Lea Bridge Road Transport Scheme

As part of the Mini-Holland Programme, we improved Lea Bridge Road to encourage walking and cycling in the area. The scheme was a key council project that made significant improvements to public spaces, junctions, bridges, footways and cycling facilities. It was developed alongside the opening of Lea Bridge Station to make the area a key transport hub and destination point.

The Lea Bridge Road scheme aimed to: 

• Make cycling and walking a more attractive and convenient option, whilst relieving traffic congestion 
• Transform the look of the road into a thriving high street and place for community interaction, increasing footfall and business opportunities 
• Make the road safer and easier to use for all road users.

Between 13 March and 3 April 2015, we conducted a perception survey with residents, businesses, cyclists, and visitors to find out what local people thought about the area and the type of improvements they wanted to see. 

More than 1,300 people and 175 businesses took part in the surveys, and the results of the perception survey were used to inform the design of the scheme. You can review the results in the useful documents section below. 

The scheme was then taken to the public consultation stage, where people were asked to give their thoughts on proposals for the route which had been developed from the feedback collected from the perception survey. 

As Lea Bridge Road is very long and stretches from the borough’s boundary with Hackney to the boundary with Redbridge, the public consultation process took place in two stages; sections A and H were consulted on in June 2015 to July 2015, and sections B, C, D, E, F, and G were consulted on in October to December 2015.  

Across both areas, 26,000 flyers were delivered to properties, 3,000 flyers were handed out at information stands along Lea Bridge Road, four drop-in sessions were held specifically for businesses, and eight drop-in sessions were held for the public to come along and ask questions.

A total of 956 people responded to the public consultations for Lea Bridge Road. For more information on the public consultations, view the consultation results in the useful documents list below. 

In May 2016, plans for Lea Bridge Road were approved by Cabinet, and we wrote to residents in November 2016 informing them that construction would begin in winter 2016. 

To manage disruption, the scheme was constructed in phases between winter 2016 and spring 2019.