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If you live within the scheme area for the Low Traffic Streets (Farnan Avenue, Kenilworth Avenue, Chingford Road, Bromley Road, Bedford Road, Dudley Road or Chandos Avenue), don't forget to take part in the Chandos Avenue and Dudley Road modal filter online survey by Monday 14 February 2022 .

From 30 June work is planned to start on the north east side of the Bell Junction between Chingford Road and Farnan Avenue.

The work includes the installation of a segregated cycle track, laying new kerbs between Chingford Road and Farnan Avenue, upgrading the footway with new paving to match what has been installed on the north west side of the Bell Junction and the construction of a blended "Copenhagen" crossing (also known as a continuous footway) at Kenilworth Avenue.

Access to Kenilworth Avenue and Farnan Avenue will be maintained and we expect this work to take 4 weeks to complete, after which we will move onto the next phase of works in Chingford Road and Hoe Street.

From week beginning 7 June 2021 work is planned to start on the south east side of the Bell Junction between Falmer Road and Howard Road.

The work includes the installation of a segregated cycle track, laying new kerbs between Falmer Road and Howard Road and upgrading the footway with new paving to match what has been installed on the north west side of the Bell Junction.

We expect this work to take 4 weeks to complete, after which we will move onto the next phase of works on the north east side of the Bell Junction.

The work is taking place in sections to help keep traffic flowing through the junction during this time, and we kindly ask that you continue to plan your journeys ahead and, if possible, consider active travel when travelling locally.

Construction work is now underway on the Bell Junction, starting with the north side of Forest Road between Bromley Road and 609 Forest Road.

This work involves digging up the pavement and road at this location to make way for a new wider footway and cycle lane, and should take six weeks to complete.

Construction will take place Monday to Sunday, however our contractor Riney will aim to keep noise and disruption to a minimum during any weekend construction. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Two new modal filters (road closures to through traffic) will be installed on Chandos Road and Dudley Road, at their respective junctions with Chingford Road, during the week commencing 22 February 2021.

These two modal filters are being introduced as part of the wider Forest Road scheme and Bell Junction construction work, due to start the week commencing 1 March 2021. This is to ensure that any additional traffic is not pushed into the nearby residential areas to bypass the works, but also aims to respond to historic concerns over the volume, speed and impact of traffic using the streets either side of Chingford Road and the Bell Junction as ‘cut-throughs’ to bypass the traffic lights.

In the past we have generally created modal filters with physical features to restrict motorised traffic, while still allowing enough space for pedestrians and cyclists to travel through. However, following scheme specific discussions with the Emergency Services, the modal filters in Chandos Avenue and Dudley Road will be enforced by CCTV and there will not be a physical barrier in place. Apart from the Emergency Services, motorised vehicles will not be allowed to travel through these modal filters and will be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) if they do.

To begin with, the modal filters will be installed using experimental traffic order (ETO) powers, which last for a maximum of 18 months. During the experimental period we will be gathering local feedback, engaging with key stakeholders and collecting traffic data to help inform whether the changes should remain in place permanently, or whether they should be withdrawn following the completion of the main Bell Junction works.

The views of local people are important, and we are running our engagement activity alongside implementation of the scheme to capture and respond to local views from the start. Not only is this method of engaging encouraged by Government, it also allows local people to see the immediate effects of the changes and provide feedback on actual experiences.

Since launching the Forest Road LSP scheme in December, our construction team have been working hard introducing the new measures.

So far, the team have completed work on all the bus stop bypasses and bus stop boarders and have completed most of the mandatory cycle lane lining. You may have noticed that work amending the yellow lines along the route is also complete and work is underway replacing the waiting and loading restriction signage in the area.

The new semi-segregated cycle lanes, which involves installing wands (vertical plastic poles) providing a physical barrier between the cycle lane and the road, are almost complete, with only 20m west of the Hale End junction left to install.

Over the next few weeks, the team will be finishing work on the footway to the west of Hale End junction as well as removing the cattle grid at the top of Forest Road.