Page 8 - February 2020

Grosvenor Place Traffic Scheme
TfL told our Councillors that, on 3rd February, they were commencing works to ban right turns into residential streets adjacent to Grosvenor Place. The project involved works to the carriageway and has been completed. The three streets affected are Chapel Street, Chester Street and Wilton Street.
Wilton Street was not initially part of the scheme but, following consultation with residents in 2017, they added Wilton Street to allay their concerns that traffic would rat-run if the turning was not also banned. Local residents and The Belgravia Society made sure the residents’ voices were heard and we understand TfL received some 600 responses to their consultations.
At the same time, TfL will ban right turns into Grosvenor Place from these streets. Tfl say that the purpose of the scheme is to reduce the potential for collisions between vehicles and ultimately eliminate death and serious injury on London’s streets.
TfL have completed the scheme, not by signage, but by putting traffic islands in the centre of Grosvenor Place, placed so that they block access and making it impossible to turn right into the three streets. The traffic must continue south towards Victoria. By the same token, it is not possible to exit from the three streets to turn right towards Victoria, because the traffic islands prevent it. n
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