ePetition details

Open Riverside(Strood) to all traffic

We the undersigned petition the council to permanently remove the bus/taxi/cycle restriction on Strood Riverside (Northern end of Canal Road) to allow all traffic through in both directions.

There are often queues along Anthony's Way which also extends beyond the Neptune roundabout along both Whitewall Road and Sir Thomas Longley Road.

Traffic also queues in the opposite direction along Whitewall Road towards Commissioners Road due to the width restriction there.

Riverside, the section connecting the north end of Canal Road to Commissioners Road, despite being signposted as Buses, Taxis and Bicycles only sees frequent use by a number of other vehicles that appear to be exempt, such as Biffa/Veolia/Norse bin carts, Medway Norse vehicles, Medway Highways vehicles, Clancy traffic Management (CTM), Volker Highways and others. At times these vehicles appear to outnumber the buses and taxis.

With all these vehicles being exempt, and the amount of traffic queueing to exit Medway City Estate during peak times, I fail to understand why Riverside cannot be opened to all.

This ePetition runs from 20/11/2024 to 21/01/2025.

6 people have signed this ePetition.