Road improvements at the jct of Box Lane & Beechwood Park

Amanda Meehan

Dangerous junction to get out of. Cars come from both directions so fast, sometimes too fast to stop.

Jane Penry

The road is crazy busy with very large lorries plus many cars and bikes that seem to think they can ignore speed limits. The noise especially of some bikes makes sitting outside not very pleasant. Would love to see speed bumps or cameras and a lowering of the speed limit plus a weight limit of lorries

Jane Pearson

My son had an accident at this junction Motorist on Box Lane not treating the junction as a roundabout

Robert Meehan

There have been a number of accidents at this junction as well as vehicles travelling in well in excess of the 30mph limit.

Chris L

As a frequent visitor to Beechwood Park and a police officer of 20 years I can say that this junction is a hazard. The speed in which people fly up and down box lane puts those pulling out of Beechwood park at risk and constant worry. The visibility up and down box lane at the junction is poor, so pulling out in front of a speeding vehicle is a very real reality.

David Hilborne

On several occasions I have had close calls when speeding drivers are overtaking slower cars when approaching the Beechwood Park roundabout unaware that the roundabout even exists. One day there will be a head-on collision.

Jackie U

I was involved in an accident at that junction. Traffic on Box Lane tend to speed.

M Cogan

Thank you Ruth for taking action on this. We recently moved to Box Lane and I'm genuinely shocked at the speed and recklessness of traffic around here. I'm always nervous of Beechwood roundabout and absolutely concur with the concerns on here. The visibility is a problem and needs to be cut back and properly maintained. Accidents have already happened. We shouldn't need to wait for a fatality to happen. Well done on this.

Anita Mason

We live in Beechwood Park. It has been so dangerous coming out into Box Lane for years now. Motorists don't take any notice of the electric reduce speed sign coming down, speeding straight over the mini roundabout, no intention of stopping! Traffic coming up Box Lane at speed. Something needs to done now before someone is killed. My husband wrote to the Council years ago about his concerns, he didn't get a reply!

Mark Parkins

Traffic is too fast on Box Lane, causing many near misses when turning into or out of side roads such as ours at Copper Beech Close. It’s used like a raceway sometimes with motorcycles and cars alike - we can hear them from our house and garden too. It’s a road traffic accident waiting to happen. It doesn’t feel safe walking on the pavement either, there’s no space or guardrails. Desperate need for traffic calming and speed enforcement.

Graham Barnard

I have had far too many near misses at this roundabout over the years. Vehicles coming down Box Lane often approach at excessive speed and either fail to see, or simply ignore, the mini-roundabout. I have also witnessed buses and Royal Mail vans crossing onto the opposite side of the road to avoid having to slow down properly for the roundabout. Accidents at this junction are not uncommon, and I am genuinely concerned that unless something is done to improve safety, it is only a matter of time

Rod Parker

I am a resident that has had a serious accident on this mini-roundabout. The basic problem is the way the roundabout is designed. It is impossible to see speeding vehicles arriving from the right with enought time to safely get onto the roundabout when exiting onto the roundabout to turn right into Box Lane. Nearly all traffic seems to speed up as it travels from the London road traffic light up Box Lane. Traffic doesn't keep to the 30 mph limit. We need to slow traffic down on Box Ln.

Lynda Emmerson

We have lived in Beechwood Park since 1989 and have seen Box Lane become much busier. The exit onto Box Lane is obscured by trees and a building making leaving Beechwood Park a guessing game until on the roundabout. Cars are parked on the left of Beechwood Park, approaching the roundabout, thereby narrowing the exit. Altogether a very difficult situation.

Gary Briggs

Anyone who has ever tried to exit Beechwood Park onto Box Lane will testify exactly how dangerous this junction/mini roundabout is. When turning right towards Hemel Hempstead you need to be looking in both directions at the same time. Visibility is very poor and drivers use excessive speed, and I'm sure a lot of drivers coming down from Bovingdon don't even realise the roundabout is there until its too late. This junction is a bad accident waiting to happen and traffic calming is essential here.

Des Knowles

When the mini-roundabout was installed, I asked HCC Councillor Richard Roberts to request double yellow lines around the junction because parked cars obstructed the Beechwood Park exit, and to review a driving instructor’s concern that visibility to the right might not meet highway regulations. I was told the lines were too costly to advertise and install and HCC Highways deemed the visibility legal and adequate. Box Lane now needs traffic-calming and speed-reduction measures in both directions,

Raj Bhamra

I have lived in Beechwood Park since 1981. The traffic in Box Lane has increased to dangerous level. It can be very dangerous to join Box Lane , coming out of Beechwood Park. I have had 2 accidents. Where my car has been hit by car coming down Box Lane. At times, it puts me at risk coming out of Beechwood Park as the cars come at high speed. I have approached Highway agency several times to put in place traffic calming measures. But this has not been done.Something needs to be done to avoid in

Alan Howard

Have seen a number of near misses on Box Lane due to speeding

Georgina Flack

Very dangerous junction

Paul Flack

This roundabout is so dangerous. Urgently required to avoid further injury.

Christine Burton

Very dangerous junction to pull out of beechwood park onto Box lane. Also need double yellow lines on lower part of Beechwood park as cars park illegally close to roundabout meaning cars coming down Beechwood park often need to be on wrong side of road approaching roundabout.