As part of the proposed parking restrictions to be considered at the Local Committee on Monday 1st March, highways officers have recommended double yellow lines around the key junctions onto the A23 in Merstham.
Current irresponsible parking has lead to a regular number of accidents where drivers pulling out of side roads such as Station Road North have been unable to view on-coming traffic due sight lines being blocked by parked cars.
The new parking controls are proposed to be applied to the follow areas.
On both sides of London Road North from a point 20 metres north of the prolongation of the northern kerb line of Gatton Bottom to a point 20 metres south of the prolongation of the southern kerb line of Rockshaw Road.- On both sides of Gatton Bottom for 30 metres from its junction with London Road North
On both sides of Rockshaw Road for 20 metres from its junction with London Road North - On both sides of London Road North from the south side of the central reservation (island) in a direction south, joining with the existing restrictions in Station Road North on the east side and to its junction with Old Mill Lane on the west side.
- On both sides of the High Street from its junction with Old Mill Lane and Station Road North to the front of 31 High Street on the west side and to the prolongation of the boundary between 32 and 34 High Street on the east side.
- On both sides of Station Road North from the junction with London Road North to the existing restrictions.
- On both sides of Old Mill Lane from its junction with London Road North to the prolongation of the northwest flank wall of the Public House.
- On both sides of Old Mill Lane from its junction with Quality Street for 10 metres and on the east side of Quality Street for 10 metres in each direction from the junction.
- On both sides of Quality Street from its junction with the High Street to a point 8.6 metres south of the prolongation of the northern flank wall of the Garage building.
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control parking between 9am & 10am would be best way,locals could have a permit card to cover them for the 1 hour no parking.
You should look at doing this to all local streets by the station, cost should not amount to much as well. Thanks
Single or double yellow lines on the motorway bridge would force the commuters to go back to the station car parks!!
Unfortunately Cathy, I fear this would just push commuters on to other local roads, such as Church Hill, Rockshaw Road and roads off London Road South.
I agree, so obviously you would also need to have yellow lines on roads off London Road South AND North, the beginning of Rockshaw Road and Church Hill as all the roads around the station have now become a commuters’ car park.
Drivers will always find free parking spaces over having to pay. I can see this putting more pressure on the estate. Particularly Malmstone Avenue and Brook Road which already suffer the rail commuters cars being parked at the expense of the residents.
Also the way cars are parked has serious safety issues. It often forces mothers with push chairs and wheelchair users out into traffic as cars are often parked on pavements. This occurs as drivers know that the rules regarding this are hardly ever enforced by the authorities.
typical overeaction. yellow lines are not needed on both sides of a juntion if traffic is effectively one way and i would love to see justification of the ‘ numerous accidents’ comment – because there haven’t been any! the car park is owned by the rail company. get used to it – the government say take the train then local authority provide no parking or moan that people park near the station on unrestricted roads, be realistic, put yellows on approaches to junctions obviously and it will police itself. the few wardens the authority have should be properly used in town centres and around schools arther than in an area that would become another revenue raiser and nothing more.
Typical complacency effectively advocating a say-nothing, do-nothing approach. Impose a 2 or 3 hour limit on parking on the A23 along both sides of the bridge and the commuter parking problem will disappear overnight or – if revenue is the driver – impose a system of paid-for parking permits. Relying on yellow lines at junctions will do nothing to address the “free car-park” phenomenon on our main roads.
In 100% agreement with Lyndsey ! See my earlier comments on the earlier Option 1/Option 2 blog….
This looks very good so long as it is adhered to and that will only happen if offenders are regularly and obviously “ticketed”
Why not have double yellow lines along the entire length of the motorway bridge. Surely it was never enviseage that this section would be used as a car park. When I looked in the station car park I noticed that it was half empty. Not surprising – everyone has parked on the main road where this has attracted more cars from further surrounding areas. A few pots of yellow painted must surely be cheaper than the thousands of pounds that’s going to be spent on the car par and cycle lane on the bridge!