.
The history of the project can be followed below.
Proposed Start Dates For Project
Elements:
Late January: Improvements to small car park
off old A3023
March: Replacement of street lights on north
and south approaches to Hayling Bridge with Sepal lights to match
existing bridge lights.
April: Crossing Point on Langstone Road -
Enlargement of central pedestrian refuge and narrowing of
carriageway north of junction with Langstone High Street.
April: Street tree planting - Holm Oaks and
Monterey Pines
The project began with a workshop in April from which the
following brief was devised.
AIMS FROM WORKSHOP THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE
LANGSTONE STRATEGIC PROJECT:
- Create a sense of place in Langstone.
- Link the two halves of Langstone Village - the two Conservation
Areas to the west and east of Langstone Road.
- Remove highways signage clutter.
- Improve street lighting: extend blue lights to ends of bridge
approaches and renew lighting from 'The Ship' to the A27 roundabout
in one complementary style (not blue).
- More tree planting - Holm Oaks and Monterey Pines to augment
the existing character - in groups not sentinels.
- Incorporate more bulb planting.
- Improve parking to the north end of the Hayling Billy Line on
Hayling Island with better access for cars and pedestrians off the
main road.
- Slow down traffic but not with speed humps, warning lights
etc.
- Consider walkers as well as car drivers in the design.
AIMS FROM WORKSHOP THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY
MET:
- Provide a safe crossing in the centre of the village
where residents and visitors can cross the main road
safely.
Hampshire County Council safety
regulations will not allow a pedestrian crossing in the centre of
the village near the Langstone High Street junction. However,
Havant Borough Council are funding a crossing north of the Mill
Lane junction and it would be possible to use Liveability funding
for a second crossing just south of 'Ship'.
- Provide a surfaced 'rural' footpath for pedestrians
along the south side of Northney Road.
It is not possible to provide a
footpath on the south side of the road because of the drainage
ditch in this location. There is an existing informal footpath
route along the top of the sea defence bund on the north side of
the road, but it is not feasible to surface this because of regular
inundation by high tides.
- Provide 'Welcome to Langstone' signs.
Entrance signs will be considered as part of the Signage
Strategic Liveability Project that will consider new signage across
the borough.
The following pages describe the
progress of the gateway sculpture, south of the Hayling
Bridge
Final elements of the project defined through the first
consultation process
How the Liveabilty funds will be spent on this project
Includes photographs of the first proposed designs
Includes photo montages of the proposed sculpture at locations
south of Hayling Bridge