THE long-awaited decision on whether the proposed Wey Hill improvements will get the green light will be made today (Friday).

Among the works included in the £100,000 scheme to provide better safety measures for pedestrians and motorists are plans to make St Christopher's Road junction more visible, work on the pelican crossing at the bottom of Wey Hill, an enhanced public footway, tree-planting and pinch points to stop parking on double yellow lines.

Plans also include moving the bus stop presently near the Tesco traffic lights to a less congested area outside Haslemere Methodist Church.

Principal engineer for Waverley Borough Council Tracey Webb told The Herald on Wednesday: "I am very hopeful the scheme will be approved. We have already done a lot of work at Wey Hill and we would very much like to resolve the problems for the everybody who uses the road."

Miss Webb explained that so far work had included a traffic survey, a study of the ownership of Wey Hill and roads adjoining it, and research into whether accidents had happened as a result of random occurrences or because of specific conditions in the area.

She added that a presentation will be made to Haslemere Chamber of Trade and Commerce about the proposals for safety improvements and traffic management in May, subject to approval from the committee.

"It is important that we get this right and we will be listening to the views of local business owners and taking them into account where possible," said Miss Webb.

The road improvement scheme for Wey Hill will be discussed at the first meeting of a new committee responsible for providing services to Waverley residents.

Waverley's local committee, which is made up of councillors from Waverley Borough Council and Surrey County Council, will make decisions about services across the borough as well as supplying their budgets and monitoring their quality.

Members will elect a chairman and vice-chairman at the meeting as well as discussing the possibility of investigating a controlled parking zone for the town, and safety improvements along the length of the A283.

Proposals for the introduction of controlled parking in Haslemere have been said by Waverley engineers to encompass the whole of the town so that parking problems will not be shifted between areas.

Miss Webb also said that the improvements to the A283 would stretch along the length of the road, so again the problem would be resolved rather than moved elsewhere.