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£6 million pounds had been earmarked to give the bridge a makeover, with works due to start in February 2020 and to last about 10 months. The works will include a series of detailed structural repairs, carriageway resurfacing, waterproofing, painting and corrosion protection.
Low energy LED floodlights will be installed underneath its arches so they can be lit at night and existing street lamps will be replaced with Victoriana-style architectural lights.
Following closure of the store 3 weeks ago, to allow the L&G development of flats to rent, the diggers have moved on to the site in force. They ripped up all the car park trees last week and this week it is the turn of all the trees around the periphery of the site.
…and here is the new view along the North side of Swandon Way at 11am on 5 November – shortly to be obscured by hoardings.
The draft proposal for new electoral ward boundaries was published today and consultation is open until 13 January so you are recommended to have a look on consultation.lgbce.org.uk . Quite radical changes are proposed: the boundary commission suggest that Wandsworth Borough Council should have 58 councillors in future (currently 60), representing 22 (currently 20) wards across the council area.
The proposals are not due to come in to force until 2022.
A package of measures is being considered to make Garratt Lane safer and more attractive.
The council is keen to slow down traffic, encourage cycling and improve conditions for pedestrians using Garratt lane which is used by 20,000 vehicles a day. Proposals include introducing a 20mph limit, changes to roads, pavements and kerbs and introducing new cycle lanes.
Engineers hope to report back to councillors later this year, prior to wider consultation
The plan, just published, is a long and detailed document (plus a 2nd volume of supporting data), with masses of information on the Common’s history, ecology, trees, hydrology, governance etc, not to mention a list of over 100 actions.
You can read the official press release and the report itself by following this link or it is available on the Friends of Wandsworth Common website here