Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
What are the Umfreville Road roadworks?
Anyone know what the "carriageway works" are that are due to commence tomorrow - Monday 12th - for two days and require us all to " move or be moved' ie cars. signs up on nearly the whole road and large JCB and roller [ nearly said 'steam roller - age give away] already in place.
Whole road was only resurfaced a short time ago so can't imagine what they are going to do that takes up three quarters of the road for two days.
No letter / communication as far as I or neighbours are aware. Very puzzling.
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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on
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1) Can't find any useful info on the Roadworks/One.Network website.
2) I'd hoped (with others) that the two long-redundant Disabled Parking bays (nos. 76 and 97, public notices up for four months) at the Green Lanes end of the road would be nullified.
BUT the only part of the road that is not subject to parking restrictions these next two days is that same Green Lanes-end section, east of no. 74. As you say, the kit at the end indicates excavation not road (re) lining that would be expected for simple parking bay adjustments.
Also it is short notice - didn't see it on a Friday morning walk, only on Saturday morning for Monday 0800.
3) No letter either.
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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They have now 'consulted' on the redundant disabled bays - one day they may even remove them!
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Reprofiling - removing then replacing - the nice new road humps. My near-neighbour's house now vibrates when something heavy goes over the hump right outside his house. I'm guessing complaints to the council have been made by residents so affected, mentioning the words 'buildings insurance', as with tree roots.
Subjectively they feel more abrupt when driving over them.
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According to the guy who rang on my doorbel this morning to ask me to move my car, it's down to complaints by cyclists that the bumps are too steep-sided - so I guess they are flattening the curve. Surely it means cars will be able to go faster, though perhaps with fewer jolts.
Wouldn't it be great if they could for once get public works (such as - oh I don't know - electrification of railways!) right first time? Isn't that what engineers are for?
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TfL's London Register of Roadworks does give 'road hump repairs' as the reason, more than One.Network does.
The site is at http://public.londonworks.gov.uk/roadworks/home
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Permalink Reply by Ed Gorman on
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wow! i just drove on Umfreville. i have to say "hats off" to whoever it was who campaigned to have the road humps lowered. i mean, they weren't that big before, but now they're almost non-existent! (is there a Councillor resident on that street?!)
i wonder if whoever it was might take up the cause of Hewitters whose houses are on the bumps, and which shake every time something larger than a Reliant Robin goes by?
;-)
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They're effective at controlling excessive speed though - just saw an Audi TT (low-slung sporty job) go up the road a bit over the 20 limit - at the second hump there was a loud grating sound as the front spoiler hit the tarmac beyond the end of the hump.
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My car's pretty low (and a bit sporty), if i'd wanted to (i didn't) i could've shot up the road in excess of the limit and not even know they were there. contrast that with almost every other ladder road, and wightman, and it really is maximum of about 15mph to go over these things safely.
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Weelll, the Audi driver came to know they were there, he/she went over the next one quite a bit slower!
This same hump contour has for years been on Upper Tollington Park towards Stroud Green Rd, and above 18mph or so they do bounce the back of the car (small hatchback, not low or sporty) enough that, speed limit or not, I'll go no faster.
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