Council officers confirmed yesterday that the contractor will employ someone to assist with people crossing at this junction while Southern Gas Networks works continue. These works are confirmed as finishing on Tuesday 7 September and then the remainder of the week will be reinstating the road.

The Police Safer Neighbourhood Team have said they’ll be vigilant against poor driving through these works. The contractor will next week, starting on Monday, employ a lolly pop person to assist with the school runs and keeping our kids safer.

I feel relieved that this junction will now be safer during school term. I was frantic to avoid a trafic repeat of the young school girl who died during similar works at the junction of East Dulwich Road with Peckham Rye.

Separately I’m arranging a council officer briefing about the whole process that can lead to this situation. Something has to change.