Officers at the London Borough of Sutton have let us know of a number of carriageway / network issues that will affect Carshalton, Wallington and Hackbridge.
Before we clebrate the fact that for once, Beddington Lane is NOT mentioned, we all have school runs, work commitments and other local trips so worth making a note to see if any will affect you.
- To repair the collapsing wall outside Honeywood in Pound Street (opposite the Greyhound), the northern footway will be closed, and there will be two way temporary traffic lights.The works are expected to take about eight weeks, starting on Monday 18th February. To help mitigate delays on the A232, traffic is being “invited” to use Ruskin Road as an alternative route.
- Currently, emergency water repairs are being carried out in Acre Lane using two way temporary traffic signals. These works will be finished before Monday.
- Also on Monday the 18th in Hackbridge Road, trial excavations start to establish the exact location and dimensions of the thirty six inch medium pressure gas main near the roundabout with London Road. These works are planned to take four days.This has to be done prior to fabricating a “saddle connector”, to connect the Felnex development to that gas main. Once the connector has been made, the contractors will need to return to carry out the physical gas connection. Currently this is planned for the Easter school holidays. Traffic control will be four way temporary lights on the roundabout, which will undoubtedly cause traffic delays.
- In order to refurbish a bridge which has become structurally unsound, The London Borough of Merton are going to close a section of Bishopsford Road. This work is planned to start in March and last about ten weeks. I would expect there to be some knock on effect on Sutton’s network.
- In Woodcote Road there was a serious gas leak, (gas had entered a block of flats). To enable this to be repaired, Blenhiem Road and Brambledown Road have both been closed at their junctions with Woodcote Road, and two way temporary traffic signals installed. It is hoped that this repair will be completed before the end of next week.
- Also there is another set of two way signals in Woodcote Road, where the junction with Farm Lane is closed for the installation of a new trunk water main.