This month, Chorleywood News spoke with the chair of Chorleywood Residents’ Association Jane Tozer about the ongoing problem with graffiti around the village.
Jane has noticed a constant cycle of graffiti appearing on the bridge on Shire Lane. This is painted over before being replaced by different and often offensive symbols or messages.
She said: “On July 30, both sides of the bridge had white paint graffiti including faces, a tag and initials. One side also had an obscene drawing. We were passed from pillar to post by Three Rivers District Council and Hertfordshire County Council, eventually finding out that graffiti on this bridge is the responsibility of Transport for London (TfL).
“We reported it to TfL in early August, but there’s still been no action. I fear the longer it’s left, the more likely it is that the bridge will become a permanent graffiti spot.
“We’ve asked TfL to escalate and speed up the clean up. Even better would be if they painted the bridge underside with anti-graffiti paint!”
A TfL spokesperson said: “Our teams work hard to ensure our transport network remains a pleasant environment for our customers by performing both planned and reactive maintenance to our assets. Graffiti that is deemed offensive will be urgently removed by our reactive maintenance team. Meanwhile, non-offensive graffiti is removed on a scheduled basis as part of our cyclical maintenance activities.”
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