Barking, Temporary Road Closures & Parking Restrictions For High Lights Festival

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ORDER

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM

(BARKING PARK, BARKING) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025

NOTICE OF INTENT

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in order to facilitate the High Lights Festival, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham intends to make a Temporary Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The order is expected to come in to effect on Friday 6 June 2025. The works expected for:

   • The High Lights Festival to take 3 days to complete. Completion date estimated as Sunday 8 June 2025. The work leading to the closures is expected to be undertaken between the hours as specified in Article 3 below.

However, the Order will remain in force for 18 months to be re-introduced should further works be required.

1. When the works are taking place and the appropriate traffic signs are being displayed the Order will temporarily:-

• Between the hours of 8.00pm to midnight

  • Prohibit all vehicles entering Wilmington Gardens at its junction with Longbridge Road.

  • Prohibit all vehicular traffic (Except for resident access) on Wilmington Gardens, both sides, from its junction with Rosslyn Road to the road closure at its junction with Longbridge Road.

  • Prohibit all vehicles entering Hurstbourne Gardens at its junction with Longbridge Road.

  • Prohibit all vehicular traffic (Except for resident access) on Hurstbourne Gardens, both sides, from its junction with Levett Road to the road closure at its junction with Longbridge Road.

• Between the hours of 11.00pm to midnight

  • Prohibit all vehicles entering Cecil Avenue at its junction with Longbridge Road.

  • Prohibit all vehicular traffic (Except for resident access) on Cecil Avenue, both sides, from its junction with Cranleigh Gardens to the road closure at its junction with Longbridge Road.

• Suspend the Permit Parking (TC1) Mon-Sat 7am-7pm Max stay 4hrs No return within 2hrs/ Permit Holders Only Zone C Mon-Sat 7am-7pm bays on Longbridge Road, north-west side, opposite property Nos. 118-136 Longbridge Road between the hours of 10am to 11.30pm.

• Introduce a Taxi drop off point on Longbridge Road, northwest side, from a point 12 metres north-east of the Barking Park Access Road, for a distance of 74 metres in a north-easterly direction between the hours of 10am to 8pm.

• Prohibit all vehicles except taxis drop off on Longbridge Road, north-eastern carriageway, from a point 12 metres north-east of the Barking Park Access Road, for a distance of 74 metres in a north-easterly direction between the hours of 10am to 8pm.

• Prohibit waiting and loading between the hours of 10am to 11.30pm on Longbridge Road, north-west side, between a point 12 metres north-east of the Barking Park Access Road and Cecil Avenue.

• Prohibit waiting and loading between the hours of 10am to 11.30pm on Longbridge Road, north-west side, between a point 18 metres north-east of Barking Park Access Road and Longbridge Road.

• Suspend the Permit Holders Only Zone E Mon-Fri 8.30am-6.30pm bay on Longbridge Road, north-west side, opposite property Nos. 144-150 Longbridge Road.

• Introduce a one-way in Longbridge Road on the central lane of the southeastern carriageway (in a north-easterly direction), from its junction with the Park Access Road to a distance of 36 metres in a north-easterly direction for between the hours of 10am to 11.30pm.

• Suspend the Resident Permit Holders Only Zone E Mon-Fri 8.30am-6.30pm bay on the south side of Longbridge Road, 8.30am–6.30pm bays on the Vicarage Field Badge Holders’ Only Bay on the south side of Longbridge Road, between Axe and Vicarage Drive.

• Prohibit all vehicles except (except for Resident Zone E and buses) and permit holders to enter from Longbridge Road, south-west side, between the hours of 10am to 11.30pm on the south side of Longbridge Road, opposite Longbridge Road south-western carriageway.

1. Alternative routes for Vehicular traffic will be maintained and signed:

   • For Cecil Avenue (Traffic turning left from Longbridge Road) via The Catch Roundabout (A124), Longbridge Road, Aldersey Gardens, Rosslyn Road and Cecil Avenue.

   • For Cecil Avenue (Approaching from Cranleigh Gardens) via Somerby Road, Salisbury Avenue and Longbridge Road.

   • For Wilmington Gardens (Traffic turning left from Longbridge Road) via The Catch Roundabout (A124), Longbridge Road, Hulse Avenue and Rosslyn Road.

   • For Wilmington Gardens (Approaching from Rosslyn Road) via Rosslyn Road, Cecil Avenue, Somerby Road, Salisbury Avenue and Longbridge Road.

   • For Hurstbourne Gardens (Traffic turning right from Longbridge Road) via Longbridge Road, Shirley Gardens and Levett Road.

   • For Hurstbourne Gardens (Traffic turning left from Longbridge Road) via Longbridge Road, Hulse Avenue and Levett Road.

   • For Hurstbourne Gardens (Approaching from Levett Road) either via Levett Road, Hulse Avenue, and Longbridge Road or via Levett Road, Shirley Gardens and Longbridge Road.

Dated 21 May 2025

Tina Brooks, Head of Parking Services,

Public Realm, Town Hall, Barking, Essex IG11 7LU