A1 Archway Road safety scheme
We are proposing changes to the section of the A1 Archway Road between Church Road and Northwood Road to improve road safety and would like to know your thoughts.
The consultation period has now closed. You can find updates on the proposals in the 'Latest news' section.
Proposal
Our proposals build on our ongoing work to improve road safety on Archway Road and across London. This includes our plan to introduce a 20 mph speed limit on this section of Archway Road in February 2026. The changes proposed as part of this scheme build upon the new lower speed limit and aim to further improve safety on a corridor with a high number of collisions involving vulnerable road users. Our Lowering Speed Limits page provides further information on our work to reduce speeds across London.
Please see map below for an overview of changes as part of this consultation.
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Changes for pedestrians
The footway between 411 and 419 Archway Road would be widened to give pedestrians more room to wait for a green signal to cross the road. This would also help prevent collisions between parked vehicles in the residential bays starting at 419 Archway Road and oncoming traffic- The crossing near 415 Archway Road would be upgraded with a new countdown timer to show how much time pedestrians have left to cross the road after the green person light
- A new signalised pedestrian crossing with a countdown would be installed outside Sainsbury’s Local at 260–268 Archway Road, where there is a demand from pedestrians to cross the road. We would also build out the footway at this location, to shorten the distance pedestrians would need to cross
Changes for drivers and motorcyclists
- A ‘raised table’ would be installed at the junction of Archway Road and Bishops Road to slow traffic and improve road safety
The footway near Topps Tiles would be extended, and the parking bay in this location would be shortened by five metres, which is roughly the space needed for one average‑sized vehicle. This change would help improve visibility for vehicles exiting Bishops Road- It would be necessary to move the existing loading bays outside Sainsbury’s Local (260–268 Archway Road) by around 10 metres to create space for a new signalised pedestrian crossing. This would also require removing 22 metres of parking in front of the shop parade (restricted Monday to Saturday, 07:00 – 19:00), equivalent to four average-sized parking spaces
- We also propose to add double red lines and Keep Clear markings at the end of Northwood Road to prevent vehicles stopping here at any time and improve visibility for vehicles exiting Northwood Road
- New Keep Clear markings at Cromwell Avenue, Causton Road and Cholmeley Park
Why?
We want London’s streets to be safe, healthy, and welcoming for everyone. The Mayor’s Transport Strategy sets out a clear vision to reduce reliance on cars, encourage walking and cycling, and make our roads safer for all users. A key part of this is Vision Zero, which aims to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on London’s transport network.Archway Road has a poor collision history. In the three-year period up to the end of July 2025 (this is the latest data available to us), there were 36 collisions along this section of Archway Road resulting in injuries to 39 people. Of these,
Of these,
Shepherds Hill junction15 people using a motorcycle were injured, including one person who was seriously injured- Six people walking were injured, including two people who were seriously injured
Eight people cycling were injured, including two people who were seriously injured
These proposals are designed to address the causes of these collisions and make the area safer by:
- Reducing vehicle speeds at key junctions
- Improving pedestrian crossings with green man signals and countdown timers
- Creating safer and larger spaces for people walking
This work also supports the Healthy Streets Approach, which focuses on creating streets that are easy to cross, feel safe, and encourage active travel. By improving crossings, widening footways, and reducing traffic danger, we are helping to make Archway Road a place where people choose to walk, cycle, and spend time.
How it impacts you
If you are walking
We would expect that our proposals would make it easier and safer to walk on this section of Archway Road. This is because we propose to create new crossings (or upgrade existing ones), wider footways, improve visibility, reduce speeds at side roads and maintain consistent carriageway widths.
If you are travelling by bus or with a vehicle
We would not expect that our proposals would have a noticeable effect on journey times for bus passengers, or for people using a private vehicle to travel. Vehicles would need to wait for a short time (30 seconds or less) when pedestrians were using the new crossing outside Sainsbury’s Local, but we would not expect this to have a significant effect on overall journey times.
We propose to remove some parking spaces, and to add new double red lines (which prevent parking at any time), but there are a large number of alternative spaces for parking along this section of Archway Road.
If you are cycling
Although the proposals are aimed at improving pedestrian safety and reducing severance, the changes which include slower traffic and improved visibility at junctions are expected to support safer, more predictable journeys for people cycling.
More information
We have published a range of additional information and background reports. These are available at each of the links below:
Accessible information
We want to make sure everyone is able to take part in our consultations. To help make it accessible to everyone we have provided:
You can translate the information on this page into another language by using the ‘Select language’ button at the bottom of the page
Connecting with London's deaf community on our consultations
To further enhance how we consult with London's deaf community we offer:
- A British Sign Language (BSL) video of our proposals and survey
- A BSL conversation service. This allows the TfL consultation lead to have a two-way BSL translated discussion with a BSL user. To request a BSL conversation please contact us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk and we will be in contact to arrange a convenient time
Tell us your views
You can reply by completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete or if you are short on time, you can submit a quick response.
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The closing date for comments is Monday 16 March 2026.
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Questions?
You can use our question tool during the consultation period. We will respond to your questions as soon as we can.
You can also contact us by email, via our telephone call back service (020 3054 6037) or in writing (FREEPOST TfL HAVE YOUR SAY).
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Latest news
Update 17 March 2026
This consultation has now closed. Thank you to everyone who responded. We are analysing your feedback and will report back shortly.
The report will be available to everyone that takes part in the consultation and a copy will be published on our website.
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