Closures of Turnham Green Terrace and Fishers Lane
It’s important to congratulate Hounslow and Ealing councils on the brilliantly integrated coordination and strategic planning that will see the simultaneous closures of both Turnham Green Terrace and Fishers Lane, the two key north-routes to Chiswick High Road for anyone living in or wishing to access the huge residential area between Acton Lane and Abinger Road.The residents of Prebend Gardens and the Bollo Lane area will be thrilled to have so many more cars queuing to turn eastbound only at the foot of Prebend Gardens and then pulling U-turns on King Street, or jamming up the whole area around Sainsbury’s. And the whole of north Chiswick will embrace the challenges of trying to go anywhere to the south.It’s a marvellous double whammy innovation and myself and my family can’t wait to enjoy the extra leisure time of sitting in huge queues and enjoying the contented smiles of fellow vehicle users, knowing that residents along these routes will be welcoming the additional traffic, noise and safety challenges that they too will face.I’m proud to be paying my council tax to such forward thinking local authorities and I keenly suggest the further closure of South Parade (surely another massive safety risk to absolutely anyone who’s ever driven or crossed it), and perhaps even Chiswick High Road itself, known locally as Certain Death From Traffic At All Times Alley. That way the two councils can ensure they have finished the job they’re starting and ensure 18 hours a day complete gridlock.
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