Following yesterday’s Zoom meeting with representatives of Charlton, Cropthorne and Fladbury Parish Councils and concerned residents together with representatives of Network Rail, the following statement was issued via email:
Hi All
Following discussions with the site team this morning and with the help of Network Rail’s Construction Manager for the scheme, the following has been put in place:
- 5mph signage has been erected including a notice that all HGV’s must use Whitehouse Farm where we now have a watchman / gateman in place. The stone lorry which used Sidings Lane this morning appears to have slipped through the net.
- R&W Rail have reiterated with their stone supplier the route to be taken to site this morning.
- A water bowser will be on site from tomorrow, to supress any dust caused by our vehicles.
Yesterday, it was noticed that on Sidings Lane a tractor travelled down this road causing a plume of dust.
It would be appreciated that where there are any instances of the site speed limit not respected then the vehicle registration would be useful to confirm they are involved with the works and discussion will be had with them reminding them of the site rules.
I sincerely hope that this will be the end of the issues you and the residents have been experiencing.
Best wishes
Matthew Thompson, Communications Manager, Network Rail
Please also note the new email address to which any complaints regarding vehicles and contractors working on the Fladbury site should be addressed as detailed in an earlier post on this website. Emails should be headed “Fladbury Project” in order to ensure that they reach the correct person in Network Rail.
Any concerns about driving issues on public roads should also be reported to the local Police by dialling 101. In this case, you will definitely need to include registration details of the vehicle involved and the date & time of the incident. Obviously video footage from a dashcam etc. would be very useful.