The Albert Roundabout Active Travel Improvement Scheme

• The existing crossings are two-stage crossings, requiring users to wait for a second green light in a central ‘sheep pen’ in the middle of the carriageway which is too small.
  • These two stage crossings are particularly problematic for cyclists as they require sharp turns on the splitter islands.
• Because of this, cyclists are not using the current crossings and instead are cycling around the roundabout on the road.
  • This increases the risk of conflict with motorists, and there is a known collision history at the Albert roundabout which this scheme will help mitigate.
  • This also discourages less confident cyclists, those with younger children etc

Project aims

To address the current issues, we have identified four aims for The Albert roundabout scheme:

• Improve journeys across the roundabout for pedestrians and cyclists, promoting active travel by making it safer and more convenient for residents to walk and cycle.
• Deliver future-proofed active travel infrastructure by ensuring the scheme connects to all existing/planned active travel infrastructure in the area.
• Make The Albert roundabout safer by providing improved crossing provision for cyclists, encouraging cyclists to avoid the circulatory carriageway to minimise conflict with motorists and improve the collision history.
• Make The Albert roundabout safer by providing refreshed road markings for motorists.
• Retain the current carriageway capacity and do not increase congestion.

Proposals

To achieve our aims we are proposing:

• Widened shared-use pedestrian and cycle paths (at least 3 metres wide in all areas)
• Two new single-stage, widened toucan crossings on the east and west arms of the junction
• Widening/narrowing and realignment of the splitter islands where necessary
• A new refined greenery/planting strategy
• New and refreshed signage
• A lifting of the tree canopy on Cowdray Avenue to prevent branches blocking forward visibility of traffic signals

To view our proposals in more detail, please click on our scheme drawing and illustrative site drawings below – doing so will open them in a new tab.

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