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Gidea Park station regeneration completed

 Gidea Park redevelopment has taken nearly two years to complete

The £1 million regeneration of the area around Gidea Park Station has now finished, nearly two years after the work started.

The work by Havering Council began in October 2017, and includes new footpaths, road layouts and crossings, a waiting room and a landscaped pedestrian plaza leading to the main entrance.

The Crossways junction has also faced changes with the addition of a rain garden.

The new design has been collated with the help of TfL to cut down pollution that reaches local streams by capturing the rainwater and making it available for plants as groundwater, rather than flowing through street drains. 

This will also help reduce council costs to maintain the drains.

The rain garden at the Crossways Junction

Councillor Damian White, Leader of Havering Council, said: “I am pleased to see the Gidea Park station redevelopment is now completed.

“It has not only improved the look and safety of the station, but has breathed new life into Gidea Park, creating new community spaces for residents to enjoy.”

The intention is also for the rain garden to help attract wildlife while improving air quality by carefully selecting plants, enhancing the local biodiversity of the area.

Sam Monck, TfL’s Head of Network Sponsorship, said: “Enabling more people to walk, cycle and use public transport is vital if we are to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing London, such as our toxic air and global climate change.

Redevelopment of the area around Gidea Park station 

“We’re working to transform streets around Elizabeth line stations across London ahead of its arrival and these upgrades at Gidea Park will make a real difference to the people who move through the area every day, making it a much more pleasant place for the whole community.”

Much of the redevelopment work around the station was completed by Marlborough Highways on behalf of Havering Council.

 

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