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INVERNESS STREET IMPROVEMENTS START

29/8/06

Work to help improve Inverness Street in Camden Town (NW1) and make it a safer and more attractive public space for the local community has started.

The £1.5 million project is being paid for through a grant from the government’s Liveability Fund, which Camden Council secured to improve the quality of streets and public spaces in Camden Town.

After consultation with residents, traders and businesses last year, the following improvements will be made:

· Providing new market stalls and layout, designed to make it easier for market stall holders to see around the area and harder for criminals to hide drugs on stalls

· Installing two new CCTV cameras, which will survey Inverness Street, including the market area, and Arlington Road

· Putting in new, brighter street lighting to improve visibility and help make the area feel safer

· Resurfacing the street and pavement with new high quality paving stones, so it is all at the same level

· Planting new trees along the street and in a square area at the Arlington Road end

Cllr Mike Greene, Executive Member for Environment, Camden Council, said:

“Camden Council hopes that these improvements will help towards making this part of Camden Town cleaner, safer and more attractive for everyone who lives and works there. There will of course be some noise and inconvenience during the work, so the council would like to thank residents and businesses in advance for their patience. The market will remain open throughout, and I hope local people will keep supporting it.”

Cllr Ben Rawlings, Executive Member for Community Safety, Camden Council, said:

“These improvements are another important step towards stamping out crime in the Inverness Street area. The council’s recent blitz of the area was a very successful exercise but as long as the street environment remains unchanged, our job is made more difficult. Along with £150,000 worth of community initiatives being ploughed into the area, we hope these improvements will have a lasting effect in making the area a safer place to live and work.”

The council’s contractors have started on site and the aim is to finish the work in approximately four months.



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