Traffic queuing to get to Blackstock Road Recycling centre is getting worse and worse. It is causing an obstruction to traffic travelling in both directions. The queues are reaching from the recycling centre up to Overend Road as a minimum, on a daily basis. Gleadless Valley Tenants & Residents Association (GV TARA) contacted both the police and the council and unfortunately, no action has been taken. Local people are contacting GV TARA regularly to complain that they have nearly had accidents because of the queuing traffic - on Tuesday 19 May 2020, the buses had to be rerouted as they could not travel safely down there.
It's extremely dangerous now, and this is during the lockdown but once travel gets more fluid, the more congested and dangerous Blackstock Road will become. A lot of parents cross the road in this area to take and bring their children to & from School, and as the Government is now stating children can start going back to school, we are very worried whether it will be a car crash first or something far more serious.
Action needs to be taken and no excuses of not having the money to do it. SAFETY FIRST NOT LAST !
Updates
May 20, 2020
I have finalized the formal report regarding the traffic obstructions on Blackstock Road for submission to the local council transport department. My next step involves securing a meeting with the ward councillors to present the evidence accumulated from recent near-miss reports.
Reached 100 supporters
May 20, 2020
96 Comments
This needs sorting out asap it is an accident waiting to happen and someone will be killed one day. Queuing traffic around a blind bend you can't see what's coming at you this really does needs sorting out it's been going on too long
On one occasion my husband and I were nearly In a head on collision going home( near gaunt) as a bus had to over take the parked cars around a bend We had to mount the kerb so the bus and ourselves could pass safely
I am also concerned about the pollution caused by cars waiting with engines running today a bus wa outside my house for 20mins with engine running in the queue
The main problem is the reduced operating hours. When it opened every day there was very rarely any queuing. Add to this the reduced waste collection from home, and the subsequent increase of people visiting, it’s no surprise really
Despite the restrictions on no waiting for the tip no one is taking any notice the queues start on a daily basis at 9:30am except Wednesday as it’s closed . Road rage is ridiculous and there’s going to be a serious accident .
Dangerous queuing
Please make it safe for people
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Traffic queuing to get to Blackstock Road Recycling centre is getting worse and worse. It is causing an obstruction to traffic travelling in both directions. The queues are reaching from the recycling centre up to Overend Road as a minimum, on a daily basis. Gleadless Valley Tenants & Residents Association (GV TARA) contacted both the police and the council and unfortunately, no action has been taken. Local people are contacting GV TARA regularly to complain that they have nearly had accidents because of the queuing traffic - on Tuesday 19 May 2020, the buses had to be rerouted as they could not travel safely down there.
It's extremely dangerous now, and this is during the lockdown but once travel gets more fluid, the more congested and dangerous Blackstock Road will become. A lot of parents cross the road in this area to take and bring their children to & from School, and as the Government is now stating children can start going back to school, we are very worried whether it will be a car crash first or something far more serious.
Action needs to be taken and no excuses of not having the money to do it. SAFETY FIRST NOT LAST !
Updates
May 20, 2020
I have finalized the formal report regarding the traffic obstructions on Blackstock Road for submission to the local council transport department. My next step involves securing a meeting with the ward councillors to present the evidence accumulated from recent near-miss reports.
Reached 100 supporters
May 20, 2020
96 Comments
Why cant the tip be relocated to a non residential area away from beautiful woodland school and house, why was it put next to a school in the first place ?
This needs sorting out asap it is an accident waiting to happen and someone will be killed one day. Queuing traffic around a blind bend you can't see what's coming at you this really does needs sorting out it's been going on too long
On one occasion my husband and I were nearly In a head on collision going home( near gaunt) as a bus had to over take the parked cars around a bend We had to mount the kerb so the bus and ourselves could pass safely
I am also concerned about the pollution caused by cars waiting with engines running today a bus wa outside my house for 20mins with engine running in the queue
The main problem is the reduced operating hours. When it opened every day there was very rarely any queuing. Add to this the reduced waste collection from home, and the subsequent increase of people visiting, it’s no surprise really
Despite the restrictions on no waiting for the tip no one is taking any notice the queues start on a daily basis at 9:30am except Wednesday as it’s closed . Road rage is ridiculous and there’s going to be a serious accident .
Dangerous queuing
Please make it safe for people
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Why cant the tip be relocated to a non residential area away from beautiful woodland school and house, why was it put next to a school in the first place ?