Residents said the issue had blocked bin collections and ambulances trying to get through.
Cars parked on Change Way in Salford.
Salford council is cracking down on ‘indiscriminate visitor parking’ in part of the city centre near Manchester.
New double yellow lines are set to be put down along Greengate West, Bridgewater Street, Anaconda Drive, Change Way, Carding Grove, Twillbrook Drive and a short section of Dean Road in response to the problems.
It comes after concerns about pavement parking making it difficult for people and other cars to get out of the housing estate in the area.
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A council report stated: ‘Due to the proximity of this residential area to the city centre region, indiscriminate parking takes place outside of the existing times of operation associated with the single yellow line restrictions.
‘This tends to be during the evenings on weekdays, and at all times of day at the weekends where parking is effectively unrestricted.
‘The consequence of this, leads to access difficulties for local residents and safety concerns as motorists park around the internal bends and close to the junctions obstructing sight lines, and obstructing footways for pedestrian access.’
The Local Democracy Reporting Service spoke to people living on Change Way in July, who said ‘ridiculous’ parking on the road was making their lives a misery.
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They said the issue had blocked bin collections and ambulances trying to make their way through.
The residential neighbourhood is just off the busy Blackfriars Road and Trinity Way.
One resident, Stephen McIntosh, 38, said: “There’s a couple of disabled people in this area but ambulances can’t get on the street. If someone is ill how do they get help? I support these double yellows going in, it will make a difference.”
Sean Woods, 34, added: “The parking issue is ridiculous. It’s been a problem for about five years.
“We have to take our bins down the street because the bin men can’t get through. We really need these double yellows. It’s caused by people going to work and leaving their cars here all day.”
Salford council is set to approve the new parking restrictions on the roads at a meeting on October 8.
Two residents sent letters in support of the plan, saying new double yellow lines on the roads are ‘long overdue’.
There were four objections submitted, which raised concerns including the potential displacement of parking to surrounding residential streets.