| September 2006 - Cook's Shipyard
Construction Traffic
Report of a meeting about Cook's Shipyard construction traffic by Pat Marsden, Chair, Queens Road Residents Association. On 21st September, a meeting was hosted by Taylor Woodrow to discuss the problem of construction traffic not adhering to the correct route to access the Cook's Shipyard construction site. Sixteen people were there in total including two representatives from the Queens Road Residents Association (Pat Marsden and Chas Morris), Steve Ford (Ward Councillor), Sally Glozier-Green and Penny Kraft from the Town Council, Paul Bradford from Essex County Highways, a senior representative from Taylor Woodrow, Neil Gleeson, the site manager and a number of Taylor Woodrow suppliers. A diary of traffic accessing the site via Queens Road and a representative sample of photographs of heavy lorries and plant machinery and damage to property and vehicles on the road had been supplied by QRRA. Two hours were spent, first discussing matters at the site office and then we walked as a group up Anglesea Road and spent a lot of time standing at the top of Queens Road discussing signage and what had been causing people to take the wrong route. We then walked down Queens Road, pausing at the junction with Valley Road, and then to the Pump House and the very narrow part of the road where property and many cars had been damaged. The first instance of not sticking to the designated route would mean a fine, the second would mean that the load would not be paid for, and the third would mean the supplier would be sacked. Neil Gleeson was asked if he would send round a note about the outcome of the meeting to residents of Queens Road and he agreed to do this. Pat Marsden
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