Changes to Lewisham and Lee Green Low Traffic Neighbourhood

This year, Lewisham Council declared a climate emergency and the Lewisham and Lee Green Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) is just one of the steps planned as part of the borough-wide Transport Strategy which aims to reduce car use and improve air quality for everyone.

 Having observed the increasing traffic levels and increased bus journey times, short-term changes are needed to ease traffic congestion on key junctions such as Hither Green Lane and the South Circular.

 these changes are coming to into effect from the week commencing 9th November.

On Manor Lane, the existing camera will be adjusted to allow vehicles to pass through in both directions, except heavy goods vehicles (HGVs)
On Manor Park, the existing camera will be adjusted to allow vehicles to travel northbound (towards Lee High Road). The camera will continue to enforce vehicles who try to travel southbound.
The existing cameras on Ennersdale Road and Dermody Road will be adjusted to allow vehicles to travel one-way west to east (from Hither Green towards Lee Green). The camera will continue to enforce vehicles who try to travel east to west (from Lee Green towards Hither Green)
On Leahurst Road, a physical barrier will be moved to allow vehicles to travel west to east (from Hither Green towards Lee Green). A new camera will enforce this. A physical barrier will remain in place that will prevent vehicles travelling east to west (from Lee Green towards Hither Green).
The Council will work with local schools to implement School Streets in the LTN, which will mean timed closures of some individual streets to coincide with drop off and pick up times.

Longer-term changes

Longer-term changes are also being considered for the Hither Green and Catford area in January 2021:

These include a camera on Hither Green Lane to permit two-way traffic to vehicles excluding HGVs and further cameras and width restrictions on other key routes, again excluding HGVs.