Seven months to paint yellow lines in Corbridge
Apr 22 2009 by Ben Guy, The Journal
DOUBLE yellow lines that are to be painted in a Northumberland street will take at least seven months to be put in place.
The lines are set to be installed in Well Bank, Corbridge, in an effort to put an end to a long standing parking problem. Last April The Journal reported how Corbridge Parish Council was investigating whether the grassy area at the bottom of the road – often used by motorists for parking – was the official green.
It has since been established that the area is the green, meaning drivers are not allowed to park there.
Despite this motorists are continuing to leave their vehicles on the edge of the green, much to the irritation of residents.
Lawrence Best lives on the road, and said many of the people parking on the green were workers in the town, who left their cars there all day.
He said: “It is supposed to be a place for the people of the village but there are still cars on it now.
“The summer is approaching and it should be somewhere the youngsters of the village can go and play, but at the moment it has cars all round the edge.
“All it needs is a couple of yellow lines drawing on the road – that would keep the cars out.
“It needs doing and it needs doing now. To have to wait seven months is no good at all.”
Mr Best added that the lines should be installed before the Northumberland Show, to stop a repeat of previous years when visitors have parked their cars on the green. The road does have a number of paid spaces, but these are often left empty as motorists dodge the charges.
The village’s Bridge End car park will also be closed for up to three days from today for essential work to take place as part of an extension.
A spokesperson for Northumberland County Council said: “The process of providing double yellow lines is always a lengthy one.
“There is a significant process to go through before we can commission the work on the ground, which includes a six-week initial consultation period, consideration of any objections and reporting back to committees, preparation of the order and posting on site, review of any further objections and finally making the order.”
