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We have made some changes to the junction of the A205 South Circular Road (Brownhill Road) and Torridon Road to make sure that pedestrians can use three new pedestrian crossings at the junction safely and comfortably while ensuring that traffic, including bus services, continues to move through the junction smoothly.
We are holding a six month public consultation to gather your views on how these changes to traffic movements are affecting you and the local area – it is possible that your views may change over time so you can respond as often as you like over the consultation period.
By clicking on each of the following buttons, you can read more about the changes and how this may impact you. You can also view maps, ask questions, give feedback, and find out about other ways to get in touch and take part.
The consultation will be open until Sunday 12 January 2025.
Changes
We have installed three new pedestrian crossings at the junction. These have been installed on a permanent basis in response to the poor pedestrian safety record at this junction. As the crossings are now permanent, they are not part of this consultation.
In addition to the crossings, we have introduced two banned turns at the junction of Torridon Road and the A205. We hope this will prevent long waits for pedestrians waiting to cross the junction, and to prevent additional bus and traffic delays. We have introduced these on an experimental basis so that we can monitor the impacts on the road network and to allow a flexible approach to how we manage the traffic through this junction, on a heavily used stretch of the South Circular. It is the impact of these banned turns that we are seeking your feedback on.
The turns we have removed are as follows:
Traffic travelling southbound on Torridon Road may not turn right onto the A205 Brownhill Road towards Catford
Traffic travelling northbound on Torridon Road may not turn left onto the A205 Brownhill Road towards Catford
We have implemented these restrictions using an Experimental Traffic Order (ETRO). The ETRO will run until autumn 2025 and we will then decide whether to make changes, keep the banned turns in place, or remove them.
The banned turns are depicted in red on the photo below:
We have installed three permanent pedestrian crossings at this junction to respond to the poor safety record at this junction, including a pedestrian fatality in 2019
The banned turns are intended to help traffic, including bus services, efficiently move through the junction
The changes support the Vision Zero ambitions to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on London’s roads by 2041. They also support Active Travel ambitions for 80 per cent of journeys to be made by walking, cycling or public transport by 2041 by making it easier for people to walk in the area and maintaining efficient bus journey times
We have introduced the changes as an experiment to allow us to monitor the impact of the changes and how the junction operates over time
Doing this as an experiment also means we can take a more flexible approach to management of traffic flows in the area
More information on experimental traffic orders can be found in the More information tab.
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
You can let us know what you think about the impact of the changes on you and your local communityby completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes. As your views of the scheme may change over this time, you can submit as many responses as you like throughout the consultation period.
The closing date for comments is Sunday 12 January 2025.
After the consultation ends, we will consider all the feedback received and compile a consultation report, which will be published on this website in spring 2025.
We will take into account factors such as the feedback received from the consultation, journey times (including for buses) and safety data to decide whether the changes will be amended, removed or kept on a permanent basis.
We have made some changes to the junction of the A205 South Circular Road (Brownhill Road) and Torridon Road to make sure that pedestrians can use three new pedestrian crossings at the junction safely and comfortably while ensuring that traffic, including bus services, continues to move through the junction smoothly.
We are holding a six month public consultation to gather your views on how these changes to traffic movements are affecting you and the local area – it is possible that your views may change over time so you can respond as often as you like over the consultation period.
By clicking on each of the following buttons, you can read more about the changes and how this may impact you. You can also view maps, ask questions, give feedback, and find out about other ways to get in touch and take part.
The consultation will be open until Sunday 12 January 2025.
Changes
We have installed three new pedestrian crossings at the junction. These have been installed on a permanent basis in response to the poor pedestrian safety record at this junction. As the crossings are now permanent, they are not part of this consultation.
In addition to the crossings, we have introduced two banned turns at the junction of Torridon Road and the A205. We hope this will prevent long waits for pedestrians waiting to cross the junction, and to prevent additional bus and traffic delays. We have introduced these on an experimental basis so that we can monitor the impacts on the road network and to allow a flexible approach to how we manage the traffic through this junction, on a heavily used stretch of the South Circular. It is the impact of these banned turns that we are seeking your feedback on.
The turns we have removed are as follows:
Traffic travelling southbound on Torridon Road may not turn right onto the A205 Brownhill Road towards Catford
Traffic travelling northbound on Torridon Road may not turn left onto the A205 Brownhill Road towards Catford
We have implemented these restrictions using an Experimental Traffic Order (ETRO). The ETRO will run until autumn 2025 and we will then decide whether to make changes, keep the banned turns in place, or remove them.
The banned turns are depicted in red on the photo below:
We have installed three permanent pedestrian crossings at this junction to respond to the poor safety record at this junction, including a pedestrian fatality in 2019
The banned turns are intended to help traffic, including bus services, efficiently move through the junction
The changes support the Vision Zero ambitions to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on London’s roads by 2041. They also support Active Travel ambitions for 80 per cent of journeys to be made by walking, cycling or public transport by 2041 by making it easier for people to walk in the area and maintaining efficient bus journey times
We have introduced the changes as an experiment to allow us to monitor the impact of the changes and how the junction operates over time
Doing this as an experiment also means we can take a more flexible approach to management of traffic flows in the area
More information on experimental traffic orders can be found in the More information tab.
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
You can let us know what you think about the impact of the changes on you and your local communityby completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes. As your views of the scheme may change over this time, you can submit as many responses as you like throughout the consultation period.
The closing date for comments is Sunday 12 January 2025.
After the consultation ends, we will consider all the feedback received and compile a consultation report, which will be published on this website in spring 2025.
We will take into account factors such as the feedback received from the consultation, journey times (including for buses) and safety data to decide whether the changes will be amended, removed or kept on a permanent basis.
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We have made some changes to the junction of the A205 South Circular Road (Brownhill Road) and Torridon Road to make sure that pedestrians can use three new pedestrian crossings at the junction safely and comfortably while ensuring that traffic, including bus services, continues to move through the junction smoothly.
Traffic seeking to access the A205 toward Catford using Torridon Road will need to find alternative routes
