Romford Road Public Realm Improvement scheme
Romford Road is a key east-west route in Newham, connecting Stratford in the west to Little Ilford and the North Circular (A406) in the east. It provides important connections for pedestrians, cyclists and buses as well as private and commercial vehicles.
The key aim of the Romford Road Public Realm Improvement scheme is to create a better and safer street environment for residents, businesses, visitors and people travelling to destinations within the borough.
Visualisation of Romford Road at the junction of Green Street and Upton Lane
The plan below provides an overview of the construction programme for Romford Road.
Visualisation of Romford Road, looking east towards Atherton Leisure Centre.
Section F Public Notice.pdf(127.2 KB)
Section G Public Notice.pdf(128.1 KB)
Phase 1 TMO letter.pdf(136.4 KB)
Phase 2 TMO letter.pdf(115.6 KB)
Section A Design.pdf(1.9 MB)
Section C Design.pdf(3.2 MB)
Section E Design.pdf(2.2 MB)
Phases
Phases overview
Public engagement on the overall scheme
Public engagement on design (completed in 2023)
Public engagement on design (February/March 2024)
Statutory Consultation for Section B - South and Section D - South
Statutory Consultation for Section G
Statutory Consultation for Section F
Statutory Consultation for Section I
Richmond Road early engagement
Statutory consultation - Junction 3
Public engagement on the overall scheme
November 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
275 contributions
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https://esriurl.com/webgl-faqPermanent bus lane and continuous cycle lane along entire length of Romford Road
, 2 comments
CYCLE LANES
, 5 comments
Enforce the parking restrictions
, 7 comments
Safer cycle lane to and from Ilford
New cycle/walking routes. European boulevard style
, 2 comments
pavements and cycle lanes blocked by parked vehicles
, 2 comments
Make buses higher prioirty over car traffic
, 1 comment
Less parking on the pavement and in bus lanes
, 3 comments
Remove parking spaces to free up the highway
, 3 comments
Tesco using footway for parking and storing equipment
, 1 comment
Remove on-road parking
, 3 comments
Segregated cycle lanes
, 1 comment
Long stretch without any pedestrian crossings
Better, safer crossing system for pedestrians
, 6 comments
Discourage through traffic by reducing speed limit and adding crossings
, 1 comment
Katherine Rd should be a central cycling link in the borough
, 6 comments
Plant more trees
, 5 comments
This junction is horrific
Add segregated cycle lanes
Add segregated cycle lane to Forest Gate
, 2 comments
Parking on Pavement without drop kerbs
, 3 comments
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
, 3 comments
Impossible to cycle safely here
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
, 7 comments
Ban pavement parking
, 1 comment
Poor road surface and multiple parked vehicles
No space for safe cycling
, 2 comments
Redesign Junction to make it more pedestrian friendly
, 1 comment
Cars parked in Westbound lane
, 2 comments
2 lanes to 1 pinch point
, 2 comments
Protected Cycle Lanes
, 3 comments
Outdoor cafe/seating areas
, 3 comments
pavement parking
, 2 comments
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
, 2 comments
Access to Wanstead flats
, 2 comments
Awful junction design
, 1 comment
Cleaner Road
, 2 comments
This road is a parking hotspot due to the single yellow lines.
, 4 comments
Proper Zebra/Toucan Crossing Here
, 3 comments
Add cycle lanes
Make Romford Road a Red Route
, 1 comment
Even road surface
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle crossing
, 1 comment
Become person, not car, focused
Right turn lane to Ilford Hill
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Pinch point on Little Ilford junction
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Extend the cycle lane Eastbound!
Remove parking bays
, 1 comment
Inadequate or faulty street ligthing
Introduce LTN to avoid high speed avoidance of the junction at vicarage/water ln
Car use of the bus lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
, 3 comments
Congestion and traffic (Romford Rd-Ilford).
Add cycle box cameras
Avoid cluttering the pavement
, 2 comments
Make a single high street
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate parking
, 2 comments
Footway too narrow
, 1 comment
HGVs blocking vision of road outside Tesco
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Antisocial behaviour generally
Pavement parking
, 1 comment
General road improvements
Potholes on cycle lane
Remove pavement parking
Crazy Cycle Lane
, 1 comment
Bumpy Cycle Ride
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Segregated cycle lane & improved road quality
Dangerous junction for pedestrians
Fly tipping hotspots
, 1 comment
Cycle Hire / Santander Cycles
, 1 comment
Unmarked 'informal' crossing
, 2 comments
Road Surface
, 3 comments
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
, 2 comments
Terrible junction design
High vehicle speeds
, 1 comment
Junction dangerous for cyclists
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of pedestrian
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Improve pedestrian access to Ilford
Improve cycle facilities
Remove parking bays/spaces
Protected pavements
add a zebra crossing
Sex workers and anti social behaviour
Increased cycle storage
Most drivers ignore the cycling box here
Need for cycle lane and better road markings for cars
Road surface
Prostitution / remove phone box
Crossing needed to access station
, 1 comment
Make parking impossible here
Unsafe crossing
Cemetery Parking
Pedestrianise Balmoral Road/Katherine Road junction
, 2 comments
Speeding cars
Maintain pedestrian and cyclist access via Manor Park Cemetery
Excessive street furniture
, 1 comment
School run
Route to the flats
Zebra Crossing
High vehicle speeds
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Junction Woodgrange Rd/Upton Lane
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Not enough space on the pavement
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
High vehicle speeds
Cars driving too fast
Free up the pavement for pedestrians and trees
