Dear Councillor
Further to your enquiry regarding street lights not working on Pound Street, Carshalton please see the officers response below in bold;
The A232 Pound Street Carshalton forms part of the Transport for London road network, therefore the maintenance responsibility for defective lamp columns falls to TfL.
Although the London Borough of Sutton has no influence or sway over TfL we have managed to ascertain the nature of these lighting defects.
It would appear the UK Power underground mains cable feeding electricity to both columns has failed. Apparently the failure is in the carriageway outside The Greyhound public house. TfL Street Lighting have been in discussion with UK Power and are working towards a solution, unfortunately no date when repairs will be attempted has been set aside.
Due to the nature of Pound Street at this point two way temporary traffic signals and full traffic management will be required to undertake repairs. The A232 is a busy road at the best of times. If would be safe to say TfL Highways are unlikely to allow temporary signal to be used in Pound Street until after the Christmas rush.
If we get wind of developments we are happy to pass details along
If you have any further queries or concerns regarding this matter then please feel free to contact the officer in charge, Roger Hawkins on roger.hawkins@sutton.gov.uk.
Kind Regards
Traffic Postbook
Highways & Transport
Kingston & Sutton Shared Environment Service
London Borough of Sutton
Kingston & Sutton Shared Environment Service
London Borough of Sutton
24 Denmark Road | Carshalton | Surrey | SM5 2JG
Contact Centre Telephone: 020 8770 5000
020 8770 5000 | Email: traffic.postbook@sutton.gov.uk
Contact Centre Telephone: 020 8770 5000