Umeeksk Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) Hi all, Council officers have come to me with a proposal to close Leppings Lane to cars on match days. The proposal is for an experimental order closing Leppings Lane to traffic before, during and after Sheffield Wednesday home games. The idea is to make it safer for fans on foot and to make it easier to police the matches. I posted this on Facebook and on my blog yesterday and so far the reaction has not been favourable - but I want to know what you guys on here think. Personally as a local resident I would find it a real pain - but maybe people who walk this way when they come to matches would think different? Let me know what you think! UPDATE: I have just looked at the plans and noticed that this also involves closing Catch Bar Lane between Middlewood Road and Parkside Road. This seems very unwise to me! UPDATE 2: Anyone wishing to object to these proposals can do so by writing to: Les Sturch, Director of Development Services, 2-10 Carbrook Hall Road, Sheffield S9 2DB or e-mailing les.sturch@sheffield.gov.uk. Edited August 14, 2009 by Umeeksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsb98c Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I always thought closing the road just as the match finished worked, meaning the large number of supporters who come out that way were safe. It must be closed for 15-30 minutes (depending on the size of the crowd) and it makes sense. However, closing it before and during does seem a little excessive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansheff Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Well it does not affect me but what about all the people who live in the side roads off Leppings Lane who have cars? They are effectively going to be either confined to the street or if they are out excluded from driving home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I can understand your concern and appreciate you finding it a real pain but I'm sure you are aware of the benefit to the local economy that the football supporters bring in. Have the council offered a viable alternative for through traffic to Leppings Lane? When United are at home the Police quite often close Bramall Lane to traffic before and after the match. As long as people make themselves aware of match times then they can plan their journeys around this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorSHarp Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 The road closes itself as all the fans suddenly forget how to use the pavement !! I think this is just an excuse so they can say when someone gets killed " it was propsed but rejected" thus satisfying any critics or subsequent claims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorSHarp Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Have the council offered a viable alternative for through traffic to Leppings Lane? . Yes through a bus gate at Hillsborough corner !! It's about time another route was planned around Claywheels lane to Middlewood round around the Winn Gardens area !!! It's not just Match days this is a problem !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Yes through a bus gate at Hillsborough corner !! It's about time another route was planned around Claywheels lane to Middlewood round around the Winn Gardens area !!! It's not just Match days this is a problem !!! That's just ridiculous and demonstates how ill thought out these bus gates are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Chaos Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 They have always closed leppings lane on match days usually about 14:30 till 15:00ish then again 15mins before match ends or at least they used to.So i take it then that there will be a proposal as well to close bramall lane and john street then?? Would it make any difference if its closed you cant go down it,when the fans come out your at a stand still any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umeeksk Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Yes through a bus gate at Hillsborough corner !! It's about time another route was planned around Claywheels lane to Middlewood round around the Winn Gardens area !!! It's not just Match days this is a problem !!! Completely agree with this idea, and it's been mooted for a while as a way to open up the Claywheels Lane area to business, as well as relieve traffic in the Middlewood Road / Catch Bar Lane / Leppings Lane area. I know the Council have asked for funding from the Department for Transport to do this project, but I'm not sure how far we have got! In fact I will ask for an update on this today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Chaos Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Well it does not affect me but what about all the people who live in the side roads off Leppings Lane who have cars? They are effectively going to be either confined to the street or if they are out excluded from driving home. All the side streets are fenced off any way during match days and a copper stood at each end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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