Council response to Bakers Arms junction reconstruction

Dear Adrian

I have responded to the tree issue however have the following comments regarding the remainder of your email.

We in fact undertook substantial consultation and engagement last year with local residents and businesses in the Bakers Arms area. General perceptions of the area were sought and analysed from face-to-face qualitative engagement throughout October and a postal perception survey sent to over 6000 local addresses (including all addresses within Lea Bridge Ward) in November and December. In addition, the draft scheme was taken to the Forest Community Ward Forum on 25th October and Lea Bridge Community Ward Forum on 28th November where local people could see at first-hand what the scheme will entail. Engagement has also been on-going with the local Business Forum at Bakers Arms where local traders are very supportive of the scheme and have been actively involved in the design process.

The scheme will involve the removal of both left-hand slip roads at the Bakers Arms junction. It has been subjected to extensive modelling and approvals with specialist teams at both the Council and Transport for London, who have had the ‘final say’ given the junction’s significance to the wider transport network. The curb-lines will be softened and the signals reprogrammed particularly relating to traffic flow through the junction where vehicles turn right into Lea Bridge Rd from Hoe Street. All the data suggests that the changes will have a negligible impact on traffic flows and should even improve the situation.

I trust this answers your query.

Kind regards

Keith

Keith Hanshaw

Divisional Director Public Realm

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Low Hall Depot

Argall Avenue

Leyton E10 7AS

020 8496 2510