Low Traffic Streets - modal filters on Chandos Avenue and Dudley Road

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traffic data to help inform whether the changes should remain in place permanently, or whether they should be withdrawn following the completion of the main Bell Junction works.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.

Please share your views by clicking here . The survey will run until at least June 2021 to help us make potential short-term changes to improve the experimental scheme where needed.

To request a hardcopy version of the online survey, or if you require assistance completing the online survey, please contact us using the following details:

- Email: enjoy@walthamforest.gov.uk

- Write to: Enjoy Waltham Forest Team, Low Hall Depot, Argall Avenue, Leyton, E10 7AS

- Call: 020 8496 3000 and ask to speak with the Enjoy Waltham Forest Team.

The Experimental Traffic Management Order can be viewed online by clicking here . Please scroll to Traffic Management Order, notice consultations and notifications 7 December 2020 – T49(20). The documents set out how to leave formal comments on the Traffic Order during the associated statutory six-month consultation period. Alternatively, you can also request copies of the Traffic Orders via the Enjoy Waltham Forest Team using the contact details above.

To allow us to carry out the work safely and on time, we ask that you avoid parking in the works areas. There will be barriers, signs and traffic cones that show where parking is prohibited, and illegally parked vehicles will receive Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) and may be removed.

For more information regarding the wider scheme, please click here.