Measures to prevent rat running
, 1 comment
scrap the no-right-hand turn at the traffic lights
, 1 comment
Make bus lane 24 hour
, 1 comment
Improve cycle lane
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Expand cycle lane
General improvements
Removing Car Parking
, 1 comment
Congestion
Junction Station Rd/High Street North
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Safer junctions / mini holland neighbourhoods
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Dangerous junction
Poorly defined cycle lanes and heavy traffic
Resurface Romford road
, 1 comment
Enhance environmental experience and performance
PROSTITUTION
Replace pedestrian refuges with proper crossings
Eastbound pre-junction reconsideration
Dirty area, bulky waste on pavement
Road surface south of vicrage road too rough
Inadequate or lack of cycle crossing
Poor quality road
LTNs and land value
Add crossing for cyclists to turn right onto Shrewsbury Rd
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle crossing
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of pedestrian
Inadequate or lack of cycle parking
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Inadequate or lack of cycle parking
Plant more trees
Stopping speeding
, 1 comment
Stop cars taking up the pavement and reduce shop overspill
More trees all along the road
, 1 comment
Deal with flytipping
Better pedestrian crossing
Protect bus lane
Protected Cycle Lanes Needed
Lack of signage for cycle route
, 1 comment
Change Use Classes for premises along Romford Road
Prioritise section with no alternative route
, 1 comment
Corner shops / street drinking
Electric car rental
Pub reopening
Humped crossing
Quality of road
Dissuade pavement parking
Prostitution
, 1 comment
One of the maddest sections of road in London
Bad Traffic
Zebra crossing
Not enough space on the pavement
Not enough space on the pavement
Inadequate or lack of pedestrian
Dangerously bright billboard
Protected cycle and bus lanes
Parking on pavement
Reduce traffic
Stop cars on the pavement
, 1 comment
Plant trees
High levels of traffic
Change traffic light order
cycling and walking on Romford Rd
, 1 comment
Improve pedestrian access to Ilford
, 1 comment
cyclist turning right
Romford road active travel feedback
Safer junction
Woodgrange Road junction
Something to stop people driving into the 'No Entry'
20 mile per hour zone
, 1 comment
Speed bumps
, 1 comment
Cycle Parking
, 1 comment
Approach to Ilford
Pollution whilst waiting behind buses
Low traffic neighbourhoods
Large Rubbish Bins on Pavement
Poor quality road on bus lane
uneven pavements
Junction with Rabbits Rd
Potential for a small green space
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle parking
Not enough space on the pavement
, 2 comments
Traffic often congested
, 1 comment
Inadequate or lack of cycle lanes
Bus lanes better than bike lanes
, 5 comments
Rubbish piles up so high that the pavement is basically unpassable
add more cycle parking outside sainsburys
Part time mandatory cycle lane why?
deter parking near traffic signal junction on Romford Rd junction Katherine Rd
Blocked pavement
, 1 comment
Improve junction
Remove forecourt parking
Difficult junction for cyclists
Shopfront spillover
, 1 comment
Road dangerous to cycle on
Dangerous junction
Addressing fly tipping
Cycle Friendly Junctions Needed
red route and enforcement
, 2 comments
Rearrange crossroads to allow pedestrians simultaneous all directions crossing
Make into one way travel or ban parking on one side
, 1 comment
A406 gyratory
More cycle storage
, 1 comment
Inadequate road crossings
Dangerous crossing at busy rimes
Road surface on bus lane
Better crossing, slowing down traffic
Urinations station phone box
, 1 comment
I'd never cycle from Manor Park to Ilford
Inadequate or lack of cycle crossing
Dedicated cycle lane
Plenty space for separated cycle tracks
More Cycle Parking
Pedestrian crossing
, 1 comment
20mph zone
Add a more walkable environment into the local plan
Road surface is in poor condition.
, 1 comment
narrow pavement by bus stop
Between Hampton & Station Road
Rough sleepers
antisocial car wash
Signalled Junction Needed Here
Better bus stop locations around the crossroads
More bike hoops needed on Upton lane
Move the road filter further south to the end of Richmond Street
Place of cycle lane and parking bays a potential source of collision
Pot holes, broken bottles, lots of water puddles all along
Need improved street lighting and CCTV
Close Ham Park Road during school drop off
More benches along Romford Road
, 2 comments
Right turn filter romford rd to grove rd full-time
Comment received via email
Email received from IH
Segregated bike lane
Road surface needs to be made safe for all
Improve junction safety
Bus stop and overgrown foliage
Dropped kerb for cyclists accessing Chestnut Avenue
, 1 comment
Redevelopment opportunity
Resident from Drop in
Email received from JK
Make two lanes of traffic westbound opposite Nissan showroom
, 1 comment
3 lanes of traffic reduce to 1 causing chaos
, 1 comment
Residential Roads running parallel with Romford Road
Cycle lane will cause too much congestion
More safe parking space/
, 1 comment
Cyclist are too dangerous
, 1 comment
Bus shelters
20 mile per zone
, 1 comment
Scrap the bus lane
, 1 comment
Upcoming and ongoing events
No upcoming or ongoing events are currently scheduled.
Past events
Event date: December 13th, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Atherton Leisure Centre
Event date: September 13th, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Atherton Leisure Centre
Event date: August 20th, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
Forest Gate Library
3 registrants
Event date: April 17th, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Event date: February 27th, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
1 registrant
Event date: January 28th, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
Manor Park Library
1 registrant
Event date: December 15th, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM.
685-693 Romford Rd
Event date: September 12th, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
1 registrant