Richmond launches yellow line purge

People living in property to rent in Richmond may be interested to hear that hundreds of metres of double yellow lines could be removed from the borough in the next few months.

Local residents and traders have highlighted the difficulties shoppers face trying to park in Whitton, Barnes, Teddington, Twickenham, Kew and East Sheen and Richmond Council is planning to do something about it.

It has invited shopkeepers in these six town centres to nominate lines they think could be removed without affecting road safety or flow of traffic.

Councillor Chris Harrison, cabinet member for highways and street scene, said: "We're doing our utmost to support local shops to thrive, and one of the best ways is by making it easier for their customers to get in. We will never compromise safety but there have been times where the council might have been too cautious in installing yellow lines and not trusted local people to drive safely without nannying them.

"Businesses have told us they have suffered because of this and now we hope to resolve that problem," he added.

Mr Harrison went on to suggest that plans are already in place for 60 per cent of the lines they plan to remove.

Posted by Ben Carter

Published 23rd September, 2011

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