Gritters prepared to keep Merton moving
With the colder weather starting to set in, we want to reassure our residents and local road-users that we’re well prepared to deal with icy roads this winter. Our stores […]
Category Archives: Traffic and Highways
Engine idling action takes place in Merton
Merton Council’s Air Quality team have been out and about raising awareness of engine idling and the dangerous and unnecessary air pollution that is produced as a result. Merton is part […]
Innovative air quality and traffic sensors rolled out in Merton in line with COP26
Merton Council is installing air quality sensors in priority locations around the borough in November to support its ambition to tackle toxic air pollution and make Merton a net-zero borough by 2050. This is also in line with the UN Climate […]
Mitcham Bridge reopens to drivers
Two years of works followed a partial collapse of the structure during heavy rainfall in June 2019
Merton Council reverses decision to increase the cost of parking permits due to mounting financial pressures on residents
Plans for an emissions-based charging system for parking in Merton, which would have seen a number of local permit holders paying more, have been reversed. At a meeting on Monday […]
Emissions-based charging plans for parking halted
Merton Council is proposing to halt plans to introduce an emissions-based charging scheme for controlled parking zones in the borough. The scheme was due to come into effect from October, […]
Wimbledon’s rainbow returns!
Wimbledon’s rainbow crossing is back! You may remember that in 2019 we were one of the first councils in the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride by unveiling a multi-coloured crossing outside New Wimbledon Theatre, near […]
Council calls on Thames Water to take urgent action after flooding in Raynes Park
The Leader of Merton Council, Councillor Mark Allison, has written to Thames Water asking them to take urgent action after the centre of Raynes Park was left underwater after flash […]
Merton Council approves decision to modernise parking infrastructure
Merton Council has approved a decision to modernise its parking infrastructure, including the installation of 78 new payment terminals to replace the most frequently used pay and display machines. The […]
New development for local planning policy
Tackling climate change, economic recovery from the pandemic, new housing and healthy streets are the top priorities in the council’s new local plan. The local plan is a set of guidelines, which are used […]