MUSWELL HILL ROUNDABOUT - MEASURES DESPERATELY NEEDED AFTER UNDERTAKINGS BROKEN ON SAFETY

1.12.03

Haringey Council has said it will try to improve pedestrian safety at the roundabout at the top of Muswell Hill following concerns of residents and local Lib Dem councillors that a serious accident is about to happen as local people struggle to cross the road at the recently redesigned junction.

At a site visit with council officials, local Lib Dem councillor Lynne Featherstone told council staff that the addition of a third traffic lane at the top of Muswell Hill was making the crossing extremely treacherous for pedestrians. The Council agreed that a pelican crossing was needed near the top of the hill, and the traffic island should be extended.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

"Safety action needs to be taken. The situation is all the more disturbing, given that we were told before the alterations that the road at the top of the hill would be confined to two lanes and not three. Because of this, the Council should take swift action to make this very dangerous crossing much safer."

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