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 Justin Guest on
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I have messaged you. Send me your email and outline the issue and I will send an email (and copy you in) to the right folks in the Highways Dept.
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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on
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But the schools go back tomorrow and I'm expecting a whole new spike in chaos. The level of road traffic in general is significantly lower during holidays so I don't think we've seen the worst yet.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Drumroll..... how have your expectations been met Antoinette?
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So Emina.... can you explain for me why the traders hold so much sway? Making Green Lanes a red route with no parking and a bus lane in operation in both directions during both the morning and evening rush hours seems so blindingly obvious to me. They could make the first few bays of each side road pay and display and perhaps even free for the 1st 15/20 mins.
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Permalink Reply by Cllr Emina Ibrahim on
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Well I am not saying they hold so much sway - in terms of what you describe this will all be part of the traffic and parking review. It's always been made clear, well at least in my view that nothing should be off the table.
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Please can I ask you to look at my post on another thread http://www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/wightman-bridge-update-...
thanks, and could you highlight it to Cllr McNamara please.
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Is there any chance of earlier better warning about the road closure at the Green Lanes end of the ladder rung roads? The yellow signs indicating which Wightman addresses doesn't seem effective enough, and can't be read clearly until it's too late.
I think a bold sign on the entrance, perhaps something like Road closed except for access (Allison Road, Wightman Road and Hewitt Road) etc on either side of the road at eye level? Any thoughts?
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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The lack of warning signs has been represented to Network Rail. Haringey Council many times. My understanding is that more signs are on order.
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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They get them from a contractor. The council officer in charge of spending for this decision would need to get a purchase order signed. Not difficult, unless someone doesn't want to spend the money ... They were asked for over 2 weeks ago.
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By printing signs that say "No access to Crouch End & Wood Green" they would be giving truth to their lie over the years that the ladder roads are not official rat-runs.
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Thanks Hugh.
Also, any chance the gaps could be reduced to stop SMART cars and large motorcycles taking the piss. Surely the road closure should include both cars and motorcycles regardless of size.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Harding on
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Can you sort out a crosswalk at the intersection of Green Lanes and Colina Road before someone gets run over? :)
It's a weird intersection with no crossing, people just kinda stroll out into the path of the cars leaving Colina without realising theres no green man!
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