A4 Great West Road Section-106 Pedestrian Improvements Will - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Heading A4 Great West Road Section-106 Pedestrian Improvements Will Miller, Better Routes & Places Nigel Pompilis, Traffic Directorate Thursday 2 nd September 2010

Heading Funding • £520k available from a number of developers, held by LBH • From four developers along A4, typically to be allocated by 2012 • £100k from development of Gillette site (pending) • £100k held by GWQ • Could be supplemented by TfL funding 2

Heading A4 Great West Rd • Very high vehicle flows • M4 elevated section • Severance • Poor pedestrian accessibility • Local schools • Petition 3

A4 Great West Rd – collision history Heading • Most recent 36 months (June 2007 to May 2010) • Compared to TLRN (outer) • Windmill Rd – 14 collisions, right-turning & goods vehicles above average • Ealing Rd – 6 collisions, motorcycle & wet above average • Clayponds Ave – 11 collisions, 2 serious • Lionel Rd – 16 collisions, dark & goods vehicles above average, 1 fatality (also includes data from M4/A4 junctions) 4

Heading Recent work completed • Pedestrian progression – Timing review completed for sites at Windmill Rd, Ealing Rd, Lionel Road, and Clayponds Avenue – Different changes for AM/Off/PM peak – Operational late July to early Sept – Further changes can be expected • Investment in surveys and resources to devise options 5

Heading Policy • Traffic Management Act 2004 – ‘ expeditious movement of traffic’ • Mayor’s policy to ‘smooth’ traffic flow – less stop-start, more reliable journey times • Cannot unduly penalise one mode in favour of another 6

Heading A4/Windmill Rd 7

Heading A4/Windmill Rd • Issues: – No signalised crossings on Windmill Rd arms (N & S) – Not enough ‘green man’ time on A4 crossings • Options: – Straight across crossing on southern arm (£125k) – Realign western crossing (£50k) 8

Heading A4/Ealing Rd 9

Heading A4/Ealing Rd • Issues: – No signalised crossings on Ealing Rd arms (N & S) – Not enough ‘green man’ time on A4 crossing • Options: – Staggered crossing on southern arm (£200k) – Realign eastern crossing (£50k) – Reallocate road space and realign eastern crossing (£150k) – Modify roundabout and realign eastern/southern crossing (£250k) 10

Heading A4/Clayponds Ave 11

Heading A4/Clayponds Ave • Issues: – No signalised crossings on Windmill Rd arms (N & S) – Not enough ‘green man’ time on A4 crossings • Options: – Staggered crossing on Northern arm (£150k) – Staggered crossing on Southern arm (£150k) 12

Heading A4/Lionel Rd 13

Heading A4/Lionel Rd • Issues: – Not enough ‘green man’ time on A4 crossings – No signalised crossing on Lionel Rd (north) • Options: – Straight across crossing on northern arm (£125k) 14

Heading Other sites: • Audi subway – New pump (£80k) – Close subway (£175k) – Close subway & new crossing (£350k) – Close subway & improve Ealing Rd and Clayponds Ave (£350k) • All sites – Link pedestrian call buttons (£10k) – Conversion to near-sided (Puffin) crossings (£100k) – Streetscape (£100k) – Lighting at crossing points (£10k) • Boston Manor Rd – Scoot (£50k) 15 – Toucans (£200k)

Heading A4 Great West Rd Questions ? 16