A1306 New Road / Upminster Road North / Upminster Road South Junction Collisions Reduction and Pedestrian Facilities Scheme - Proposed Safety Improvements

Overview

Havering Council is looking for your views on a proposed safety improvement scheme for A1306 New Road / Upminster Road North / Upminster Road South in Rainham.

It follows a feasibility study that was carried out and found that up to 1,700 vehicles per hour use A1306 New Road with speeds of up to 45 mph regularly recorded.  Further analysis of collision records showed that there have been a total of 10 personal injury accidents (PIAs) recorded at this junction.  Of these 10 PIAs, 1 was serious and 9 were slight.   1 involved a pedestrian and 1 occurred during the hours of darkness.

With funding being provided by the Mayor of London’s Transport for London office (TfL), we can now look at a proposed scheme including the following:

• New staggered pedestrian crossing facilities along Upminster Road North and Upminster Road South to improve pedestrian crossing facilities to pedestrians, particularly for school children
• Separate signal phases for Upminster Road North and Upminster Road South Arms to remove traffic conflicts.
• Extending the footway on the South East corner of the junction to provide staggered pedestrian crossing facilities on the Upminster Road North Arm.
• Reallocation of right turn pockets from Upminster Road to A1306 New Road to minimise right turn conflicts
• An additional exit lane on A1306 New Road South Arm of the junction to improve capacity of the junction
• Two lane merge on A1306 New Road on exit from the junction
• Shortening of the existing right turn lane of the Southern arm of A1306 New Road
• New traffic islands to protect the right turn pocket on A1306 New Road South

We would like to have your comments on these proposals.  The relevant public consultation letter and plans can be seen below, and can also be found in the related documents section further below.

Any person desiring to object to the proposals or make other representation should send a statement in writing and the grounds thereof to Senior Schemes Engineer, Traffic and Parking, Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BB, or by email at schemes@havering.gov.uk, quoting reference QX007 to arrive by Friday 18 July 2025.

Why your views matter

We are unable to answer individual points at this stage.  Your comments will be noted and taken into consideration when presenting the final report to the Council’s Director for Environment and any issues will be addressed at that time.

All comments received are open to public inspection and the report will be made public.