TfL To Target 'Unsafe' Junction at Hogarth Roundabout
Safety study to determine if Hogarth Lane needs measures to help road safety
Transport for London (TfL) is to target the junction of Hogarth Lane, at the Hogarth roundabout for possible safety measures because of the number of traffic accidents at the busy junction.
The junction has been rated 40th in the transport company's rankings of
73 dangerous junctions across London. Their records showed that there
were 38 collisions of all severity in total in the past three years, 16
of which included vulnerable road users such as cyclists, motorcyclists
and pedestrians.
The junction will undergo a safety study over the period of the TfL business
plan up to 2021/22 and then following the results of that they will determine
what measures can be taken to improve the junction. The new approach will
see junctions continually monitored and reviewed.
London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman, last week named the 73 junctions in London with the worst safety records as he unveiled a new approach to delivering improvements for pedestrians and cyclists.
Transport for London’s (TfL’s) new analysis uses the last three years of casualty figures on the TfL road network to identify the junctions with the poorest safety records so that they can be targeted for work. This analysis will now continue each year as part of a new approach that will see work continually monitored and the junctions with the most incidents prioritised.
The list of 73 junctions is now being considered in detail to assess what can be done to make them safer. The current list includes some that have had work recently completed, some have work planned, and others require new safety studies.
21 junctions have had significant improvements made within the last three
years. These will now be monitored to ensure that the casualty levels
significantly reduce and that lessons are learnt to improve the future
design and construction of projects.
33 junctions have improvements planned within TfL’s current business
plan. This includes Lambeth Bridge North and Waterloo IMAX which will
be consulted on this summer. Design work on other junctions within the
list of 73 continues at pace, including Jamaica Road/Lower Road/Rotherhithe
Tunnel, which will be part of Cycle Superhighway 4, and Highbury Corner,
where construction work is due to start next year.
19 junctions will undergo new safety studies to identify possible solutions and safety improvements. This includes locations such as Holloway Road and Parkhurst Road, Clapham Road and Union Road and Hyde Park Corner and Park Lane.
Ben Plowden, TfL’s Director of Surface Strategy and Planning, said: “We’re committed to improving road safety in the Capital and we will only achieve this and encourage more people to walk and cycle if we address safety at many of our road junctions. This new analysis will allow us to target our efforts where it is most needed, and will allow us to closely monitor the effectiveness of what we deliver to ensure we’re always learning from our projects.”
The 73 junctions saw the highest number of collisions involving pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists between 2012 and 2015. A total of 33 junctions that have planned improvement plans within TfL’s business plan and which will be designed to address safety concerns;
April 22, 2017
