A406 Bounds Green Improvement

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Type
Upgrade to existing road for use by all traffic
Status
Under construction
Authority
Transport for London
Cost
£ 27.4m
Finance
TfL/Central Government
Timescale
2010-2012
Length
3.2 km (2.0 miles)

Scheme Outline

Upgrade of an existing single-carriageway stretch of A406 North Circular Road to a dual carriageway standard. This Transport for London project is a watered down version of the improvements planned but never implemented by the Highways Agency. It involves less property demolition and is a fraction of the cost, but is unlikely to be grade-separated. Even so, any extra capacity here is welcome - it is currently a single-carriageway section of an otherwise dualled and grade-separated road in a busy urban area.

Progress

14 June 2005 Scheme will now definitely go ahead. There is much local opposition to the scheme as it will not accommodate future growth - public feeling is very much in favour of the original grade separated plan.
14 March 2006 Transport for London has now announced another review of the scheme and it is back on hold.
14 March 2007 The watered-down scheme, to dual the road and install improved signalised junctions, is now back on and is due to start in 2009, due to be completed in 2011.
30 January 2010 Preparatory work is now well underway with road closures and diversions on weekends.
19 July 2010 Long-term road closures and diversions come into force on 24 May 2010 to allow construction to get underway. The work is expected to continue until spring 2012.

More information

Official website
tfl.gov.uk/.../projectsandschemes/2251.aspx

This scheme was last updated on 21 July 2010.