Works to install a series of new speed bumps along Kenilworth's Warwick Road are well underway.

Plans to extend the scope of a 30mph speed limit by 230 metres and add in eight sets of speed bumps on Warwick Road were approved last year by Warwickshire County Council (WCC) despite seven objections being made. 

The decision - which had over 200 notes in support - came after Kenilworth Town Council (KTC) first initiated the idea of improving safety around the Pavilions estate.

KTC had already approved a £62,750 spend from its community infrastructure levy (CIL) pot for the 'Kenilworth Gateway' scheme, which it hopes will also help connect the new residents with the rest of the town.

This was then followed by months of consultations and designs from the county council, before the final green light was given in December 2023.

The town council says it has released the funds for the project in January.

WCC has now started work along the road.

Traffic lights have been in place along Warwick Road over the past week. The council website says the works are due to be finished on Tuesday 9 April.

When permission for the project was granted last year, local resident Chris Torbe spoke in opposition, saying he would have "no hesitation in suing" the council if they damage his wife's car.

He suggested installing a speed camera instead of speed bumps and alleged that the council "does not have a good record of installing road humps as illustrated by the costs incurred following several attempts at getting it right in Leyes Lane". 

He went on to add: "The humps themselves damage a car's suspension if frequently encountered, which (they) will be in our case.

"My wife's car has low ground clearance so please be advised that if it is damaged by the height of these humps we will have no hesitation in suing the council."