Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Don't Forget - Wightman Road Closed for 5 months from Next Tuesday (29th March)
In case it's escaped your notice or slipped your mind, Wightman Road will be closed to through traffic for five months starting next Tuesday 29th March.
This will be a significant dislocation to North London traffic movement. So much so that warning notices have been placed as far away as Archway. No doubt it will also have a significant impact on Harringay's traffic.
However, there really is no alternative to at least partial road closure. The railway bridge between Alroy and Wightman roads is being replaced and there will simply be no road for a few months!
One option the Council could have taken would have been to simply reroute the traffic via the Ladder rung roads. It is to their credit, however, they recognised that with over 16,000 vehicles a day using Wightman Road, this would have placed an intolerable burden on our narrow residential roads, already beset by undue traffic volumes.
After consultation with residents, the solution decided upon is to place blocks at regular intervals along Wightman Road, in effect creating clusters of two or three rung roads. Whilst this will retain unfettered access for residents. it will render the whole Ladder, including Wightman, useless as a rat run. You can clearly see the details on the full size pdf map attached below.
Quite what it will mean for traffic in Harringay, Haringey and further afield remains to be seen. Those of us who have been working with the Council on this very much hope that traffic will quickly find other routes. It's fair to say, however, that at very best, we're going to experience some very heavy congestion on Green Lanes for a month or so.
At the same time, the Harringay traffic study will continue. The coincident timing of this piece of work with the bridge closure may be fortunate in that it will give the consultants an opportunity to study the outcome of diverting traffic away from Harringay.
A pdf copy of the Wightman Road closure is attached, along with some Council-produced documentation. You can stay up to date with what's happening on the Wightman Road closure on a dedicated page on the council website here.
Tags for Forum Posts: traffic, wightman bridge, wightman bridge closure
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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I think I mean beavering rather than squirrelling - some creature with big teeth anyway.
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Permalink Reply by Penny A on
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Just a detail but a positive! Noting the reduction in litter across Wightman Road and The Ladder I emailed the Street Cleaning Manager at Veolia to ask their perception on litter volume and this is what he said - "The closure of Wightman Road has ... helped as the ease of pulling up, grabbing a kebab/take away and dropping out the window is now restricted"
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Just a detail but a positive! Noting the reduction in litter across Wightman Road and The Ladder I emailed the Street Cleaning Manager at Veolia to ask their perception on litter volume and this is what he said - "The closure of Wightman Road has ... helped as the ease of pulling up, grabbing a kebab/take away and dropping out the window is now restricted"
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Thanks Hugh. Mind I could always leave and block the thread with inanities!! ;)
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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on
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I'm about to head over to the Network Rail Meeting scheduled for 6.30pm tonight. I'm going to be asking if there are any plans for working On the Green Lanes bridge which might necessitate partial or full closure of Green Lanes. Does anyone have any other specific questions they want answered and I'll do my best to get them answered too....
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Is there parking available? My CPZ pass doesn't cover me for the bottom of the ladder.
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Perhaps you should cycle John
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Permalink Reply by Thandi on
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I am going to try and come along. People driving on the pavement to get in and out of Hampden road is still a major concern. No permanent barriers have put up yet.
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Permalink Reply by Delacey68 on
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I have emailed the council about this, and they are aware. However this was over a week ago and still I see cars using Hampden Rd as a means to get onto Wightman, by mounting the pavement and driving around the bollards. Even vans are doing this now. So I'm going to email them again today.
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