Recently there have been two serious accidents in Carshalton Village, one by the western end of the Pond Railings and an equally disturbing one at the junction of Carshalton Park Road with Beynon Road.
Cllr. Jill Whitehead reports: “Transport for London have told our Lib Dem GLA member Caroline Pidgeon, that the scheme to replace the railings was to address the issue that the old posts and rails were in a poor state of repair and, when hit by vehicles, were causing significant damage to the listed wall surrounding the ponds and were frequently requiring costly and lengthy repairs. The new posts are designed to shear at the base upon major vehicle impact, thereby minimising the damage to the wall. They are not designed to restrain vehicles from entering the ponds except as a visual deterrent or under very minor impact. The new system allows our contractors to replace any damaged sections promptly and with less disruption to traffic in the area. Following the recent incident at the western pond, the posts and rails are due to be replaced in the next few days”.
Cllr. Hamish Pollock has asked council highways officers to look again urgently into the accident “black spot” at the junction of Carshalton Park Road and Beynon Road. A few days’ ago a major traffic accident took place causing serious damage to a number of cars and the property(ies) near the junction. It appears that there was no serious injury to drivers, passengers or passers-by, thank goodness.
One local resident of Carshalton Park Road who raised their concerns said: “Steps were taken some years ago to slow the speed of traffic entering Carshalton Park Road (from the main road section to the minor road section) through (the) installation of additional bollards and a narrowing of the entrance. However, some cars continue to travel too quickly either into (the minor road section of) Carshalton Park Road or around the corner towards The Parade. In the last year another neighbour in Carshalton Park Road had their front wall destroyed by a car travelling in the other direction towards the Beynon Road junction. Within the last few years another wall was destroyed on the corner of Beynon and Salisbury Roads”.
More in a future posting…