We aim to ease tailback chaos at Phoenix
Pledge from councillors
New traffic calming measures could be implemented to tackle congestion and parking around a busy retail park.
Councillors on the Infrastructure, Land and Environment board will meet on Wednesday to consider a Traffic Regulation Order around Phoenix Retail Park, in Linwood Road, Paisley.
The report states that parking in the area has restricted the traffic flow, causes tailbacks and forces shoppers to walk on the roads.
Nearby residents have also complained that HGV drivers are parking up and sleeping in their cabs next to their homes.
Six objections were raised to plans.
However, if those objections are not upheld, councillors are being recommended to implement the order.
The report to members states: “Vehicles parking on Griffen Avenue reduces the available road space to the extent that it restricts two way flow of traffic.
“This makes it a less inviting route to or from the retail park via the north most roundabout on Linwood Road and as such exacerbates the queuing on Saturn Avenue which leads to the blocking of both lanes at Linwood Road, part i c u l a r l y southbound.
“Vehicles are being parked totally on the footway on West Avenue, albeit this frees the carriageway for access and egress to haulier’s yards it also forces pedestrians to walk on the carriageway in the vicinity of a large number of HGV movements.
“Residents of Rootes Place are being disturbed through the night by shift workers parking outside their place of work and slamming car doors closed, when arriving or leaving.
“In addition to this, HGV drivers in transit are parking overnight to sleep in their cabs that then overlook residents’ homes due to the height of the cabs.”
It adds: “The proposed Traffic Regulation Order as being proposed for this location will allow for better management of available road space around the access and egress routes of the Phoenix Retail Park, allowing traffic to flow more freely.
“It will a l l ow enforcement of footway parking in West Avenue and this will prevent pedestrians f rom having to walk on the carriageway.
“It will also curtail the nuisance parking through the night by shift workers at the logistics depot on East Avenue.”