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A raft of new traffic calming measurers is planned for Ferryside with no humps. A public exhibition at the village’s community hall attracted 51 visitors to view the proposals which included: • Electronic driver feedback signs unit on Carmarthen Road (both east and west bound) • Traffic warning sign (double bend) on Port Way. • 20mph speed limit terminal signs (both sides of carriageway) on Carmarthen Road, Water Street, Port Way, and Brigstock Terrace • 20mph speed limit imposed on Carmarthen Road, Water Street, Eva Terrace, Port Way, and Brigstock Terrace • New bus shelter and raised kerbs adjoining the public car park and adjoining the level crossing. There are no plans to construct traffic humps in Ferryside. More than 370 letters were delivered by hand to all properties in the village before the exhibition event in early March. Several suggestions were made by consultees and these are now being assessed as to whether they can be incorporated into the overall scheme. Traffic s...

Trimsaran residents are calling for traffic calming measures throughout the village. Sixty-three attended an exhibition at the leisure centre to publicise traffic calming throughout the village including a variable speed limit in the vicinity of the school. The meeting was called by local member and Leader of Carmarthenshire Council Cllr Meryl Gravell who said it was clearly an issue people were concerned enough about to get a scheme in place fairly quickly. It means that at school times the speed limit will be 20mph about village school reverting at other times to 30mph. Cllr Gravell said many who attended the meeting requested a safer pedestrian crossing feature to be created just east of the mini roundabout. “Others wanted to see the existing mini roundabout feature to be made safer. There were concerns that some drivers were speeding at this location. They were also short cutting and not circumnavigating the roundabout whilst others were not yielding to the right. “We have marked u...