Residents in Maygrove Road were horrified when they got a letter last Wednesday from the developers of Handrail House saying their road was to be totally blocked to traffic for three months starting the following Monday(27th) to allow them to put in a new sewer. This came as a great surprise to everyone, not least your local councillors both from Fortune Green and West Hampstead. Also residents of neighbouring streets and the local Sidings Community Centre had not been notified. We think this was an appalling failure of communication from both the developers and Camden Council. At present we're trying to find out who was to blame!
What does this road closure mean? All parking will be suspended, and there will be no road access between Ariel Road and Handrail House although the pavement on one side will remain open. But there should be area-wide signs warning of the closure as Maygrove Road(along with Iverson Road) is a major through route from Kilburn High Road. Traffic chaos - at least for the first few days - is likely to be the result.
Sue Measures, the manager of the popular local Sidings Community Centre, is furious as the developers promised to work with local people to minimise problems during the development. Many of those who attend the classes and events as well as the nursery are very concerned that their day-to-day access will be more difficult and the Centre has had to send out a large number of urgent notices to users and local residents.
There have already been lots of complaints about this and the shortness of notice, so it seems the developers have agreed to hold off till later this week but we don't think that'll do much to help. Councillor Flick Rea says : " This work may well be essential but I am asking Camden to explain why it will take three months - surely it could be done more quickly? Also why were so few people consulted - especially ward councillors so we could have got a warning out to residents? This is deeply unsatisfactory and shows the low degree of care for local residents!"
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