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Following consultation, we have now implemented this scheme.
You can see below details of how we consulted on the scheme.
Islington Council proposed to implement various road marking and safety measures on the four arms of the junction of St Paul's Road, Newington Green Road, Balls Pond Road and Essex Road.
The details of what we proposed are as follows:
St Paul's Road: Installing a 'School Keep Clear' road marking outside an access point to St Paul's Steiner School. We also proposed to refresh the existing road markings heading towards the junction of Newington Green Road. This included the existing stop lines and the southern bus cage on St Paul's Road.
Newington Green Road: Refreshing the existing road markings heading towards the junction of Balls Pond Road. This included the existing centre lines and stop lines.
Balls Pond Road: Removing the existing illuminated bollards on the traffic island and replacing them with traffic rebound bollards. We also proposed to refresh the advanced stop lines.
Essex Road: We proposed to reduce an existing triangular island to allow safer two-way traffic lanes; replace the existing illuminated bollards with traffic rebound bollards on the centre island; extend the centre island to make the footway safer for people walking and wheeling; and refresh lining of the advanced stop lines.
Drawing showing proposed safety improvements at the junction of St Paul's Road, Newington Green Road, Balls Pond Road and Essex Road
We asked for your feedback on our proposals by inviting you to complete our survey between 10 April and 10 May 2025.
13 people responded to the online survey, with the majority of the respondents living within the area.
A majority of the responses received were in favour of the proposal, with most of the supportive comments stating that the junction does need to be made safer for pedestrians nearby. Particularly, referencing that school children walking nearby need that additional safety guidance when travelling to and from school.
There were questions raised related to whether the junction could implement full zebra crossings instead of extending existing refuge islands. However, zebra crossings were not advised at this location as the junction already has traffic signals in place.
Taking into account this consultation feedback, we decided to implement the scheme. Implementation is now complete.
You can see below details of how we consulted on the scheme.
Islington Council proposed to implement various road marking and safety measures on the four arms of the junction of St Paul's Road, Newington Green Road, Balls Pond Road and Essex Road.
The details of what we proposed are as follows:
St Paul's Road: Installing a 'School Keep Clear' road marking outside an access point to St Paul's Steiner School. We also proposed to refresh the existing road markings heading towards the junction of Newington Green Road. This included the existing stop lines and the southern bus cage on St Paul's Road.
Newington Green Road: Refreshing the existing road markings heading towards the junction of Balls Pond Road. This included the existing centre lines and stop lines.
Balls Pond Road: Removing the existing illuminated bollards on the traffic island and replacing them with traffic rebound bollards. We also proposed to refresh the advanced stop lines.
Essex Road: We proposed to reduce an existing triangular island to allow safer two-way traffic lanes; replace the existing illuminated bollards with traffic rebound bollards on the centre island; extend the centre island to make the footway safer for people walking and wheeling; and refresh lining of the advanced stop lines.
Drawing showing proposed safety improvements at the junction of St Paul's Road, Newington Green Road, Balls Pond Road and Essex Road
We asked for your feedback on our proposals by inviting you to complete our survey between 10 April and 10 May 2025.
13 people responded to the online survey, with the majority of the respondents living within the area.
A majority of the responses received were in favour of the proposal, with most of the supportive comments stating that the junction does need to be made safer for pedestrians nearby. Particularly, referencing that school children walking nearby need that additional safety guidance when travelling to and from school.
There were questions raised related to whether the junction could implement full zebra crossings instead of extending existing refuge islands. However, zebra crossings were not advised at this location as the junction already has traffic signals in place.
Taking into account this consultation feedback, we decided to implement the scheme. Implementation is now complete.
Drawing showing proposed safety improvements at the junction of St Paul's Road, Newington Green Road, Balls Pond Road and Essex Road
