Liberal Democrat councillors and stakeholders will meet this week (Monday 14th June) to discuss Highgate tube station issues in follow up March’s successful meeting. The discussion group, made up of representatives of London Underground, TfL, Tube Lines, ward councillors and residents, will discuss proposals on a number of issues including the fencing and replanting of the bank on Archway Road.

Residents had been unhappy with proposals to install a barbed wire fencing on Archway Road. In response Tube Lines have produced three viable alternatives to the original proposals, some of which will also reduce noise from the Archway Road.

Additionally, the group is to agree on replanting for the bank on Archway Road to replace the trees and shrubbery that was removed last year by contractors working on the site. This will largely be made up of laurel bushes and ten small trees, with planting taking place between November 2004 to March 2005 – although some reseeding will take place over the summer.

Lib Dem councillor and Chair of the GLA’s transport committee Lynne Featherstone is pleased with the progress made at the last meeting and is hopeful that a number of other issues will be resolved this week.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

“I am delighted that the last meeting has been productive. Groups have gone away from the meetings and found viable solutions to the problems. I am confident that this group will produced more constructive solutions that will help resolve the problems. We also need to make progress on resolving the crash barrier issue.”