Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Car Park Traffic Flow FAQ

Dear Residents

We have received several good questions regarding the new traffic flow that was introduced in the car park. The below FAQ should answer the common questions that are being raised:

Why can’t downward cars turn left and upward cars turn right at the central ramp near Tower G? 

This was previously looked into and rejected because the roadway would need to be 2 way and unfortunately the width is insufficient. If the road way direction was maintained (turn left) then the parking spaces on the left of the ramp would be inaccessible if those Residents enter via Gate 2. The objective of making all traffic turning right at the central ramp is to enable access to and exit from all the parking bays at Phase 1 possible regardless of which Gate you wish to enter or exit from.

Why can’t the road be closed to stop people turning left at the central ramp near Tower G?

In addition to the lack of width for a 2 way road as mentioned above this would cause access issues for the immediate spaces next to the “ramp wall”. As per the authorities' parking space guidelines such spaces need to be much wider than the standard bays that are in place to address access issues and unfortunately we are not able to relocate those spaces that would be impacted.

I now have to drive further which takes an extra 30 seconds to get to my space near Tower H/J and this is so inconvenient. 

Why have you done this? The existing flow was designed when there were only Phase 1 Towers and access was only via Gate 1. So when Phase 2 was constructed and access was made possible via Gate 2 too, there were conflicting directions and on some levels it has resulted in no legal way to get to spaces near Towers E,F,G,H & J from Gate 2. The new 1 way flow not only solves this access issue but is safer.

Why is the flow on P4 different to that on P3?

The indoor Visitor parking is on P5 and P3 and following feedback from Residents regarding Visitors getting lost the objective was to make Visitor access from Gate 1 as simple as possible and the new flow achieves this. Please also note that P4 and P5 do not have the same constraints and access requirements to Towers A-D as levels P1-3.

Cars keep driving the wrong way! 

Additional signs, traffic management solutions will be implemented which will be augmented by periodic traffic control from our guards. Sadly some people are just too selfish and take short-cuts to get to their spaces, disregarding the safety of others. This selfish and couldn't-care-less attitude prevails both within our car park and outside on the public highways. So our advice is please drive carefully and remain vigilant at all times.

When will the new floor arrows and road markings be installed? 

Ideally this would have been done concurrently with the signage installation however due to several issues which could not be avoided this is slightly delayed and it is hoped to be completed in the next few

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