POLICE WARN MOTORISTS TO AVOID WATERHOUSE STREET TO ENTER MOOREND ROAD IN HEMEL HEMPSTEAD


Police officers in Hemel Hempstead have issued a warning to motorists in the town to avoid Waterhouse Street to gain entry to Moorend Road or face receiving a fine following recent changes to traffic layout in the area.

Due to the congestion which was being caused in that part of town the roads leading off the bottom of Waterhouse Street are now strictly for use by buses and taxis only.

Any motorist caught driving down these streets will receive a £30 fixed penalty notice from police.

Pc Johanna Stuart from the Hemel Hempstead Safer Neighbourhoods team said: “Due to congestion in that part of town it has been necessary for us to review traffic layout with both Dacorum Borough and Hertfordshire County Councils. We are issuing this as a warning to motorists as we do not want to surprise people who may normally use that route.”

MAY 2010