Long-term solutions to a five-year HGV crisis are being sought, with a trial scheme in Eye due to be reviewed in the coming weeks. The six-month experimental traffic regulation order (TRO), which has been in place since June, has helped to reduce problems with lorries mounting pavements and hitting buildings on the town’s narrow streets – but has also led to increased HGV flow in neighbouring villages. “We had previously been dealing with one every six minutes, and now we get 10 to 12 each day, so it has made a huge big difference,” said Eye town councillor Tunie Brandon. “The TRO was put in place after an extensive study, and it was agreed the lorries through the centre of Eye needed to be controlled for safety reasons. Enforcement visits are infrequent, however, according to the town councillor, who said the order needed to cover a greater length of time.

Source: Express December 23, 2023 21:58 UTC