Main Road / Pettits Lane South / Erroll Road 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 the Main Road/Pettits Lane South/Erroll Road junction in Romford.

It follows a feasibility study that was carried out and found that up to 1,700 vehicles per hour use Main Road with speeds of up to 40 mph regularly recorded.  Further analysis of collision records showed that there have been a total of 14 personal injury accidents (PIAs) recorded at this junction.  Of these 14 PIAs, 4 were serious and 10 were slight.   2 involved pedestrians, 1 occurred in wet conditions and 4 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:

• A new Zebra Crossing in Pettits Lane South
• Yellow Box markings in Main Road
• Banning of the right turn from Main Road into Errol Road
• A new banned right turn sign as shown on the plan.

We would like to have your comments on these proposals.  The relevant notice of proposals and plan can be seen below, and along with the public consultation letter, can all 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 QX005 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.