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Call for Fishers Lane and/or TGT to be reopened to cars, at least during the roadworks on CHR

Yes, I know, another thread about these closures and the resultant terrible traffic in Chiswick, particularly along South Parade and now Heathfield Terrace and Sutton Lane North, but this really does need addressing urgently.Coming back from dropping my children at school this morning, I couldn't believe that the traffic was backed up from the lights at the top of SLN, all the way to the top of Sutton Court Road. This part of my journey should only take five minutes, but this morning took forty five. Not only this, but again people were understandably loosing their tempers, with many drivers choosing to mount the pavement to cut along Wellesley Road to turn right to the High Street that way. Even some kind of reasonable compromise would help, such as making Fishers Lane and TGT one way only - TGT letting cars drive down to the High Street, Fishers Lane open to cars heading north. Surely common sense has got to prevail?

Mark Edwards ● 2231d11 Comments

I will ask again because they look and post on here. TO THE LIB DEM Cllrs You need to act or make yourself known rather than stay silent. I know you may support one over another,but not when its pushing traffic elsewhere and causing an issue and new issues  at that.

Julian Pavey ● 2231d

I think its crazy.. and the people who are implimenting all the road closures!  Now they have put temporary lights on the Acton Lane/Chiswick High Road junction.. adding to the gridlock and delays!  It's as if they want everyone to suffer more!

John Novak ● 2231d

Hounslow streetspace feedback: https://haveyoursay.hounslow.gov.uk/traffic-and-transport/streetspace-feedback/Hounslow consultation on the future of Chiswick town centre: https://chiswicktowncentre.commonplace.is Cllr Hanif Khan, Hounslow cabinet member for transport, traffic and parking: hanif.khan@hounslow.gov.ukCllr Guy Lambert, Hounslow cabinet member for highways: guy.lambert@hounslow.gov.ukCllr Katherine Dunne, Hounslow cabinet member for communities and climate emergency: katherine.dunne@hounslow.gov.ukMark Frost, Hounslow transport officer: mark.frost@hounslow.gov.ukTraffic department : traffic@hounslow.gov.uk

Mark Perry ● 2231d

The likely objection to your suggestion of one way operation on TGT and Fisher's Lane is that two buses would have to be rerouted. This is something that isn't likely to be considered until the medical centre is closed for redevelopment.Not sure why things were so bad this morning in particular. As far as I can see the cycleway works haven't started yet apart from the bus gate works near Acton Lane.

Paul Corcoran ● 2231d

> It's as if they want everyone to suffer more!Surely not! They’ve never acted punitively towards Chiswick, and have a really productive consultative relationship with the residents. Or so I read in one of their press releases.

Russell Pearson ● 2231d

Just spotted My Cllr standing for a photo with his bike on the front page. http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=info&page=councillorsblog177.htm No wonder the Lib Dem Cllrs are not saying anything.

Julian Pavey ● 2231d

The reason it is worse is the four way temporary lights at Acton Lane/CHR junction which started in the middle of last week to put in the bus gate.  I have seriously never seen the traffic as bad as this in Chiswick before.  I live very close to that junction and there is incessant hooting from the frustrated drivers.  Whoever planned the road closures to coincide with  the work for the bus gate really has no consideration for the people of Chiswick and beyond.

Helen Whitman ● 2231d

I've lost hope with all these road closures, ride here, bike here, mask here, walk here, dont walk here.... I'm firmly staying at home, ordering an orange online and watching the discovery channel to get back to nature.

Jimmy Kim ● 2231d

If you are caught in these queues or they will impact you, please email Hounslow councillors and TFL. It is now TFL's baby, road closures wrapped into the new CS9. Though with a segregated bike lane it is a challenge to see why reopening it would have any impact.A few things people should realise:1) These queues are not just a product of the temporary lights. I reported on similar queues several weeks ago, before the closures of TGT and Fishers Lane had really kicked in. A pro-cycling poster accused me of reporting phantom queues, but they were real. Traffic lights at the junction of Sutton Lane and the High Rd had been changed by Hounslow to let only a handful of vehicles through, so chaos around the Turnham Green and down Acton Lane. Then the lights changed back and things calmed down but still busy due to the diverted traffic. Then came the roadworks, who can say how long they last as no one doing any work. Really short time again for traffic northbound up Sutton Lane, so queues all day2) Beware the new bus gate, designed to reduce the number of cars and commercial vehicles on the central High Road so TFL can claim CS9 is a success. The bus gate will need its own green time, which will take away from green for other directions and eastbound other traffic. So more queues in all directions are inevitable, the north south routes on Sutton Lane and Acton Lane will be worst3) Do not bother with the 272, or get off at the town hall. With these queues its of no great use to anyone if coming from Grove Park. Another reason I have to drive more. Avoid Sutton Lane if coming from the south, use Heathfield Terrace to Waitrose and then left on High Road. It is quicker route to Acton Lane for nowEven after the roadworks finish it will become much harder to cross the tube lines and Chiswick will be cut in half. Worse, our lovely greens like Turnham Green and Acton Common are lined by queues of polluting traffic. Wait for a damp winter evening with Brentford and Chelsea at home.If you want to cycle anywhere other than CS9 its going to be no fun at all. The stretch of CS9 along the south of Turnham Green will be one to avoid due to traffic. I have been accused as being a prophet of doom on this forum but so far events entirely as predicted. I wish it was not.

Paul Green ● 2231d

Absolute gridlock around Turnham Green this morning. Queues in both directions along Heathfield Terrace, eastbound heading to the High Road and westbound to Sutton Lane, Sutton Lane itself a car park. The High Road has eastbound queues from before the business park and further queues just after Acton Lane eastbound too. Long tail backs on Acton Lane and Bollo. AVOIDAbout half the traffic is buses, lorries and commercial vehicles and taxis. I wonder where the pro lobby would like these vehicles to go? What route should they take? And who knows why some individuals drive, they cannot be scapegoated as the parent with a serious disability highlighted. This will be the future. The junction of the High Road, Acton Lane and Sutton Lane cannot cope with the volume of traffic it is expected to handle. The bus gate will reduce capacity further. No rational individual could support this.We do not need complicated solutions, reopen TGT and let it function as it was designed, a key link road to cross the tube lines between two halves of the community. If Fishers Lane is meant to be a safe cycle way then that needs improvement too.

Paul Green ● 2230d

"No wonder the Lib Dem Cllrs are not saying anything."No surprise here. Lib Dems have always supported anti-car principles.

Alex Shpinkov ● 2230d