Gateway to Kenilworth – The Pavilions

Award: £62,750

Awarded to: KTC led for Warwickshire County Council

Date of award: 12/01/2023

Kenilworth Town Council was asked to commission a feasibility study in order to enhance Warwick Road between the St Johns Gyratory and the Kenilworth boundary (Leek Wootton) for all highway users and residents while simultaneously extending the 30MPH past the entry to Wilkshire Road possibly creating a self-enforcing  30MPH speed zone.

This Study included:

• Extension of the Street Lighting along Warwick Road to Wilkshire Road.
• The creation of a Cycle Path from Wilkshire Road alongside the Warwick Road to the St Johns Gyratory. (Possibly shared with pedestrians)
• Extend the 30MPH Speed limit from its current location on Warwick Road past the entry to Wilkshire Road.
• Create a new welcoming entrance to the Town utilising the same ‘styled’ 30MPH signage and Road Markings as can be found on the boundary to Leek Wootton.

The cost of this study with Warwickshire County Council was £10,000 which was granted on 22 February 2022.

On completion of the study, it was noted that the cycle path and street lighting would be funded by the developer.

However, a further application was brought before this Council in December 2022 in connection with traffic calming measures.  A further sum of £62,750 was subsequently granted to enable traffic calming measures to be installed by Warwickshire County Council, including an extension of the speed limit of 30mph along Warwick Road.