The manned barrier at Bridge Road/B1135 was removed on Saturday evening. The data below has been captured whilst a barrier was in operation.
As at 4pm on 12th August the SAM2 on Wymondham has provided the following information:
Summary for period 20 July to 15 August
Week commencing 20th July traffic volumes:
Week commencing 27 July traffic volumes (to Sunday 5pm)
Week commencing 3 August traffic volumes (to 5pm on 8th August)
Week commencing 10 August – data taken at 8pm on 15 August
From 9 August the barrier into Bridge Road from B1135 was removed. NCC Highways view is that after three weeks drivers will have been conditioned to avoid the route through Wreningham. Whilst during last week the trend has been about 250 per day, Wednesday 11 August shows an increase of some 50 vehicles. The AADT (Annual Average Daily Total) was 124 pre-road closures (see below), it is now 291, over double.
There is a 7.5 tonne axle weight limit on Bridge Road and part of Wymondham Road (to just past the Turkey factory). So large vehicles going through Wreningham on Wymondham Road will either have broken the limit or be about to break it. The advice we have been given is to inform them (Ben.hanlon@norfolk.gov.uk) and the police – with evidence if it is safe to collect it.
The final graph shows the number of vehicles for a set of speed bands. The speed limit is 30mph – not so for some! The police are making random visits to the village and have caught 1 vehicle speeding.
Baseline for Wymondham Rd
The SAM2 provided us with baseline data prior to the B1135 closure. It was positioned on Wymondham Road at 3pm on 9th July and directed to record traffic moving East from the bridge.
The summary for period 9th July to 19th July shows an AADT value of 124.
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