Improving safety at East Sheen village
We’re funding a £2.5million project to improve safety at East Sheen on A205 Upper Richmond Road West, between Sheen Lane & East Sheen Primary School, and we would like to know your thoughts.
On this page you can find out more about the scheme and what you can expect from us with this consultation. We’ve split our proposals into sections, to make them easier to understand:
What are we proposing?
Junction of A205 Upper Richmond Road West with Sheen Lane
- Introduce Right Turn Only Lanes into Sheen Lane: Vehicles can currently use both lanes to go straight ahead. After the junction, two lanes merge into one, which increases the risk of a collision
- Shorten pedestrian crossing distances and straighten up kerb lines: Following reports of vehicles mounting pavements and pedestrian injuries, we'd build out the pavement, straighten kerb lines and remove low walls around the junction
- Introduce advance green light and Advance Stop Line (ASL) for cyclists on the A205 Upper Richmond Road: These would help cyclists pull away ahead of traffic
Milestone Green / Sheen Lane
- Permanently close the slip road at Milestone Green: It temporarily closed in 2020
- Introduce a new longer loading and disabled parking bay on Sheen Lane: When the slip road closed, the loading and disabled parking bay was temporarily relocated on a short, inset bay on Milestone Green. We propose moving it onto the main road, next to where it is now. The new longer bay would double the space for disabled parking or deliveries, and accommodate longer vehicles which don’t fit the current bay
- To move the bay onto the main road, we'd need to remove one lane at Sheen Lane. Sheen Lane would become one lane in each direction, instead of one lane southbound and two lanes northbound
A205 Upper Richmond Road West
- Introduce 20mph speed limit: From Priests Bridge Avenue up to Clifford Avenue
- Raise pedestrian crossings and islands to pavement level with tactile paving to help slow traffic, and allow people to see and be seen when crossing
- Resurface road and introduce cycle logo markings: This would make journeys smoother for everyone, especially cyclists
- Introduce short right turn lane at junction with Thornton Road: To reduce the risk of collision, we’re proposing a waiting area for people turning right
Improve area around East Sheen Primary School main entrance
- Add pedestrian lights and countdown timer at traffic signal height: At the moment, the pedestrian signals on the push button box are hard to see at busy times
- Widen pavement by 1 metre, add 1 metre planting and remove railings: We're widening the pavement from 1.85 metres to 2.9 metres, and adding 1 metre plant border. This wider area means we don’t need railings anymore. This is safer for cyclists, who can get trapped between the railings and traffic
- Hertford Avenue: We'd widen the pavement and introduce a pavement level crossing point with tactile paving
How you can find out more
Visit the Documents section for:
- Map showing our proposals
- Copy of our survey if you prefer to respond by post or email
- Use the ‘Select language’ button at the bottom of this page to translate
Connecting with London's deaf community on our consultations
To enhance how we consult with the deaf community, we're trialling a British Sign Language (BSL) consultation conversation service. Please email haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk to arrange a two-way BSL translated discussion.