Controversial road closures scrapped in Wandsworth after traffic problems. The council says this has been worsened by additional changes that TfL is making to red-route roads in the borough, including the A24 Balham High Road to Tooting High Street. This has included moving bus stops, installing cycle lane segregation, banning turns at a number of junctions and removing parking. You can unsubscribe at any time. Website hosting donated by Computersols.com - Computer Repair & Support, Copyright © 2020 OneWandsworth - All Rights Reserved, Blue light vehicles getting stuck on roads and cannot pass the fixed barriers, Cycle lane dividers (wands) prevent vehicles from moving to allow emergency responders to pass, Concerns that police will be blocked from chasing fleeing criminals, Pollution increased on main roads due to congested traffic, Stop/start traffic increasing emissions which travels to all areas, High street residents reporting adverse health effects from increased pollution, Cannot load/offload deliveries and supplies resulting in some suppliers refusing to drive to the area, Shops reporting major reduction in footfall, Tradespeople delayed to client sites thus losing income, Taxi drivers refusing to come to LTN areas, Mobile care workers and delivery drivers unable to fulfill their rotas, Occupations that require travel are impacted and threatened, Not everyone is able to ride a bike - it takes freedom of movement away, Disabled and less mobile residents prevented from easy access to the shops, Not everyone has the time capacity to cycle or walk, Discriminates against those that live on polluted high roads, Shielding patients delayed reaching medical treatment, Many people reporting increasing mental health issues such as anxiety, Meals on wheels volunteers unable to reach the vulnerable, People providing care to elderly family members affected and red button response now not guaranteeing timely action. Joint replacement, steel corrosion treatment, re-painting. Station Road (All Directions)at the junction of Longlands Road will have various road closures in place for the duration of the works. Police found the 40-year-old with stab injuries after being called at about 14:45 BST to reports of a fight in Latchmere Road, Wandsworth. If you have a story or information for us from this part of London, please email sian.bayley@reachplc.com. "Now instead of listening and reviewing they've caved because they don’t want the fuss. Roadworks. Phase One of the scheme introduced control points to the east of Wandsworth Bridge Road and traffic data shows has removed 170,000 vehicles a week from the area. WandsworthSW18.com is a digital local newspaper for the Wandsworth area of South West London. So that's still a massive concern to us. "The council has rightly listened to all of the residents, but we do have more to do. The controversial low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) trials in Wandsworth have been scrapped following a review by the council. The below roads are also closed at their junctions with Trinity Road from 05/02/2021 to 15/02/2021 for these works, NIGHT WORKS. WANDSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES MONTSERRAT ROAD, PUTNEY 1. Drivers and pedestrians are being diverted by Police and the Incident Response Unit. TfL said that as the capital emerges from lockdown it will need to help people walk and cycle more often, thereby reducing demand for public and private transport. 10:39, 14 SEP 2020. Fire engines, police and ambulance are all currently at the scene dealing with the incident. In fact it looks like the combination of changes in areas like Tooting, where TfL are making changes to the main high road, are unfortunately having the opposite effect. Make a comment. However, the closures don’t satisfy even the most basic parameters of an LTN as defined by the charity Living Streets. The incident occurred at around 2:20pm on Pensbury Place. The ‘Oval Triangle’ road closures are impacting heavily on surrounding residents by forcing the decanted traffic onto neighbouring streets. Traffic congestion around Wandsworth Bridge Road is due to continue at least until mid-November as Wandsworth Council continues to carry out repairs to its bridge. Wandsworth Bridge Road has been closed in both directions at the junction of Studdridge Street. A3 Robin Hood Way to Roehampton Lane – Road Closure: A3 will be closed Southbound from Robin Hood Way to Roehampton Vale for carriageway resurfacing works commencing 24/02/2021 to 04/03/2021 and then Northbound from 04/03/2021 to 12/03/2021. Severe delays likely - Road closure Works location: From Medfield Road to Roehampton Lane Works description: School Street - Term Time road closures during the morninig and afternoon start and end of the school day. Sian Bayley Local Democracy Reporter. Images of 'heavy-handed' police tactics at the peaceful vigil near where Sarah vanished have sparked widespread outrage. Read more about the closures and bus diversions here. Here are some videos and photographs of the road closures in London which are frustrating me and other people These are some of the effected areas please do add in your area and the road name if it is missing.brixton.streatham.dulwich.camberwell.thornton Heath Lewisham Stockwell Tooting Wandsworth … Consequently, the fire engine had to back-up down the whole road in reverse.” “The engine passed me again 5 minutes later en-route to the job via the main road. Works description: School Street - Term Time road closures during the morninig and afternoon start and end of the school day. Three new Low Traffic Neighbourhood pilot schemes for Tooting. They were part of a series of measures introduced as part of the COVID response to free up additional space in support of social distancing, and to promote alternative forms of travel as people gradually return to work. 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The group will be going ahead with their protest tomorrow (September 12) between 2 and 5pm along Tooting High Street to highlight the issues with TfL's changes. TfL said it will monitor the effects of these temporary changes to Cycle Superhighway 7 over the coming months. Are you a resident, a business, a visitor or a commuter fed up with Wandsworth's road closures? Phase One of the scheme introduced control points to the east of Wandsworth Bridge Road and traffic data shows has removed 170,000 vehicles a week from the area. Three men have been attacked on Penshurst Road in Tottenham near White Hart Lane train station. Notice effective from Thu 7 … That is why we have taken the difficult decision to pause and re-think about how we can achieve our objective of delivering healthier, safer streets.”, He added: “We all want to do what is right environmentally, whilst maintaining people’s ability to travel and making sure town centres and high streets function properly. A range of measures will be rolled out across the borough in the coming weeks to create more space to help people keep their distance. They will ask motorists to "toot" if they want to see the changes reversed, and will be using the hashtag #TootinginTooting. So that's good. Responsibility for works: Wandsworth Current status: Planned work about to start Works reference: PB002PN0001142020_2_TM.