As part of the Hale End Road Safety scheme (between the railway crossing and Wadham Bridge) – funded by Transport for London – various safety features such as built out kerbs and islands are now a feature. Particularly welcome to many local residents are the THREE new pedestrian crossings which are now in operation:

1] at the Hale End Road/Wadham Road junction

2] at this same junction on Wadham Bridge itself

3] part-way along Hale End Road near the junctions of Forest Mount Road on one side and Malvern Avenue on the other.

In addition to these measures, there has been re-surfacing and there are fresh markings.

It is hoped that all these measures will improve safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians - and that above all, there will be fewer problems with speeding traffic.

Local residents have expressed their approval of the hanging baskets, which now brighten the Highams Park scene.
 

This was a project proposed and worked out by the Highams Park Residents’ Association. It was supported in a vote at the South.Chingford and Highams Park Community Council as an initiative that should receive funding. The baskets have brought much colour to the local shopping centre.