FAQs
- Statutory Consultation, including webinar and drop-in sessions - 13 November 2024 to 8 December 2024
- Publish Decision Report - January 2025
- Construction start (should above decision be made) - February 2025
What are the timelines for the project?
Information about key project dates can be found in the Key Dates section on the right-hand side of the project page.
Our timeline to the end of financial year 2024/25 is as follows:
Further progression of the scheme beyond the current financial year will be subject to funding.
How has the community been engaged in the project so far?
As part of the first phase of engagement between January and February 2023, over 6,000 letters were delivered to the project area, inviting the community to place idea/issues on an interactive map hosted on the project page. 37 participants dropped 151 pins on this interactive map over the course of this phase of engagement.
As part of the second phase of engagement between November 2023 and January 2024, over 6,000 letters were delivered to the project area, inviting the community to attend the online webinar, a drop-in session, and complete the survey hosted on the project page. In total, 219 provided their feedback on the proposals.
More information on the previous engagement can be found in the October 2023 Engagement Summary Report on the project page: https://letstalk.enfield.gov.uk/3019/widgets/43542/documents/71634
How have the proposals changed since earlier engagement with the community?
We first engaged the community at the start of 2023, where the community was invited to drop ideas/issues on an interactive map hosted on the project page for this scheme. This feedback was used to help form the initial designs for the scheme. We then carried out a second round of engagement between November 2023 and January 2024. Following this engagement, we looked at reconfiguring our designs to address concerns raised, but ultimately it was found that the original configuration was the most suitable solution for the area. However, we have made changes to the one-way on Eaton Road, the section between Queen’s Road and Seaford Road will remain two-way. The one-ways on Percival Road, Bertram Road, and Clive Road have also been changed so that only Percival Road between Lincoln Road and Bert Way is one-way, and Bertram Road between Clive Way and Lincoln Road is one-way.
What is a bus gate and how will vehicle movements be affected in the area?
A bus gate is a point on the road where only buses, cyclists, and other exempt motor vehicles such as emergency services can pass through. They are typically enforced by a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera, meaning that any other motor vehicles travelling through this modal filter would be captured by the camera and issued with a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) for not obeying the traffic restriction. The purpose of a bus gate is to reduce private traffic passing through a certain point, whist ensuring that a bus service is not impacted in the way it would be if the road was physically closed.
The proposed bus gates only prohibit movements in certain directions
The Fotheringham Road bus gate prohibits southbound movements, meaning vehicles will not be able to access Fotheringham Road from Southbury Road or Kimberley Gardens, but will be able to exit Fotheringham Road onto Southbury Road or Kimberley Gardens. The plan below shows the permitted movements through this bus gate.
The Cross Road bus gate is a westbound bus gate, meaning vehicles proceeding west on Cross Road will be required to use Fotheringham Road to do so, but vehicles will be able to proceed through the bus gate if they are heading east on Cross Road towards Cecil Avenue. The plan below shows the permitted movements through this bus gate.
Why have speed humps been included in the proposals for Percival Road, Bertram Road, and Clive Road?
We have proposed a 20mph zone on these roads. Design standards concerning 20mph zones specify that where existing speeds exceed 25mph, then additional measures such as speed humps are required to enforce the 20mph zone. Percival Road, Bertram Road, and Clive Road meet this criteria and 6 speed humps (2 on each road) have been proposed to support the 20mph zone.
What are continuous footways?
Continuous footways are extensions of pavements across the carriageway of a side street at it's intersection with another road. This provides an uninterrupted route for pedestrians and cyclists to cross these side streets, and helps reduce vehicle speeds upon the approach to junctions where continuous footways are installed.
