Lorries jam Archway Road
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LORRIES over 16 tonnes should be banned from all residential areas, according to the Highgate Conservation Area Advisory Committee, This could be carried out in many ways, a spokesman told the inquiry. Subsidies could be given to encourage freight to be carried by-rail, and specially designated lorry routes could be set up through non-residential areas.
The committee consists of over 20 members representing professional, amenity and residents' associations throughout Highgate, he explained.
Part of Archway Road comes into the Highgate area, and this section is a "road suffering from blight" caused by a controversial road widening scheme. Archway acts as a short-circuit for the M25 outer ring road, and so is subjected to large flows of lorries all day, the committee chairman explained.
Conditions for pedestrians are "terrible", and lorries often crash the lights at crossings, he alleged.
Another problem for Archway is that some heagy vehicles carry corrosive, inflammable or explosive cargoes — "a horrible thought if there shold be an accident on such a narrow road in such a highly populated area," the spokesman said.
Grants should be given to residents for double-glazing and repair of property where damage has been caused by passage of heavy lorries. "These measures would bring some immediate relief to these areas," he said.