Highways works at junction of Park Road, Priory Road, Alexandra Palace Way & Muswell Hill

Major highways works are scheduled to commence on Monday 27^th March at the junction of Park Road, Priory Road, Alexandra Palace Way & Muswell Hill (the borough's busiest junction).

These works will be split across five phases, and are expected to last 14-15 weeks. During this time there will be a number of closures and diversions which we provide details of below.

The works are to install rain gardens and permeable paving as part of a new Muswell Hill Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS), which aims to tackle the historic, recurring flooding around this junction/Park Road. This SuDS scheme follows earlier work that has taken place over the last few months by Thames Water to repair a number of collapsed pipes at this junction, and by Haringey Council in front of AudioGold/Nisa on Park Road to increase the gulley capacity.

Please note: this plan has been revised within the last few days following consultations between Haringey's Traffic Management Team and the Contractors, and therefore may appear different to other plans shared within the community already. These revisions have reduced the scheduled work plan time down from 18 to 15 weeks (weather permitting), and resulted in a slight reduction in road closures.

Phase 1 –  Duration 1 week (27 Mar - 2 Apr) - Alexandra Place Way will be closed at the junction with Muswell Hill, Priory Road and Park Road, in both directions.. - Diversion Routes will be in place via Muswell Hill / Alexandra Park Road. - W3 will be on diversion NORTHBOUND and SOUTHBOUND from 09:30 Mon 27 Mar to 18:00 Sun 02 Apr - route between Wood Green and Middle Lane via Turnpike Lane and Hornsey High Street - and will not serve Alexandra Palace in this direction during this phase.

Phase 2 –  Duration 4 weeks (3 Apr - 30 Apr) - Alexandra Place Way will be closed at the junction with Muswell Hill, Priory Road and Park Road, in both directions.. - Diversion Routes will be in place via Muswell Hill / Alexandra Park Road. - W3 will be on diversion NORTHBOUND and SOUTHBOUND - expected route between Wood Green and Middle Lane to be via Turnpike Lane and Hornsey High Street - and will not serve Alexandra Palace in this direction during this phase.

Phase 3 –  Duration 3 weeks (1 May - 21 May) - Priory Road closed one-way WESTBOUND between Farrer Mews and Muswell Hill. - No direct access on to Muswell Hill/Alexandra Palace Way/ Park Road from Priory Road. - Diversion Routes will be in place. - W3 will be on diversion NORTHBOUND (FP to NP) - expected route to be via Hornsey High St and Turnpike Lane between Middle Lane and Wood Green - and will not serve Alexandra Palace in this direction during this phase.

Phase 4 –  Duration 2 weeks (22 May - 4 Jun) - Park Road Closed one-way SOUTHBOUND from the main junction to Farrer Road. - No direct access on to Park Road from Muswell Hill/Alexandra Palace Way/ Priory Road. - Diversion Routes will be in place. - W7 will be on diversion SOUTHBOUND (MH to FP) - expected route to be via Hornsey High St and Tottenham Lane between Muswell Hill and Crouch End Broadway.

Phase 5 –  Duration 4 weeks (5 Jun - 2 Jul) - Priory Road closed one-way EASTBOUND from main junction to Redston Road. - No direct access on to Priory Road from Muswell Hill/Alexandra Palace Way/ Park Road. - Diversion Routes will be in place. - W3 will be on diversion SOUTHBOUND (NP to FP) - expected route to be via Turnpike Lane and Hornsey High Street between Wood Green to Middle Lane - and will not serve Alexandra Palace in this direction during this phase.

We have been told by the council's highways team that all the traffic management works will be signed with full diversions in place, and the contractor Marlborough Highways will employ “gatespersons” to assist residents/businesses etc with allowing necessary access for deliveries during the working day.

The council have also provided an email address to residents and businesses for any queries or questions. You can write to them at frontline.consultation@haringey.gov.uk whilst typing ‘SuDS’ as the email subject.

Of course, you can also always contact us directly on this matter, or any other, by emailing alexandra@haringeylibdems.org