£2.2M Lambeth road scheme finally gets official go-ahead

31 May 2006
 
Work has started on a much-delayed road safety demonstration scheme in Lambeth that will give pedestrians more control over traffic and turn traffic signals against speeding drivers.
Under the £2.2M contract for Lambeth Council, main contractor Tarmac will overhaul the existing two-lane carriageway on a 1.5km stretch of Wandsworth Road, replacing the road surface and introducing bus and cycle lanes.
Footways will be rebuilt and widened using modular 400mm concrete paving slabs and puffin technology installed at all junctions and at intermediate points, improving on existing zebra and pelican crossings.
Outside peak hours speeding drivers will be detected automatically, triggering a red light at the next junction.
One of the Department for Transport’s original tranche of five mixed priority route demonstration projects in urban areas, the scheme had been expected to be completed by summer 2004. An initial 600m phase was carried out three years ago to complement the London congestion charging scheme.
Lambeth’s project manager Abu Barkatoolah  said phase two had been delayed partly because of a nine-month occupation by Transco, replacing gas mains, and partly because of its complexity.
‘There was a lot more to it than just putting in road safety measures,’ he said. ‘There was more modelling to be done, and more design work and contract preparation.’
Lambeth and fellow successful bidders Cheshire, Manchester, Norfolk and Warwickshire each received a £1M DfT contribution to make routes safer without causing major traffic disruption. Lambeth also secured £928,000 through the European Regional Development Fund.
The scheme is due to be completed in November.

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