Following a public meeting held in September 2021 by the Police and Crime Commissioner, to discuss speeding and anti-social behaviour (ASB) issues on the A34 in Wilmslow and Alderley Edge, John Dwyer has provided an update on some actions that have recently been taken by Cheshire Police.
Mr Dwyer said "As promised, Inspector Steve Griffiths has been in communication with Kensington and Chelsea Council to discuss the outcome of their trial of acoustic cameras. This trial was successful and the Council there is looking to install more cameras. Their scheme works through a partnership between the police and the Council whereby drivers whose vehicles are identified as breaching a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) – led by the Council – are fined after being picked up by the acoustic cameras.
"A Kensington and Chelsea Council officer involved in leading their scheme has offered to visit the affected area of the A34 and provide his expert opinion on whether the above solution could also work here. Inspector Griffiths has also contacted Cheshire East Council's highways team to advise them of the potential solution and to open up that line of communication."
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire added "Further to the above, trees have been planted on the A34 which should have the desired effect of dampening road noise. The Constabulary has also purchased more noise monitoring equipment and stepped up enforcement along affected areas of the A34.
"I trust this reassures you about the action being taken on the issues that residents have raised."
As many residents will be aware there was another illegal car meet, involving approximately 70 vehicles, on the A34 on Saturday, 22nd January. Police attended the incident by the Ford roundabout at 8:43pm and I am currently waiting for information from them regarding the action taken and whether there were any arrests.
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I am in my study at the front of my house about 100 yards away and can hear the exhausts through double glazing, through a wooded area of mature [100 year old] trees, then the railway line, then some more trees and several brick houses before finally arriving at the A34 which is still in a cutting and so partially below ground level. So how on earth can planting a few trees along the A34 make anything but 'sod all' difference in noise levels for the poor folk who live very close to the A34 and are so badly affected by this dreadful situation?
Isn't it about time that the various other councillors started to get stuck into this problem? We don't hear a peep from all but a few. Where are the comments from Lata Anderson, recently elected councillor for Dean Row & the Wilmslow Town Councillor for Wilmslow East both - areas most affected by the proximity to the A34? Or Chetan Katre of Wilmslow Town Council who lives next to the A538 spur off the A34.
Decibel cameras must be the way to go when put to good use. This will mean having them moved around the area to cover different roads so as to catch the culprits unaware and so make the problem go away. As Fiona Doorbar says it isn’t just the A34 but also Alderley Edge main street plus various roads around the local area including Wilmslow and probably parts of Macclesfield, Congleton…..
Now get this:
There’s one thing we all need to understand. These boy racers and their noise buckets who wish to race along ALL and ANY of our local roads just do not mix well with mum, dad and their young children out on a pleasant Sunday afternoon or evening for a leisurely family outing by bike and get mown down by one of these morons who just sees our narrow winding country lanes as nothing more than a race track along which to take every bend as fast as possible. Sooner or later there will be a terrible accident and only then will we all be only too aware of all those who represent us in various ways to prevent such a happening but have actually done nothing to try and stop such an occurrence.
Well Done ..... your regular comments are always inspiring to the majority of us living in Alderley Edge ..... (but not possibly the councillors and other officials who are elected to work FOR us)
They are planting trees, FFS, to reduce the noise !
Have you ever heard anything so ridiculous ?