Many of you – particularly those who live in the south of the ward and the cyclists among you – will by now have seen the new road layout at the junction by the Britannia Leisure Centre.
The new set up removes the roundabout that previously sat where Whitmore Road, Hoxton Street, Hyde Road, and Pitfield Street meet and creates a layout that is far more friendly to cyclists and pedestrians.
As you can see in the plan below, once the works on the pavements are also complete it will also create additional open space by the side of the road where 16 new trees will be planted improving the area for those that live and work nearby.
The main funding for the works has been provided by the Department for Communities and Local Government and they are designed to improve the flow of traffic which travels along Whitmore Road onto Pitfield Street and into Shoreditch. The road is a key cycle commuter route (as anyone who has travelled along it at 8.30 in the morning will confirm!) and these improvements will make the journey far easier for those cyclists who travel down this route into the City and beyond, as well as for the cars and pedestrians that use this route.
Some residents have contacted us with concerns about the consultation that occurred prior to this work starting. We have raised these concerns with the council who have promised to use this feedback to improve future consultations.
We can also assure those of you that have been in touch with us about ‘the family’ sculptures that were in the centre of the previous roundabout that once the works are finished they will be put back into the new layout in a new location in front of Hobbs Place estate, just south east of where they were previously found.
