New one way restriction and parking restrictions near Whitehall Primary School
Updated: 25 June 2016
Update 13 April 2018:
This consultation has now closed, and Bristol City Council has decided to implement their proposals.
November 2017 edition
Bristol City Council has started a formal consultation process regarding revised parking restrictions, new one way system and changes to road humps near Whitehall Primary School and The Limes Childrens’ Centre.
Proposals include:
- Revised waiting restrictions, parking provisions and school keep clear markings in the Johnsons Road / Johnsons Lane area
- One way (except cycles) on Johnsons Lane, westbound between Woodcroft Avenue and Johnsons Road
- Flat top road humps on Johnsons Lane, Prospect Place and Westminster Road (to replace existing speed cushions on Prospect Place and Westminster Road)
Traffic congestion and issues with inconsiderate parking around Whitehall Primary School have been ongoing for many years. The enlarged capacity of the school has increased the number of vehicle movements in the area and thus increased danger to pedestrians in the area. As reported in the October edition of the St George & Redfield Voice, the main entrance to the school has moved from Johnsons Road to Johnsons Lane, and so the proposals include enforceable ‘zig zag’ markings near the new school entrance. The measures proposed by the Council “aim to protect junctions and reduce congestion in the vicinity of the school. Hence improving the pedestrian and cycling environment.” The proposals add to previous parking restrictions added to street corners along Johnsons Lane and school zig-zag markings near the school.
The road humps proposed to be constructed will extend over the full width of the carriageway and will be 75mm maximum in height. The Council proposes road humps in Johnsons Lane (2), Prospect Place (1) and Westminster Road (2). The new road humps will replace the existing ‘speed cushions’ in Prospect Place (1) and Westminster Road (2).
Cycle access to and from the Bristol Bath Railway Path via Johnsons Road will be unaffected by the one-way proposals, as the new one way element in Johnsons Lane will have a contraflow for cycles.
The public consultation runs until Friday 17 November, with full information on the proposals available at www.bristol.gov.uk/trafficorders including information on how to comment, support or oppose the proposals.
CONSULTATION IS NOW CLOSED