A notorious stretch of road in Yeovil won't have any traffic calming measures put in place until a priority system has been established by the county council - and even then there are no guarantees.

Eastland Road acts as a feeder road to Reckleford (a busy dual carriageway) and has, in a county council report, been deemed as "clearly unsuitable" for the traffic that uses it.

The report also points out that pupils at Reckleford Infants School are brought into close proximity of high traffic volumes, often travelling at high speeds.

People living in the area have long campaigned for some sort of traffic calming to be introduced, and have won the support of Yeovil Town Council.

The county council is aware of the situation and has presented traffic calming measures deemed suitable for the area.

These include what is known as a 20mph "gateway" with signs, red surface patch and carriageway roundel at each end of the stretch. Flat-top road humps are also part of the package to reduce speed outside the school.

But no action can be taken until an exercise to establish a priority system has been completed.

David Monk of WS Atkins, the county's highway agent, said in the report: "It is estimated that implementation of the scheme as currently designed would cost around £20,000 - including consultation, design, statutory processes and construction.

"Costs would be dependent on the degree of acceptability of the current proposal and could be expected to increase if the scheme were to be significantly amended. Somerset County Council is currently determining methods of evaluation and prioritisation of schemes such as this.

"It is anticipated that these processes will be in place shortly. The county council cannot actively support this scheme until these processes have been carried out. Yeovil Town Council has expressed strong support for the scheme and is anxious to see a start to the consultation process.

The matter was on the agenda of a recent meeting of the district council's Area South Committee. Members decided not to debate at length, but gave the proposed scheme their support.