RESIDENTS in Liphook have been asked to pinpoint roads they think have parking and traffic problems, so the most dangerous ones can be dealt with.

In April, East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) took over responsibility for parking and traffic issues in the district from Hampshire County Council.

District council parking and traffic manager Emma Pond said: “We are now responsible for all parking issues, yellow lines, new schemes, enforcing parking restrictions, and traffic management, which before was done by the county council.

“Until next April, we are focusing on safety issues, parking on both sides of roads that restricts access, parking by junctions, busy roads, visibility, that kind of thing.

“We would be happy to hear about parking and traffic safety issues residents might know about, and perhaps we don’t. We will then choose the ones that need to be resolved the quickest, and produce a scheme.

“We plan to have the projects completed by the end of March next year.”

At a presentation to the Petersfield, Liss and surrounding villages’ community forum last Wednesday, the traffic manager told the meeting residents would be consulted about any proposed works.

She said it was part of the statutory process that public consultations are held to get residents views before any projects are carried out. She added after the meeting: “At the moment there aren’t any specific projects in mind, we are meeting with councillors to find out if they know of any issues in their areas, and our engineers are out looking at roads where there maybe problems, or we think there could be.”

She said existing parking schemes introduced by the county council will remain in force, and the EHDC team didn’t have the scope to plan for new car parks.

Public consultations about proposed schemes would be carried out in the new year, she said.

To contact East Hampshire District Council’s parking and traffic team, e-mail [email protected].