Illegal parkers will be routed

Parking restrictions are to be officially implemented around the busy joint schools campus in Chapelhall – but families’ requests for a lollipop person to be posted nearby have been turned down.

Councillors on North Lanarkshire’s planning committee have agreed to introduce a new traffic regulation order on nearby Russell Street around school start and finish times.

However, they were told that two days of traffic assessments carried out over two days in November“did not support the introduction of a [crossing] patroller”.

They were considering a report by roads officials in response to a 442-signature petition asking for the two forms of traffic management measures to be put in place around the St Aloysius and Chapelhall primaries campus on Honeywell Crescent.

Committee members were told that Russell Street – which links Lauchope Street and Main Street, and also serves the schools’ delivery area, Chapelhall Parish Church and a small residential estate –“generally carries low volumes of traffic.

“However, at school start and finish times, traffic increases significantly with parents and carers dropping off and picking up pupils, and the road does become congested.

“A number of measures have been put in place to try and alleviate issues caused by on-street parking and parked vehicles obstructing footways, including bollards and pedestrian barriers, a build-out on Honeywell Crescent, and the introduction of yellow boxes, ‘keep clear’ and driveway protection markings.

“Head teachers, parent councils and the schools’ travel plan coordinators have also made efforts to encourage pupils to walk to the schools as well as highlighting the issues caused by inconsiderate parking outside and in the vicinity.

“The introduction of parking restrictions should, with appropriate enforcement by Police Scotland (who have advised that they will allocate resources to this task), result in discouraging vehicles parking.”

Parking Restrictions are to be officially put in place