Last Thursday, 10th January the two Sutton South ward Liberal Democrat councillors met some local residents and the Council’s traffic engineers at the King’s Lane south bridge to inspect the proposed works and discuss the practicalities of implementation. Alan, Jill and Hamish mention this as King’s Lane south bridge is right on the border with our Carshalton Central ward.

Following discussions with residents, the original proposal to build out the kerb on both sides at the Hillcroome Road end (shown above) has been reduced, with a bollard and kerb build out on the left hand side in the above picture. However, there will be hatching on the road which will have the effect of moving traffic to a more central position. The overall effect will be to make the traffic coming from the Hillcroome Road end more visible to pedestrians on the bridge, and motorists will see pedestrians earlier. The signage will be replaced and improved. Work will commence during this month and there will be a traffic light system on the bridge during the period of the works. We see this as a small but useful safety improvement after much waiting for “something to be done”.