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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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The Site Admin has said this elsewhere but can I make a plea for a little tolerance and understanding of views being expressed here. For many people living on the Ladder, especially those on Wightman Road, this might be the first time in many, many years they have been able to sit in their homes without the constant roar and shake of traffic. For others the situation is a royal pain, causing huge disruption to their work journeys or daily routines. Both sides of the argument are right.

When I moved to Warham Road 30 odd years ago, it wasn't like it is now. Kids actually were able to play in my street. But the ad hoc approach to addressing traffic problems, from the gating of the Gardens to the blocking of Hermitage, has brought levels of traffic that have become intolerable.

I really do believe that it will get better over the next week or so. The contact I have had with Haringey officers today has been genuinely helpful and they are completely open to hearing about problems and addressing them.

With the notable absence of either an email address or direct telephone number at the Council in their letter I have to disagree. How hard would it have been to set up a generic email address for us to direct enquiries to?

I have an email address for someone at the council who has answered my questions, if you send me a message I'd be happy to pass the address on. They did give me comprehensive answers and replied fairly swiftly.

Yes please Julie....I'm being a bit of a numpty and can't work out how to message you (it's late and I can't see on my phone!) Could you message me..?

Cool, I've just sent you a connection request, if you accept it we can then message each other.

I just rang the switchboard, told them what I wanted and got put through. Yes, a direct dial number would have been helpful but it certainly didn't hinder me.

That's the funniest comment yet

this is a  disaster and  people will kill in rage  mark my words

what a  nightmare and  what a  joke the  council are !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your proportionate comment is noted.  Duh.

Anna might have a point though...

MPS Haringey @MPSHaringey 4h4 hours ago

Road rage in Green Lanes at 1230pm. Man arrested when he drove his car with the other driver on bonnet after initial altercation.

  i prescribe tea and sit downs all round. 

I think that after the past couple of days we all need a few of these

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