Forres High Street parking restrictions to be removed
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PARKING restrictions on Forres High Street are being removed.
Traffic cones have prohibited parking across the road from the central Co-op since Friday June 26 when the 'Spaces For People' project was introduced locally by the Scottish Government and Sustrans to help pedestrians walk around potential queues of people waiting to get into shops during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Forres Community Council (FCC) chairman confirmed representatives discussed the measures at a meeting of Moray's Joint Community Council last night (Thursday, July 9).
He said: "We raised concerns about the traffic restrictions resulting in them being removed today. We are pleased that FCC and Moray Council worked together following discussions with a number of local business owners."
Local authority transportation manager, Nicola Moss, is committed to keeping the Moray-wide measures under review.
She said: "Our senior engineer visited Forres High Street this morning and observed that the footfall at the Maclean's Highland Bakery has reduced significantly since when we first identified the need for additional space for pedestrians - this could be as a result of there being more shops open and the restrictions on travel being lifted.
"No queuing was witnessed, despite the High Street being busy. The fish van was parked outside at the Falconer, which is a significantly better location, with plenty of space to accommodate the queuing associated with the business.
"As a result of these observations, the Direct Labour Organisation have been instructed to remove all of the traffic cones."
