Wales Avenue/Cambridge Road Area, Carshalton - proposed speed reduction and pedestrian safety measures

Overview

Sutton Council is committed to making our borough’s roads safer and giving people more choice in how they travel. We want to improve safety on roads to reduce the number and severity of accidents, to make it easier for people to walk or cycle and to improve air quality.

Residents have previously told us about traffic issues in the Wales Avenue/ Cambridge Road area and we have used this feedback to develop proposals to address these issues.

We are now inviting you to give feedback on proposals to introduce a 20mph speed limit in the Wales Avenue area, traffic calming in Cambridge Road and a new pedestrian crossing in Banstead Road, close to its junction with Harrow Road, as shown on the plan below. 

A plan showing these proposed measures can be found here:

Read the Plan

The proposal: 

• 20mph speed limit: The proposal is to reduce speeds to 20mph on Banstead Road (between the railway line and Park Hill), Park Hill (between Gordon Road and Carshalton Road), Cambridge Road, Oxford Road, Harrow Road, Warren Park Road, Hawthorn Road, Fairview Road, King's Lane, Wales Avenue, Walnut Close, Weihurst Gardens, Alpine View, Park Hill Close and Hill Road. 

• Signs and road markings to indicate a 20mph speed limit: the proposal would include installing digital signs in Harrow Road on lighting columns outside house numbers 46/48 and numbers 87/89, as well as in Oxford Road on lighting columns outside house numbers 45/47 and number 42. These digital signs would remind drivers of the speed limit, make all road users aware of their speed and improve safety.

• Speed cushions in Cambridge Road: outside house numbers 27/29, 45/47 and 59/61 to reduce traffic speeds in the road and improve safety.

• New zebra crossing: located in Banstead Road, close to Hill Road, to help pedestrians to cross the road by giving them priority over motor vehicles.

The aim of these proposals is to reduce the risk and severity of accidents, provide a safer environment for all road users and make it easier for people to walk and cycle in the area if they wish to.

Traffic and accident data can be found here:

• Traffic data plan
• Accident data plan

Frequently asked questions about these types of schemes can be found here:

• Read the FAQs to find out more 

Why your views matter

As this scheme may affect you, please take a few minutes to tell us if you think it will make your local roads safer and if you can think of anything that could improve it.

We would like your feedback, and please note that the engagement is open until midnight on Thursday 19 September 2024.

While it will not be possible to reply to you individually, all comments will be taken into account. At the end of this consultation period, council officers will consider all responses received and a summary of the responses will be presented to the local ward councillors. Residents in the consultation area will be notified of the outcome of the consultation. 

For more information on how Sutton handles your personal information, please visit our Privacy Notice (opens in a new window). Any comments you make may be made public on the Council's website, however, we will remove any personally identifiable information.