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To the poor Deliveroo driver who was nearly hit by a highway maintenance lorry driver at 12.30pm today (Harvester Junction), I hope you are okay and not too shocked.


I have reported to the police. Crime number: 966-57-22-0101-WE.


There were many witnesses. Please take time to report: https://www.met.police.uk/ro/report/rti/rti-a/report-a-road-traffic-incident/


The registration number of the lorry is HL 21 PZF


I have rarely seen such appalling driving.

The feedback I got when enquiring about a crossing was basically 'we couldn't possibly slow down the traffic, this is the south circular you know'



Sue Wrote:

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> There was supposed to be a pedestrian crossing

> installed at this junction by now.

>

> Does anybody know what has happened re that?

Castleton Wrote:

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> The feedback I got when enquiring about a crossing

> was basically 'we couldn't possibly slow down the

> traffic, this is the south circular you know'

>

>

> Sue Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > There was supposed to be a pedestrian crossing

> > installed at this junction by now.

> >

> > Does anybody know what has happened re that?



There was a consultation and as a result it was definitely agreed that a crossing would be installed there.


There is a thread on here about it a while back.

Sue Wrote:

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> There was supposed to be a pedestrian crossing

> installed at this junction by now.

>

> Does anybody know what has happened re that?


The zebra crossing that wasn't really needed on Whateley Road is much more important. I've never seen anyone use it yet though.

The last update I saw was that TFL "tentatively" had scheduled work on the crossing around Lordship Lane/Dulwich Common to start in late 2020. However, the project has fallen off the TFL list of open or closed projects, because they now only list projects from May 2021, which I suspect means the project is no longer going ahead. So frustrating.


https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/hub-page/healthy-streets

SpringTime Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > There was supposed to be a pedestrian crossing

> > installed at this junction by now.

> >

> > Does anybody know what has happened re that?

>

> The zebra crossing that wasn't really needed on

> Whateley Road is much more important. I've never

> seen anyone use it yet though.




Agreed! What a complete waste of money 🤨

For anyone who wants an update on the long-planned pedestrian crossing point at Lordship Lane/Dulwich Common, I got this response to an FOI request from TFL today:


We can confirm that the project you have asked about is currently paused due to a lack of long-term funding from the Department of Transport, with TfL?s current funding allocation ending on 18 February 2022. We hope to resume the project after this date, should funding be available, with construction in spring 2023 subject to acquisition of a small piece of land required to deliver the project.
Thanks for the update Siduhe, much appreciated. I'd really like to see this pedestrain crossing completed soon. I feel like I am gambling my life every time I want to cross the road to reach the Cox's Walk entrance from the opposite side on Lordship Lane. Is it even worth it writing to the local MP, Helen Hayes about that?

zerkalo, very welcome - it's a subject close to my heart.


What really comes out to me from the TFL response is that this is all about funding (and the news that they have to buy some land to make the crossing work - presumably a bit by Cox's Walk to expand the pedestrian area, but who knows?).


There's no way TFL is going to have the full funding in the near future - 2023 seems aspirational at best. What might make sense is getting the Dulwich Wood Councillors and Helen Hayes involved to see what alternative sources of funding there are - CGS or similar? If Southwark would come up with part of the funding, then maybe TFL could find the rest?


So definitely worth engaging with Helen Hayes but the one thing that would make this happen more quickly is some cold, hard cash it seems to me.

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