Construction between Wood Street and Hale End Road to start soon

We’re excited to announce works to make Forest Road a better-connected transport corridor will start in mid-June.

Following an extensive consultation process in July 2023, we analysed your feedback and made changes to the designs based on what we heard.

Since then, we've been working closely with utility providers to coordinate their upgrades and minimise ongoing disruption.

Now Thames Water, Cadent Gas and various Patchworks development utilities companies have completed their works, we’re ready to begin construction between Wood Street and Hale End Road.

The works, expected to take about five months, include introducing wider pavements, new segregated cycle tracks, trees and low-level planting including sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS).

We’ve planned the works carefully to keep disruptions to a minimum. Two-way traffic will be maintained, and temporary lights won’t be needed.

However, please note Wigram Square may need to be closed for a short amount of time for construction of the new continuous footways, and two bus stops, A and F, will be suspended during the works and relocated nearby.

Following this stage, works at Wood Street junction will begin in autumn 2025.

Section 1-2 (Falmer Road to Wood Street), Section 4 (Hale End Road to Woodford New Road) and Junctions 1, 3 and 4 will be delivered in stages over the next couple of years. We’ll keep you updated ahead of each stage.

If your property or access will be directly affected, we’ll send a letter in advance, so you have time to plan.