It comes after Transport for London agreed to stump up a further £3.65m to support the council-led project, reports James Cracknell

The new 'plaza' outside Enfield Town Station — The proposed new ‘plaza’ outside Enfield Town Station

Construction work is beginning on the next phase of a major revamp for Enfield Town centre.

With the first phase of works for the ‘Enfield Town Liveable Neighbourhood’ project completing in 2024 and the first part of the second phase being finished last month, Enfield Council is now moving ahead with the second part of the second phase – having secured additional funding from Transport for London (TfL).

The upcoming set of works include changes to the layouts of London Road, Genotin Road and the eastern part of Cecil Road, as well as a revamp of the area outside Enfield Town Station to create new seating and planting, plus new traffic restrictions for St Andrew’s Road meaning only emergency vehicles and cyclists will be able to access it from Southbury Road in future.

Bus stops and pedestrian crossings on London Road and Genotin Road will be moved, as well as the pick-up point for vehicles outside the station. New sections of cycle lanes will be created in Southbury Road, Genotin Road, London Road and Cecil Road, while access to New River Loop Car Park will be restricted to Southbury Road.

Pavements will be widened in places and the new red route in the town centre will also be extended further east.

Multiple rounds of public consultations on the works have previously taken place and the council officially signed off on the works in February this year, following confirmation that TfL would be contributing an additional £3.65million.

The full set of works will take 28 months to complete, according to the council, and will also involve lengthy road closures – including a major six-week closure of London Road between The Town and Genotin Road, starting from Tuesday, 21^st July to coincide with the school summer holidays.

A new cycle lane is proposed along London Road (credit Enfield Council)

An update posted on the council project page this week, community engagement manager Duncan Bain said: “As the works progress, our contractor will be writing to residents and businesses with further information about the construction plan specific to their area, but signage should also be checked as changes may occur should any unforeseen circumstances arise.

“Some works will require full road closures, and diversions will be put in place. This may result in temporary night closures of sections of roads and footways, and any impact will be kept to a minimum. Impacted residents and businesses will be notified separately and signage on site will also be provided.

“To enable us to carry out these works we will be using machinery and vehicles that may cause some noise. We will try to keep this to a minimum.”

For any queries relating to construction works:
Email [email protected]

For updates on the progress of the project:
Email [email protected]
Visit letstalk.enfield.gov.uk/enfieldtown

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