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'm at a loss to understand what people doing this are hoping to achieve Thandi as they only get as far as the next barrier.
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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This woman could have turned right and gone to Hornsey Park Road or Turnpike Lane or even into the estate opposite.
Well done Thandi. I came down to support you but it was all over by the time I got there.
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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on
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Well done Thandi. I'm going to bring this up at the Network Rail consultation meeting on Wednesday 20th. It would be good if you could make it to relate the story first hand but they definitely need to act on this before someone gets hurt.
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Permalink Reply by JulieB on
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Thank you for the reminder on the meeting date, I couldn't remember when it was. Do you know the time and place?
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Yes...St Paul Church Hall, Cavendish Road - Weds 20th April 6.3pm to 8pm...only got the letter this morning
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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Yes, good on you Thandi. Most folks would have just got out of the way, but well done you for making a stand (literally).
Antoinette. This is he first I have heard about a Network Rail consultation event. Where did you hear about this? It would be useful to have details if you have them... How did I miss this?
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Permalink Reply by sparkle on
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I saw a large black car doing the same yesterday - he popped off the pavement. I wondered slightly if i'd imagined it as was cycling up the road and then suddenly there he was. Most unnerving.
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Permalink Reply by Thandi on
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It wasn't just me there were two other mom's there. I am not sure it was the best idea to be honest, my kids were very upset afterwards. I should have taken a photo of her and her car and just reported her.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Just quote their number plate back to them, loudly if you need to. It turns 99% of drivers into lambs. The ones it doesn't, run from!
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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It sounds like you all acted on instinct and I'm sure part of that was about the wellbeing of your own children and others' children. There's a lesson there in it for the kids too I'm sure.
It's always good to hear that there are people willing to challenge when it's needed.
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Agreed. You showed the children that there are times when you have to stand up for what you believe to be right ( and that Mums are brave people
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Just to let you know I have flagged this with the main contact dealing with the bridge closure in the Highways Dept as you are not the first person to have to block cars at what I think is the same spot.
If they come back with anything I will let you know- they do not seem very quick in responding sadly.
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