Parents Welcome New Alton Road Zebra Crossing
150 signed a petition for greater road safety around Heathmere School
The crossing by Heathmere School is near the Hyacinth Road junction. Picture: Wandsworth Council
July 17, 2024
Families who have been campaigning for improved road safety around a school in Roehampton are celebrating the opening of a new crossing.
One parent at the school said that the zebra crossing on Alton Road near Heathmere Primary combined with School Street restrictions had transformed the whole experience of walking to school making it much less stressful than before.
Wandsworth Council upgraded the previous informal crossing point near the junction with Hyacinth Road after receiving a petition asking for better safety measures in the area signed by 150 people.
School Street restrictions introduced last month operate in Hyacinth Road between its junctions with Alton Road and Greatham Walk, Mondays to Fridays, between 8.15 and 9am and from 3pm to 3.45pm.
Residents who live within the School Street zone are exempt from these restrictions.
Miss Beatrice Burston, Deputy Head Teacher at Heathmere Primary School, said, "I have had many parents come up to me to tell me how much safer their child's journey to school is now we have the new crossing and school street in place. The reduction in cars using the street has meant our children can travel to school safely and calmly, without having to worry about the dangers of sharing the road to school with vehicles."
Councillor Jenny Yates, Wandsworth Council's cabinet member for Transport, said, "We want to do everything we can to improve local streets and this includes making sure that children can get to and from school safely. As part of a decade of renewal we're tackling the neglect of local roads and pavements across the borough, as this is an important step in helping to increase safety and neighbourhood pride for residents of all ages."
Miss Beatrice Burston, Deputy Head Teacher at Heathmere Primary School
These local improvements should help all pedestrians safely cross the busy Alton Road, which runs between the A306 Roehampton Lane and the A3 Kingston Road.
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