SGR road closed under railway bridges

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  • The work under the railway bridge will finish in March. The bus station repaving should finish on Valentine's Day (according to the notice). The work to the LU platforms ends in September and then they do the Southbound platforms next year. The lifts would be ready by the end of 2017 (I think) Then there is the work relating to City North including the new shops, station entrance and ticket concourse which has not yet been rescheduled but may start in 2017.
  • The southbound closing is going to be a nightmare...
  • I wonder how they're going to cope with the football game on Sunday, especially after people have been drinking?
  • <p>I wonder if City North will happen  as foreign investors get out of the London property and prices fall?</p><p> </p>
  • <font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">It's just an absolute uncoordinated disaster at the moment! Having been through that SGR pinchpoint twice at rush hour, I genuinely think it's dangerous and probably illegal. People with bikes and buggies really struggle to get through. Who to raise it with, though? TfL, council, local councillors? </span></font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">According to this, it's TfL works and scheduled to go on til 11 March.</div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: normal;">http://www.trafficdelays.co.uk/a1201-stroud-green-road-n4-islingtonharingey-tfl-works/</span></font><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: normal;">I think they need to widen that pavement urgently!</span><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: normal;"><br></span></font></div>
  • <p>Stupid thing is that is would be very easy to do so.</p><p>Is that side of the road Haringey or Islington ?</p>
  • <p>Islinton Council are on their way (I think)</p><p> </p><p>Copy of IM Converstion</p><p> </p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Ali<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Sheuli (Islington)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Hi Ali. Thank you for using web chat, my name is Sheuli and I will be helping you today, please give me a moment...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Sheuli (Islington)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>How can I help you today?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Ali<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>There are works underway under the railway bridges in Stroud Green Road near to Finsbury Park station. The road is closed as well as one side of the pavement. Work is going at the station that is forcing people to exit the station via Station Place and head back up Stroud Green Road. So footfall is higher that usual. The one side of pavement which is open has been narrowed to the width of approx. two people at a pinch point which is quite clearly dangerous. Can I pse advise that you get someone out to look at this before a serious accident happens and people get hurt.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Sheuli (Islington)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Thank you for informing us I will be passing this on to highways to look into<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Sheuli (Islington)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Would you like a call back from them to discuss this further?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Ali<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I do think they should visit the site quickly so if a visit can be expedited <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that will good for everyone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Sheuli (Islington)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I have reported this to highways, thanks Ali for informing us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p> :-\"
  • Two big gigs on at Ally Pally this weekend, thank goodness this doesn't coincide with the football...<br>
  • Well done Ali. I've requested a callback from TfL, and emailed Haringey/Stroud Green Ward councillors (it seems to fall into the ward, just, according to the maps).
  • Don't say we didn't warn them - thanks Ali. If there is any serious incident Islington will not be able to claim they weren't told. What about Haringey, TfL, Network Rail and for that matter the police? There is a BT Police station right there!!!
  • <p>BT Police will do nothing outside railway property. I once asked nicely  a taxi driver to move off the cycle lane he was blocking it  by parking on it. The taxi driver got very bolshie so I asked the nearest policemen  to have word.  He refused and told me he was a BT Policemen and the cylel lane was outside his <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>jurisdiction</span></p>
  • The issues are all a result of "railway work" though...<br>
  • It will be very easy to widen the pinch point by moving the wire fencing onto the road a bit.
  • On Wednesday night a woman with a buggy was almost in tears whilst trying to get through. She just couldn't move against the flow of people going the other way, got a wheel stuck against the fence and she had to tip the buggy to release it. I dread to think what it would be like for a wheelchair user.
  • I've avoided all this. Sounds like it's exaggerated. Mrs K came out of the station tonight about 6pm and said she couldn't see what all the fuss was about.
  • they have fixed it by shifting the barriers a bit, leaving lots of room, so no fuss now. 
  • The barrier layout has certainly seemed pretty poor. Myself, I quite like all the different work being done at once as although it makes the disruption much worse when it's on, that's better (in my view at least!) than having a protracted sequence of different things one after another.
  • edited February 2016
    Bus station has reopened and as verge suggested they have moved the barrier to the other side of the hordings. The road works under the bridge though have little to do with the LU station works other than that Islington is taking 'advantage' of the some works to rebuild the road, including changing the cycle lanes, etc. It would of made more sense if they had located the cycle lanes in nothing directions on the Haringey side as it leads you to woodcock road and the parkland walk which is on that side but hey 2 local authorities will never agree!
  • I thought the deal was that Islington had control of both sides of the road so layout work etc is coordinated as the "border" runs down the middle of the road. I know that sounds too sensible but I think thast is the way it is.
  • edited December 2017
  • It has always seemed to me that Islington council couldn't give a toss about Stroud Green, look at the state of the place compared to the posh bits down in Highbury and Upper Street.<div><br></div><div>Our pavements and roads are falling apart, rubbish everywhere on Stroud Green Road at prime time in the evenings.</div><div><br></div><div>The rich bits of Islington don't look like that. <br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
  • I had this reply from one of the SG Councillors on Saturday:<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hi Matt<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks for this. I have been in touch with Islington council (who are carrying out the roadworks) this week, and I have raised the issue of the narrow section underneath the bridge. When I walked under the bridge yesterday the barrier had been adjusted slightly to create more space. However I agree that the space is still limited. I will get back in touch with Islington to see if this can be moved further.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Best wishes<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Tim<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Cllr Tim Gallagher<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Labour councillor for Stroud Green ward</span></p></div>
  • You would think that there must be a site manager who is legally responsible for safety?
  • edited December 2017
  • Elderly lady should have won hands down. Was the mum from Crouch End?
  • <span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">Seems that the taxi drivers operating out of the taxi office on Stroud Green road, by the station have resorted to desperate - and somewhat illegal -  measures in order to park whilst Morris place is being reconstructed. </span><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jd2-4233ac78440a831319b69a57a722d89f-eu/IMG_2626.jpg"><br></div><div><br><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">After taking </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">these I got a torrent of abuse from one of the taxi-drivers as well 'Come here you Motherf******'</span><br></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">I'm happy to say to say that both sides of the road will soon have double yellows, and there a nice row of cast iron bollards is going in on the Islington side to protect the cycle-lane from car-door - one of my pet peeves with the cycle lane on the other side.</span></div>
  • Good on Islington.  I have some sympathy with the taxi drivers (always use Capital) but parking anywhere on Stroud Green Road is not the answer.
  • edited December 2017
  • As of late last week, the road is re-opened, with fresh double yellow lines the whole way and camera enforced no-waiting boxes. All looking very tidy.<div><br></div><div>Some people still think they're special:</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jd2-4233ac78440a831319b69a57a722d89f-eu/IMG_2681.JPG"><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's time for Haringey to start enforcing this properly:   This vehicle was blocking for cycle path for about 4 hours today, seemingly without the attention of parking warden. </div><div><br></div><div>Islington is apparently coming down like a tonne of bricks on illegal parking on their side of the road, and have repeatedly warned the taxi company of this (not that this was one of theirs).</div>
  • I've always thought some - shall we say - unorthodox arrangements must have been in place in connection with some of the parking wardens round here.
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