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Milton Road/ Eagle Avenue Shops Strategic Project
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October 2007
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New double lamp columns and artwork banners, designed by Bruce
Williams were installed as the last major part of the works.
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March 2007
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Majority of works complete including anti-skid surfacing, tree
planting, new street furniture and paving.
The vehicle crossings on the opposite side of the road have been
re-formatted and reinstated with new edgings and tree planting to
improve traffic situation and provide a more pleasant street
scene.
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| January
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Following the Christmas break, Phase 2 work will recommence on
8th January with the building of the mini-roundabout at Eagle
Avenue, followed by road surfacing and reconfiguring the paths and
driveways opposite the shops. This should be complete by the middle
of February, weather permitting.
The last element will be new decorative light column (similar
to those used in Waterlooville) and tree planting later in the
spring.
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December 2006
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Major paving works and eschalon parking bays complete.
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Background
Work started as planned on 30th October 2006. Balfour Beaty
have made good progress starting from the north of the shopping
parade, and working their way south have reached the junction with
Eagle Avenue. This section has involved building new
parking bays and repaving the area in front of the shops.
Up to date plan of Milton Road
History of Milton Road/Eagle Avenue Shops Strategic
Project
| October 2006 |
Work will commenced on the scheme on Monday 30 October and are
programmed for approximately 12 weeks. Neighbouring residents will
receive details of the construction programme shortly by letter.
Contractors are Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Services Ltd. An up
to date plan showing the scheme will be displayed in Cost
Cutter's window and on this web page below.
If you have any questions about this
scheme, including how the improvements will affect you, or
encounter any practical problems during construction, do not
hesitate to contact Havant Borough Council on 02392 446010.
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| October 2006 |
Funding issues resolved. Scheme progressing thanks in part to
a £9.000 contribution from the Waterlooville North Community Board
and £25,000 contribution from Hampshire County Council
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| June 2006 |
The scheme is progressing and is now programmed to begin
towards the end of Summer. The delay caused by some funding issues
has now been resolved using funds from other Liveability projects
which have come in under budget. |
Consultants, Terra Firma have produced sketch designs
for improvements to parking and shop fronts.
At present two shops are boarded up which creates a bad image.
The traffic is too fast along Milton Road and is unsafe for
reversing cars and the car park could do
with upgrading.
The street is bleak, impersonal and needs softening and
colour. Teenagers sometimes gather on the stairwells which can be
threatening to residents and shoppers alike, and the bus shelter on
Eagle Avenue suffers from vandalism.
Existing Plan:
Existing Photos:
Proposed Sketches:
From the information gathered here Terra Firma have
produced a Masterplan that aims to address some of these
issues in the following way:
Traffic Calming
- Mini Roundabout
- Pedestrian refuges in middle of road
- Road narrowing at corners and on approach to shops
- Rumble strips/ sinusoidal paving
Security Improvements
- CCTV cameras for shops fronts and car park out back
- Lighting bollards to add low level lighting out front in
evenings
- Prickly hedge along north property wall
- Infill stairwells underneath to prevent fly tipping
- Private/secure doors/gates for base or top of stairwells
(residents only)
- Close off alley at north end - residents use only
Parking and Access Improvements
- Redo parking at front of shops - realign and
resurface
- Remove parking from opposite side of street (kerb built
accordingly)
- Move bus stop further north along Milton road for access to
residence
- Height barrier with "Car Park" sign attached to front of
alley
- New finger signpost opposite for Car park
- Resurface car park out back and mark out bays
- Provide 2 no. disabled parking bays with dropped kerbs
- Reinstate bus stop sign on Milton Road where none present
- Provide gate to back entrance to car park (deliveries
only)
Visual/ Amenity Improvements
- Pavement Improvements along front of street
- Decorative banners/ steelwork on posts along street front
- Street trees along shop fronts
- Street trees and grass verges on opposite side of Milton
Road
- Trees and hedge along boundary of car park out back
- Street trees along Eagle Avenue
- New Litter Bins and bike racks along shop fronts
- Relocate recyling bins to Eagle Avenue with low brick wall/
railing sides
- Low brick wall and railings to create fromal boundary to car
park
- New community notice board outside shops
- Repaint overhang and flats above shop in uniform colour
- Make new use of underused PCC car park eg. housing
The Masterplan:
Cost Options
A
- Mini Roundabout
- Pedestrian crossings £51,000
B
- Road resurfacing
- Two rumble strips
- Move bus stop back
- New bus stop sign post
- Resurface road way in between rumble strips £15,000
C
- Redo parking and paving along shop fronts
- Resurfaced and realigned parking bays, marked out with kerbs
rebuilt
- 2 disabled parking bays with dropped kerbs
- new street furniture within edge treatment area - 19 no
lighting bollards 4 no bins 12 no street trees I no community
notice board 7 no decorative banners £90,000
D
- Redo paving in front of shops (between edge strip and shops,
mid range concrete paving) Total £40,000
E
- Remove car parking from opposite side of street-redo kerbs
- Grass verges and street trees Total £15,000
F
- Height barrier with car park sign above
- Car park sign on opposite side of steps Total £8000
G
- New stair enclosure at south end of shops
- Infill base of stair wells
- Secure gates at top of all stair wells
- Close off alley at north end of shops
- Repair overhang to shops and flats above Total £56,000
H
- New car park surfaces out back with marked bays
- Gate at south wall entrance (deliveries only)
- Low brick wall and piers with railings-boundary treatment
- Trees and hedge for car park boundary Total £88,000
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- Recycling bins, provide new brick wall boundary Total
£6000
J
- Tree planting along Eagle Avenue
- Raised brick planter at south end of shops
- Prickly hedges at north end of shops Total £16,000
K
- CCTV cameras 1 out back, post mounted and 2 back on building
Total £12,000
Grand Total £397,000
note: some of these elements have been proposed on private
land and cannot be delivered through Liveablity funds.
An exhibition of the designs and cost options resulting
from this workshop was shown in the window of the
Costcutter. Members of the Design Team and HBC officers were
present to answer questions about the scheme. The community
prioritised the elements of the design using a short questionnaire.
These elements will be delivered using Liveabililty money. The
final design will be displayed on site prior to construction
starting later in the year.