THORNWELL councillor Armand Watts has welcomed Monmouthshire Council's decision to introduce traffic calming measures on Chepstow's Burnt Barn Road.

Residents whose homes back on to one of the longest residential roads in the town have long complained of the road safety issues they claim they face on a daily basis from speeding traffic.

Residents say the road is regularly used as a shortcut by drivers travelling between Rowan Drive and Chepstow Rugby Club and other smaller residential streets and residents describe the road as a hazardous nightmare.

Many who try to access the road from their driveways have said it is a constant gamble with an increasing number of speeding vehicles using the road.

Concerns were also raised about the lack of signage indicating a children's play area.

A petition was created attracting over 100 signatures and Cllr Watts took up their plight with the local authority. Cllr Watts met the county council's head of traffic and highways Paul Keeble on Monday at Burnt Barn Lane to carry out an assessment.

Mr Keeble is now proposing the following measures for consultation.

The relocation of speed humps on Thornwell Road as well as traffic calming measures to be introduced on Burnt Barn Rd.

Improvements will also be made to the signs on the bend of Burnt Barn Road before the play area.

He also noted that overgrown trees covering signs on a property at the end of Maple Avenue and covering the road signs adjacent to Burnt Barn Rd would be addressed as well as the removal of caravans along the public highway.

Cllr Watts said: "I am very pleased that Mr Keeble has taken steps to address the residents' concerns and am glad there is now a light at the end of the tunnel for them."