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All good suggestions from the others. As well it might be worth
lobbying the Highways Agency to have the road signed stating that there
is restricted height clearance as they do for low bridges etc. Other
options is a reduction in the speed limit or road marking showing the
line that high vehicles should take to avoid the obstruction, along with
signs. Also traffic lights essentially making the road a single
carriageway width for the length of the obstructions. There are plenty
of solutions, its just a matter of finding a highway engineer to think
out of the box. Difficult, but possible.
Cheers
Moray Simpson
Arboricultural Officer (Planning)
Wrexham County Borough Council
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A group of mature trees form a 'tunnel' over a well used country 'B'
road. This group is protected by a Group TPO.
A mature beech in this group has a large limb over the highway which
gives a clearance of 4.8m at the edge of the carriageway, less than the
5.2m requested by the highways department. The limb is so significant
that the loss of it will mean the whole tree will have to be remove due
to its 'unique' (wind battered) form.
The Highways Dept. have also requested 0.6m clearance in from the edge
of the carriageway be maintained. This would result in the loss of
approximately 4 more mature trees and a significant feature in this
small part of the world.
If a high-sided vehicle collided with this limb or any of the trees,
who would be responsible? The driver for driving without due care and
attention, the Highways Dept. for not maintaining a clear carriageway,
or the tree owner for allowing the tree to pose a hazard?
I guess as Highway Regs over-rule TPO protection that there is not a
lot can be done to protect these trees, or is there?
Regards
Ben
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