Officials will be monitoring two Nottinghamshire roads which HGVs have been travelling down rather than using the Gedling Access Road (GAR). Despite the introduction of a weight limit on Arnold Lane and Shearing Hill in Gedling, the area's MP says residents in the area have reported concerns about the number of HGVs using the routes.
Nottinghamshire County Council confirmed that the weight limit stands at 7.5 tonnes for the two roads, with the recently opened GAR being available for larger vehicles. Also known as Colliery Way, the 3.8km GAR officially opened last March with the aim of easing congestion in Gedling village by joining the A612 to Mapperley Plains.
Tom Randall, the Conservative MP for Gedling, posted on Monday (April 3) about the concerns raised by some residents in regards to Arnold Lane and Shearing Hill. In particular, he said many had mentioned HGVs serving the British Car Auctions (BCA) site at the Victoria Business Park in Netherfield.
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It's understood that complaints had been made about HGVs from several companies using the two Gedling routes but in regards to the BCA lorries, Mr Randall shared an update he had received from the company. In an email replying to Mr Randall, BCA said: "We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by our trucks to any of your constituents.
"A message regarding the weight limit has been sent to all our drivers. We have a tracking system on our trucks that alert us when one of our vehicles enters a weight restriction.
"These new restrictions are being entered onto our system, so going forward if one of our drivers goes through the restriction we will be informed so the driver can be advised on their error. Hopefully this will prevent any of BCA trucks entering the restriction in the future."
A Highways Manager at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: "Since Colliery Way opened, a new 7.5 tonne weight restriction has been in place on Shearing Hill and Arnold Lane. We would like to remind local residents that HGVs are able to drive into the weight restricted zone if accessing premises in the zone.
"Signage on the wider Colliery Way network is in place to remind drivers of HGVs of the restrictions and our Trading Standards team will continue to carry out enforcement activities in the area." The county council estimates that around three million vehicles have used the GAR since its official opening.
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