Traffic light control during partial road closure

Sounds familiar to me. Ultimately, it was only closed on the days when the house was set up. During the demolition, the street was briefly closed by hand signals. A container was stored opposite 2 or 3 times, that's it. Trucks were always parked on the street for loading and unloading. Nobody really cared.

Not a residents' street. A "normal" 30 km/h zone side street that is a bit narrower, two cars could technically pass each other, but parking is always on one side depending on how the houses are positioned, so it is practically always obstructed on one side.

This makes it tight at the property and the site manager says it is not possible without closures.

How about a permanent no-parking zone and a permanent one-sided closure, possibly with a traffic light?

Friends of ours completely closed off a residential street for 6 months (!) with their general contractor, because of costs. It wasn’t a problem.

Good joke, how could that have been "not a problem"? - if I could only "enter" my property with a parachute for half a year, even I, who am usually a rather peaceful person, would very briefly consider whether a temporary injunction would suffice or whether it might be better to settle that with the help ;-) of Serbian persuasion skills.

Good joke, how was that supposed to be "no problem"? - if I could only "enter" my property by parachute for six months, even I, usually a rather peaceful person, would only briefly consider whether a preliminary injunction would suffice or if it might be better to settle it with the help ;-) of Serbian persuasion skills.

It was not a problem at all to get that approved.
The costs would have been noticeably five-figure, if it was even feasible at all. Somehow you have to get access to the gap.
Residents could enter, of course, but not drive through. Or only "with luck" on weekends could they directly drive to the properties.
That was assessed as reasonable, weighed against the builder's economic interest. In practice, without closure, people wouldn't have been able to reliably drive to (and especially leave) their properties anyway. If a 40-ton truck is unloading in front of your driveway, in case of doubt the heavier one wins ;-)

The resentment was rather projected onto the property seller, who had been sitting on the (ugly) wasteland for decades. Because rationally considered, the residents were obviously disturbed by the construction site and closure, but nobody had a better idea either.

how about a permanent parking ban and a permanent one-sided closure, possibly with a traffic light?

In my opinion, a traffic light would even be unnecessary, there isn’t that much traffic here.

I have noted that down and will directly inquire next week whether that makes more sense. Thanks for the tip!

Our "absolute no parking" signs were installed on Friday.

Mon - Fri 7am-5pm

They were installed practically across the entire width of the property. Two houses are affected.

One immediately said, no problem, I'll park a few meters further.

The other practically questioned the entire construction project because he is apparently on the building committee and our construction project had not been presented there, and anyway, we supposedly have no permission for blocking and clearing the property, and he had heard that a building with 2 full floors and one recessed floor for a large family is coming.. :rolleyes: :eek:

Well, this should be interesting with him...