Double commendation for road safety initiatives
Merton Council has achieved a double commendation from the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award (PMIRSA) for improving road safety in the borough. The council will be presented with a […]
Category Archives: Traffic and Highways
Merton Council agrees to new Waitrose development
Merton Council agreed earlier this month to grant planning permission for the development of a new 1,129m2 Waitrose supermarket, café and 97 apartments in Raynes Park. Located at the junction […]
11-year old wins bike to encourage sustainable travel
Eleven-year-old, Ruth Maulding from Wimbledon, was the lucky winner of a mountain Bike following her entry into a prize draw at the Wimbledon Park Festival of Sport and Culture weekend […]
Council finds ways to limit road disruption
Merton Council’s efforts cut the time Thames Water spent digging up one of the borough’s busiest roads from two weeks to just two days. The water company had wanted to […]
Merton says “20’s plenty”
Committed to improving road safety for residents across the borough, Merton Council has successfully secured £340,000 of funding from Transport for London. This will supplement the £500,000, which the council […]
Merton Road gas mains to cause some delays
As the new school year is about to begin, Merton Council is advising drivers to expect traffic delays lasting several weeks while the borough’s old metal gas mains are replaced. […]
Road delays expected as thousands mourn
Road users should expect severe delays as thousands of mourners plan to attend the funeral service of the late Father Kevin Donovan at Sacred Heart Church, Edge Hill in Wimbledon. […]
Merton Council demands action from Thames Water
Merton Council is putting pressure on Thames Water to stop the lake and the stream in Wandle Park becoming silted up with rubbish. The council met with the water company […]
Merton takes action as thousands of homes are left without water
Over 15,000 properties were left without water and hundreds of homes flooded after a water main burst in Merton High Street on Sunday on the hottest day of the year […]
Bishopsford Community School comes top in road safety competition
Bishopsford Community School beat off competition from three other Merton schools coming top in the council’s road safety drama competition, Don’t die before you’ve lived.Following their performance of My decisions, […]