Cycleway 48 Healthy Route

Phase 3: Brockwell Park Gardens to Christchurch Road (A205)

In Phase 3 of the Cycleway 48 Healthy Route, improvements will be made to junctions and a crossing at the following locations to make it easier and safer to walk, wheel and cycle:

• Brockwell Park Gardens
• High Trees
• Roycroft Close
• A205 crossing (Transport for London led)

Brockwell Park Gardens

Proposed improvements:

• Conversion of the existing raised zebra crossing on Norwood Road to a raised parallel crossing (for pedestrians and cyclists), served by a widened shared use footway either side. This will enable people cycling along Norwood Road to safely turn into Brockwell Park Gardens.
• Raised continuous footway across the minor road junction (Brockwell Park Gardens) to make it easier for pedestrians to cross and to make pedestrian priority explicit, reduce motor vehicle speeds entering and exiting the minor road and enable people cycling to join the cycleway safely.
• Buff-coloured blister tactile paving either side of the crossing point, to guide visually impaired pedestrians when crossing the Brockwell Park Gardens junction
• No waiting at any time restrictions removed from continuous footway area
• Cycle parking
• Biodiverse planting area

High Trees / Upper Tulse Hill junction

Proposed improvements:

• Raised continuous footway across the minor road junction to make it easier for pedestrians to cross and to make pedestrian priority explicit
• Buff-coloured blister tactile paving either side of the crossing point, to guide visually impaired pedestrians when crossing the High Trees junction
• Curved shared use path through the existing pedestrian area (created by historic modal filters) for walking/wheeling and cycling
• Dropped kerbs at either end of the pedestrian area for people for walking/wheeling and cycling
• No waiting at any time restrictions outside 12-16 High Trees and 142-144 Upper Tulse Hill
• No waiting at any time restrictions removed from continuous footway area and added across the High Trees/ Upper Tulse Hill junction
• Cycle parking
• Biodiverse planting area, with play features and natural elements
• Individual seating

High Trees / Roycroft Close junction

Proposed improvements:

• Installing a raised continuous footway across Roycroft Close junction, including tactile paving either side of the crossing point, to guide visually impaired pedestrians 

Roycroft Close (South end)

Proposed improvements:

• Widening access to the existing shared use path to improve accessibility 
• Extending dropped kerbs to access the shared use path
• Installing a smooth cycle path at the south end of Roycroft close (connecting to the pedestrian/cycle path) and replacing cobbles with high friction surface
• Replacing old wooden planters with low-maintenance stone planters and refreshing the planting
• Installing appropriate shared use signage

Construction timescales (approximate)

Roycroft Close (South end): 06/03/25 - 28/03/25

High Trees / Roycroft Close Junction: 17/03/25 - 18/04/25

High Trees / Upper Tulse Hill: April - May 2025

Brockwell Park Gardens: May - June 2025