Straight Road Collisions Reduction Scheme

Overview

Havering Council is looking for your views on a proposed safety improvement scheme for Straight Road.

The proposed collisions reduction scheme follows a feasibility study that was carried out and found that up to 1,300 vehicles per hour use Straight Road with speeds of up to 55 mph regularly recorded. Further analysis of collision records showed that a total of 34 personal injury collisions (PICs) were recorded along Straight Road between Lower Bedfords Road and Gallows Corner Roundabout over a five-year period. Of these 34 PICs, five were serious; seven involved pedestrians; seven occurred in wet conditions and six 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:

• Conversion of pelican crossing to a raised pelican crossing
• Conversion of zebra crossing to a raised zebra crossing
• Speed table, wider pedestrian refuge and vehicle activated sign
• Changes to bus lane operative times from Monday to Saturday 7.00am to 7.00pm
• 30mph roundel and slow road markings

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

Large scale plans can also be seen on the Council’s website:  

https://consultation.havering.gov.uk/highways/

Your comments on the proposals would be welcomed and should be sent in writing to:  Senior Schemes Engineer, Traffic and Parking, Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BB, or by email at schemes@havering.gov.uk, quoting reference QX002 to arrive by Friday 1 November 2024.

Please note we are unable to answer individual points raised at this stage, however your comments will be noted and taken into consideration when presenting the final report to the Council’s Lead Member for Environment. Any issues will be addressed at that time.

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