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"New Road" marshalls

Posted by Welshie on 4 October 2009 in English.

So there I was on my way to the climbing wall, when I noticed lots of people with hi-vis jackets with "Marshall" on. Thought it must have been a cycle route, a road running race or something similar. Turns out it was people directing through traffic in the other directions onto a newly opened through road, to ease congestion on the Hornsey Park Road round the back of the shopping centre at Wood Green.

Of course, I had to investigate it on the way back. Turns out that I was beaten to mapping it by someone else, but I did upgrade it from highway=unclassified to highway=tertiary, since on my logic:

It has a central lane dividing markings, allowing for decent two-way traffic.
It is advertised as a through route.

It's actually quite a good through route, though it starts of pretty windy through an industrial estate on the southern end. I'll definitely be using it again if I'm driving.

I guess I could go and ask Haringey council if it really is a C-road, but they might not know. In writing this entry, I've just realised that there appears to be different spellings of the borough. Harringay, or Haringey? Which is it? The council don't seem to know. There's conflicting spelling on their own web site. Transport for London call it Harringay,

Location: Hornsey, Wood Green, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London, England, N8 7PB, United Kingdom
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Discussion

Comment from Gnonthgol on 4 October 2009 at 22:33

That just shows how fast open source is for you. When you are maping it on opening and gets beaten to it. Just wait for any comersial map to get that new road in their products.
Conflicting spelling are hard to handle. I recomend you call an official and asks if he could help you. Upon investigation he might find the real spelling and classification, and you will raise awairness.

Comment from SK53 on 5 October 2009 at 08:59

My understanding is that one is a district and the other a London Borough. A quick google gives this link, which might be of some use.

Comment from hjuk on 11 October 2009 at 21:52

You're right SK53. Harringay is the neighbourhood (and has been for 130 years). Haringey is the borough, created in 1965. The Council are after sweeping the neighbourhood's name under the carpet. So, don't help them please.

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