Officers at Labour controlled Hammersmith & Fulham Council (LBHF) ) have recommended that a camera operated Road Traffic Scheme ,via an Experimental Traffic Order (ETO) be implemented on Rivercourt Road in Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith.  This ETO, would result in vehicles not registered to owners living in LBHF, being fined if they turn off the A4 ( Great West Road) into Rivercourt Road, which is currently a one way street leading up to the A315 (King St). Also Rivercourt Road at the King Street end,  will be made two way, with a Turning Area built at the A4 end of the road. Vehicles, as is the case now , will not be allowed to turn off Rivercourt Road onto the A4. Councillor Sharon Holder will make a decision on this ETO being implemented this month. Local Conservatives oppose this ETO , as do residents on neighbouring Weltje Road, as the consequences of enacting it are highly dangerous, as well as causing a loss of local parking and the displacement of over 3000 vehicles per day on to other local roads, causing congestion and hampering emergency vehicles.  It would mean residents in close by Chiswick not being able to drive up Rivercourt Road, but people two or three miles away in Fulham being allowed to do so. The increased congestion would badly affect Eastern Chiswick, Western Hammersmith and Hammersmith Broadway, so would impact motorists from Fulham and W12 and W14 too. Alex Baker, Chairman of Ravenscourt Conservatives said " the loss of parking to local residents and the congestion and inconvenience for thousands of motorists is bad enough, but the biggest worry is the safety aspect at the junction of the A4 and the Rivercourt Road turning. People come off the A4 doing at least 12 - 15 mph. Someone trying to abort mission at the last moment to avoid being fined could easily cause a bad accident on a busy 3 lane highway". He added " also the new Turning Area could cause accidents. Someone turning off the A4 will not be expecting to be confronted by a delivery van turning round in front of them. Slamming on the anchors could result in the car behind them going into the back of them. It beggars belief that LBHF are even thinking of doing this". Alex Baker went on to say " how can LBHF propose this sort of nonsense when only some proportion of just 21 voters living on Rivercourt Road want it? "  Mr Baker urged local residents and motorists from neighbouring boroughs to email Cllr Holder at sharon.holder@lbhf.gov.ukto register their opposition to the scheme being implemented. As far as local Conservatives know, LBHF have not consulted TfL who manage the A4 about the scheme. They have not consulted with Latymer School (which runs along one whole side of Rivercourt Road) and which has many children with parents who live in Hounslow and other London boroughs. Finally, Hammersmith and Chiswick Conservatives (HCCA) question whether the ETO proposed by LBHF is compliant with Section 10(2) of the 1984 Road Traffic Act.

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Cllr Holder ' Hold off!' say local Tories	07/10/24 15:56:00	Hammersmith and Chiswick Conservatives
Reply	05/11/24 18:44:00	Una-Jane Winfield

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