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 Will P on
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If we all entered and exited via the Northern end of Wightman and you lived near Harringay station on Wightman, getting to Homebase at busy times would be impractical by car if you needed to pick up something you couldn't carry home.
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I think the reason is that the Ladder rungs would have to be made 2 way roads if they did this and the roads are too narrow (by design) to support this.
The roads could be re-designed to allow better 2 way flow, but that would probably only be 'worth it' if the blockages were going to be permanent.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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They used to be two-way, changed in 2001/02.
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Yes, whereas Green Lanes residents can take an extra 100,000 cars a week no problem, right?
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Sorry for jumping so late on this thread Hugh, and I apprecite the updates. It's just that 5 months of this madness is simply not acceptable for Green Lanes residents like myself...
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Permalink Reply by Deborah on
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Time to get on bikes people. Leave the car at home and try it out. Even with kids. Come one, you'll love it!
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I take my son on the back of my motorbike but I would never allow him on the road on his bike even if he were escorted. There are just way too many things for him to take in risk wise....
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Permalink Reply by Jon the Brick on
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(Thank you Hugh). Completely agree Deborah, not many cyclists in Harringay, compared to neighbouring Hackney, great opportunity, hate to sound smug but it will be better for me, Wightman road traffic very aggressive for cyclists. Its unusual for a road to be left open just for cyclists and pedestrians we are progressing!
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