Parsons Green Residents Face Traffic Chaos this Autumn


With Parsons Green Lane closed northbound and works on New King's Road

But there is also good news for local families with improvements being made to the crossing at the junction with Peterborough Road.

Residents are being advised to plan ahead to avoid congestion as Vodafone, National Grid Gas and Thames Water are all undertaking maintenance works that will require traffic management.

The series of works are scheduled to finish in January 2017.

The works have been timed to coincide with the end of National Grid's major gas pipe renewals further east on Kings Road.

The biggest project will be a new phase of works by National Grid, who will need to close Parsons Green Lane northbound to replace a gas mains pipe. National Grid has also identified two gas main on New King's Road which it intends to replace in October, using temporary traffic lights.

Parsons Green Lane will be closed northbound from October 17 to December 9 from New King’s Road to the railway bridge, then from the railway bridge to Fulham Road in January.

Residents have been sent letters by National Grid to notify them of the work. For more information, or to register a complaint, call them on 0800 096 5678.

You can also find out more about these works at National Grid's website Better Gas Pipes.

On Wandsworth Bridge Road meanwhile, Thames Water works will require two-way traffic lights and full closure at three individual sites along the road on 26 September 26, October 3 and October 10.

On October 17, resurfacing works will begin on Wandsworth Bridge Road. This work will require a full road closure for eight nights, from 9pm until 5am.

In addition, Vodafone has already begun works to the footway on New King’s Road which will last for another fortnight.

H&F Council says the works have been grouped to minimise disruption to residents and motorists, by sharing road closures.

The council has also announced that a new road layout to make crossing New King's Road safer for local families is scheduled to be ready before the end of the year.

The improvements will include a dedicated pedestrian crossing with an ‘all red’ phase, so that no vehicles are moving while people cross. There will also be a countdown timer, so pedestrians know how much time they have to cross.

Existing traffic refuges in the centre of the road will be widened and the pedestrian crossing near the junction of New King’s Road and Peterborough Road will be upgraded.

This crossing is close to four primary schools, Sulivan, Thomas' Academy, Fulham Bilingual and Holy Cross as well as Lady Margaret Secondary.

During the school summer holidays, H&F Council says it has also been working to improve the footpath on the eastern arm of Parsons Green outside Lady Margaret School.

" This administration is determined to put the safety of residents first, including pedestrians, motorists and cyclists," says Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Residents' Services.

"We regularly speak to residents about how to make our roads safer, and concerns were raised about the lack of a dedicated pedestrian crossing in this area, which is near several schools and sees a lot of foot traffic."

 

August 24, 2016