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The following has been received from Surrey County Council:

Park Street

Works in Park Street are substantially complete. Laing O'Rourke have been tackling the snagging items and defects that require attention. Items necessary to provide satisfactory operation of the rising bollard are currently being addressed. It is expected that the bollard will become operational within the next couple of weeks. Once operational a permit system will come into effect for authorised users. Buses will be permitted access until Charles Street opens in the Autumn.

I am aware that there has been one incident of a bus colliding with one of the granite benches in Park Street while I was on leave. I am also aware of reports of near misses. Public safety is of prime importance and both Surrey County Council and Stagecoach buses take the occurrences very seriously.

It has been decided that buses will remain in Park Street until Charles Street opens. A report setting out the main considerations is attached to this email.

Pembroke Broadway

There has been a number of trips and falls by pedestrians on the temporary footway surface of Pembroke Broadway. This temporary surface has remained, awaiting the arrival of the new bus shelters. It has been decided that the areas of footway will be permanently surfaced in an effort to prevent further injuries. I expect that these works will be carried out within the next two weeks.

An instruction to order the new shelters has now been given and it is anticipated that these will arrive on site within the next 6-8 weeks.

The presence of buses standing in the carriageway to the east of the The Mall car park has caused problems for drivers exiting the car park. The bus operators have agreed to 'stand' further west of the exit maximising the level of visibility available. temporary traffic management measures will be placed on teh carriageway to help reinforce this. In the longer term, this problem will disappear as buses will 'stand' to the west of the car park exit.

Southwell Park Road

The works to the northern footway on Southwell Park Road have not progressed as quickly as envisaged. The works to the footway east of the toucan crossing are partly complete allowing the full use of the northern footway. Works will shortly commence to complete the widening of the western section of footway between the crossing and Charles Street.

Charles Street

Charles Street will be complete for the opening of the scheme but it is currently required for the accommodation of site plant and materials. As the scheme nears the later stages, works to complete the road will commence.

Lower Charles Street

The section of carriageway between London Road and the new roundabout has now been surfaced.The new traffic lights will be switched on Monday 1st September.

Works to construct the roundabout including the re-configuration of the service yard access is underway.

Southern Road

It has been agreed that temporary barriers will be situated in Southern Road to address the concerns raised by residents and Surrey Police over vehicle speeds in the shared surface. SCC has agreed to scope of these barriers and I hope to see these placed shortly. If successful, the barriers will be replaced with permanent features.

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The Surrey County Council website has information on all road works in Surrey - including Atrium related works in Camberley. The following link should take you directly to the roadworks page: www.surreycc.gov.uk/roadworks