Fines threat on car chaos
Motorists who park along a heavily congested Walsall road where buses and cars put pedestrians at risk by driving on the pavement could soon end up facing fines.Motorists who park along a heavily congested Walsall road where buses and cars put pedestrians at risk by driving on the pavement could soon end up facing fines. Plans to stop motorists parking on the narrow Caldmore Road during the day are being put forward by Walsall Council to end long-running traffic chaos. Parked cars make it almost impossible for two-way traffic to flow along the route which has a mix of shops, restaurants and homes along it. Read the full story in the Express & Star
Plans to stop motorists parking on the narrow Caldmore Road during the day are being put forward by Walsall Council to end long-running traffic chaos.
Parked cars make it almost impossible for two-way traffic to flow along the route which has a mix of shops, restaurants and homes along it.The area is already subject to various waiting limits but a long-term solution to the problems is being sought.
Traders and shoppers will be encouraged to use council car parks in nearby White Street, Hart Street and St Michael Street. Restrictions would only apply during the day so people could park outside restaurants at night.
The issue is due to be discussed at Tuesday's meeting of St Matthews, Birchills and Leamore Local Neighbourhood Partnership (LNP) in St Mary the Mount Pastoral Centre at 6pm.
In a report to the committee, Glyn Oliver, Walsall's service manager for traffic and transportation, said the road was used by the 404 bus service between Walsall and West Bromwich but was only 6.2 metres wide meaning vehicles frequently drive over the footpath to get past.
He said: "Unfortunately, the area has been subject to indiscriminate and illegal parking for many years with the main area of concern being Caldmore Road outside the shops between The Green and Mount Street.
The only realistic measure to improve the through flow of traffic in this part of Caldmore Road would be to introduce a working day prohibition and loading ban."
By Craig Hughes