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News - Commercial Motor
September 18, 2013
Portsmouth City Council is considering a weight restriction on a road used to access and leave an industrial estate, in response to local residents’ complaints of excess noise.
Proposals for a 7.5-tonne weight restriction on Anchorage Road, adjacent to the Anchorage Park industrial estate, were considered on 5 September.
Although the plans have not yet been given the green light, councillors are pursuing additional funding to develop alternative access to Anchorage Park at the junction of Airport Service Road and Quartremaine Road, which is currently unsuitable for large numbers of LGVs.
"When such works have been undertaken then a weight restriction would be implemented between the roundabout at Robinson Way and Sywell Crescent and the roundabout at Williams Road and Norway Road [on Anchorage Road]," a council spokeswoman said.
The council received 70 responses to a consultation on the plans in April 2013, including objections from local businesses and police.
The consultation documents revealed that Hampshire Police believe the restriction cannot be effectively enforced without any physical restrictions put in place, while local businesses think it will increase fuel costs, time, and pollution, as well as deter businesses from the area.
Catherine Watton, director at Sameday delivery firm Causeway Carriers, which is based at Anchorage Park, did not support the restriction despite only operating vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes.
"I can see that it will have a lot of impact on other companies in the area," she said.
A target date for the development of an alternative route has not yet been set, a council spokeswoman said.
