Walnut Tree Close trial

4 CommentsArchive, Walnut Tree Close

Surrey County Council is currently (Jan 2021) running a trial to reduce motor traffic on Walnut Tree Close, by installing a one way section, whilst still permitting two-way travel by cyclists. It is hoped that this will make WTC a safer corridor for cyclists to travel to and from the town centre and station. The trial will run until 17th February.

G-BUG is very supportive, and we urge cyclists to try out the route, and email SCC on WalnutTreeClose.Trial@surreycc.gov.uk with your feedback
(hopefully positive!) . It would be appreciated if you could copy them to info@g-bug.org so that we can gauge overall sentiment.

The trial forms part of the Town Centre Transport Package, which also includes replacing the Walnut Bridge over the River Wey opposite the station with a wider and more cycle friendly crossing, via which it will ultimately be possible to reach the town centre at North Street.

The trial is a much reduced version of that which was originally intended. Two options were originally proposed (one way, and complete closure) each to run for a period of several months. Also, the relatively quiet current conditions of Covid lockdown, plus the imminent start of works on the Walnut replacement bridge and the Solum redevelopment of the station, mean that the trial is taking place in very unusual conditions. Nevertheless, we agree that this arrangement should provide a safe(r) cycle corridor, so please try it out!

The one way section has cycle lanes both inbound and outbound.

4 Comments

  1. John Sessions

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    I have no idea what the point of this is supposed to be? I use it for commuting on a bicycle, and leaving aside the “just bombed” state of the road, the constant having to stop for construction traffic, and optional (i.e. dashed) cycle lanes that are generally totally ignored by drivers, it just rather sums up Guildford as an awful and dangerous place to cycle.

  2. John Sessions

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    Further congratulations to the Council who removed the cycle scheme at almost exactly the same time as they closed the towpath for the everlasting re-build of the perfectly functional bridge. Thus making the journey from the town centre towards Ladymead as dangerous as possible. Today they even closed Walnut Tree Close simply to park a couple of vehicles in the middle of the road for the weekend when no work’s being done. With this level of utter stupidity, what hope is there?

  3. Tobyone

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    It would be nice to have the cycle lane back please. As well as being safer for cyclists not having cars try to close-pass, it elevates cycling in a city dominated by large and dangerous roads.

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