Update on roads
from RBK Highways
South Bank Terrace
Council contractors have closed the length of the road for 10 days from 21st May to carry out footway widening and entry treatment. Works now extended for a further week until 22nd June.
Ditton Road
Temporary traffic signals for 4 weeks from 12th June to enable gas mains replacements to be carried out by SGN.
Upper Brighton Road 100 metres north of roundabout
Temporary traffic signals for 10 days from 13th June to enable UK Power Networks to install a power supply for a new development.
Cranes Park between Cranes Drive and Villiers Avenue
Northbound section closed by SGN to repair a leak on a gas main until Thursday 21 June. Signed northbound diversion route from the junction of Cranes Drive along the road to junction with Villiers Avenue.
Gas leak
I know it’s not in Surbiton Hill but it could affect several residents who are. This is the latest from RBK Highways:-
LOCATION: Cranes Park (junction with Villiers Avenue)
RESTRICTION: North bound section CLOSED between Cranes Drive and Villiers Avenue
START: Effective immediately
DURATION: To be advised
WORKS: To repair leak on the gas main
PROMOTER: Southern Gas Networks (SGN)
COMMENTS: The signed Northbound diversion route will be from the junction of Cranes Drive, along the road to junction with Villiers Avenue and then right turn
More roadworks
from RBK Highways:-
Ditton Road
Temporary traffic signals for 4 weeks from 12th June to enable gas mains replacements to be carried out.
Kingsdowne Road between numbers 1-11
One night road closure on 22nd June to enable council contractors to lay an anti-skid surface.
Portsmouth Road opposite Seething Wells Halls of Residence
Temporary traffic signals will be in operation for one day only on 15th June between 09.30 and 15.30 to install new cycle counting loops.
Portsmouth Road junction with Brighton Road
Temporary traffic signals in use from 20th June for 2 nights to enable council contractors to lay an anti skid surface.
Upper Brighton Road 100 metres north of roundabout
Temporary traffic signals for 10 days from 13th June to enable UK Power Networks to install a power supply for a new development.
Save Surbiton Libary: Sign the Petition
At an Kingston Council Asset Strategy Meeting last month, Lib Dem Cllr Liz Green, the Deputy Leader of Kingston Council, expressed her wish to sell off Surbiton Library together with Sessions House. She stated that the British Legion would be kept informed from the outset as to plans for the War Memorial located on the land. The Council will shortly be conducting a Library Review.
The Conservatives, led by Cllr Karen George, have launched a petition to Save the Library and adjoining community hall. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK.
It’s attracted over 300 signatures so far, and nearly 100 people turned up last Saturday to protest at the Lib Dem administration’s plan to sell off this busy community facility.
Karen said “Thank you to the many supporters who joined us at Surbiton Library last Saturday. For those who haven’t yet signed, please do. We want to send a clear message to Cllr Liz Green and the Lib Dem administration in Kingston – our library is not for sale.”
Ongoing local roadworks
from RBK Highways:
Brighton Road: Severe disruption expected!
- The Bridge has been successfully replaced by Network Rail.
- 13 April to 11 May: NOW EXTENDED TO 25th MAY in order to bring forward overall completion dates of all works and, due to the recent inclement weather, allow Network Rail to complete their ancillary works. Southern Gas Networks will take possession of the closed road to replace the old cast iron mains in Brighton Road with new polyethylene pipes. Gas mains replacement.
- During the closure,
- Kingston Council will improve the public highway under the bridge.
- BT will replace a sunken cover. (Completed)
- Thames Water will install a meter on the main to monitor leakage on their network. (Completed)
- Networks Rail will complete ancillary works (Signage, re-pointing of brickwork, pigeon-proofing, etc).
Tolworth
Kingston Road (A240):
TfL is carrying out carriageway re-surfacing works at night (21:00 to 05:00) under a road closure with diversions. Works commenced on 17th May for 11 nights.
Great support for Surbiton Library
Local residents and councillors turned out in force to support Cllr. Karen George last Saturday.
What was especially noticeable was the absence of any Liberal Democrat councillors, leading some to wonder whether or not they support the bid.
However Conservative councillors and campaigners were out in force.
The picture below features quite a number of them: they are Cllrs. Adrian Holder, Frank Thompson, Michael Burden, Karen George, David Cunningham, Geoff Austin, Andrew Day and Dennis Doe.
Surbiton Forum 