Action on Hayes Street Congestion

After a number of requests from your councillors and the Hayes Village Association, the Council is set to tackle the long running issue of traffic congestion on Hayes Street.

A scheme that will widen the road, as well as controlling parking, especially at the key bottleneck points, should ensure that traffic including buses will be able to pass more freely through the street without encouraging speeding.

The road will be widened by up to a metre from a point near the war memorial down towards the rectory on the church side, while parking will be restricted on the same side from near George Lane, again down to the rectory. The plans, which the Council will be consulting residents on shortly, will be combined with a scheduled resurfacing in the early Spring.

 

Hayes School open day

Hayes School is holding its annual open day for prospective pupils on Saturday 11th October.

This means there will be parking restrictions in force on that day along West Common Road from Hayes Close to Baston Road, also around into Baston Road itself (south-west side) up to the playing fields, as well as along the north side of Warren Road.

 

Parking at Wickham Common Primary School

The issue of traffic and parking around Wickham Common Primary School is being examined by both Council engineers and the local police team together with your local councillors. A solution involving new yellow lines is being considered together with continuing enforcement efforts by the police.