Rosendale school rd/closure

[Markcollins]

I was taken aback this morning when road barriers were put up with no notice and the surrounding chaos in the surrounding roads as we all had to divert with no signage as to where to / how.

Surely this is illegal without consultation? Turney rd is a major thorough fare and the traffic back up on Rosendale/ Croxted and Turney Rd was outrageous.

[tiddles]

I saw this yesterday afternoon. It looked like the road has been closed for 'playing out' whereby roads are closed for children to play safely. I thought it was for small side roads not major routes. It seemed pretty chaotic - to close a road at a major junction with traffic lights? It would have made more sense for dalkeith to have been closed for playing and keep the traffic off the side roads trying to find a way around the obstruction.

I totally support the playing out idea, but this did not seem a very good implemention.

[SebsC]

I was caught up in it yesterday too coming from the south circular and trying to go along turney road. Traffic was directed up and down Dalkeith road but as it is such a narrow road there was chaos. Two vans trying to pass each other so the traffic in both directions was at a standstill. Took me 20 minutes to get back onto turney road! I appreciate that they may have to close the road but some signs further down at the south circular would have been helpful. Plus, trying to direct two lanes of a fairly well used road down a very small side road is not a great solution.

[SebsC]

I just spoke to the school to see if it was going to be a regular thing but apparently it was a council organised 'Play out on the streets' thing and was just a one off so it won't be all the time!

[womanofdulwich]

If it was council organised there was no consultation or warnings, which there were when Guernsey grove did a play scheme. Complete chaos.I think it was a spur of the moment thing.