pavement width

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Two men walking abreast!

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[Goaty]

The modern scourge on the road is no longer skittish horses with no road sense center of their own universe females, it's performance nuisance cyclists. They disregard the noise of a trail of traffic which they are causing to pollute the environment behind them. They also disregard courtesy or practise of the Highway Code. Travel in dangerous packs 2 or more abreast even down country lanes and don't narrow up for oncoming traffic.

 

 

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[karl1991]

Cut back a hedge on a building site the other week for a footpath 1.2m wide.

 

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[Chris at eden]

hi all

 

Just wondering if any knows what the legal minimum for new construction of pedestrian pavements/footpath (public).

 

I understand that people say the min width is for mobility scooters but Im trying to find where its actually states it.

 

any help would be great

 

thanks

tree

 

Hi Tree

 

It is for mobility you are correct but there are different measurements for different circumstances. The act is DDA or Disabilities Discrimination Act 1995.

 

See the following link. Its a compliance programme that the Highways Agency produced a while ago. I've never read the whole thing but there is a section on pavement widths.

 

http://assets.highways.gov.uk/specialist-information/guidance-and-best-practice-dda-compliance/Highways_Agency_DDA_Compliance_Programme_-_Design_Compliance_Assessment_Guide_DDA_Training_Spring_2010.pdf

 

Cheers

[oslac]

hi all

 

Just wondering if any knows what the legal minimum for new construction of pedestrian pavements/footpath (public).

 

I understand that people say the min width is for mobility scooters but Im trying to find where its actually states it.

 

any help would be great

 

thanks

tree

 

Have a look at the local Design Guide; 2 examples below.

 

They set out pavement widths in relation to road type for new developments.

 

 

https://www.essex.gov.uk/Environment%20Planning/Planning/Transport-planning/Infomation-for-developers/Documents/19715_essexdesignguide.pdf

 

 

http://www.devon.gov.uk/highwaysdesignguidepart1.pdf

 

You will need to search for the info but its there.

[tree79]

great

thanks for your help

[Ilnumero]

In my village in Scotland, the council installed a 1.2m wide pavement in front of our cottage but the neighbour's wall jutted out onto the old roadside, so the pavement at that spot was narrowed down to 900mm in order to keep the line straight according to the road.

 

I was told that 1.0m is the regulation minimum width, but the fact that the council couldn't pave across someone's land allowed for a narrow path for about 200 feet.

[tree79]

In my village in Scotland, the council installed a 1.2m wide pavement in front of our cottage but the neighbour's wall jutted out onto the old roadside, so the pavement at that spot was narrowed down to 900mm in order to keep the line straight according to the road.

 

I was told that 1.0m is the regulation minimum width, but the fact that the council couldn't pave across someone's land allowed for a narrow path for about 200 feet.

 

that's useful to know, thank you

[fagus]

Often quoted in a Local Authority design and construction info, probably from the latest Highways Act.

Footway Dimensions 2.00m Standard Width 3.00m including Cycle Lane .