TIRELESS campaigners are celebrating “a victory for persistence” after Transport for London (TfL) agreed to make a busy roundabout safer.

TfL will go ahead with the scheme to install pedestrian and cycle crossings at Charlie Brown’s Roundabout in South Woodford following a consultation.

An “overwhelming” 84 per cent of people who contributed to the consultation backed the scheme.

Mum-of-three Eleanor Glover cheered the decision and said different groups will benefit from the measures.

The 35-year-old said: “I do feel very happy that the hard work paid off and TfL listened to everybody. It makes me optimistic that when you campaign on things like this it does pay off eventually.

“I’m really happy that something’s finally being done about it. It’s not just for cyclists and pedestrians but for drivers too. It will put everybody at ease while using the roundabout.

“It’s a relief that TfL have finally got the message and will now do something about it.”

Ms Glover, of South Woodford, got involved with the campaign last year after a local mum died while crossing the roundabout.

She said: “I got involved because it really upset me. I started to campaign because of the responses I was getting.”

Liberal Democrat leader Gwyneth Deakins, representing the Roding ward, called it “a victory for persistence.”

She said: “I am absolutely delighted to hear this news.  It follows years of campaigning by local people and their councillors to get this vital safety measure.  It is a victory for persistence and for common sense.”

“This time it looks as though this project really is going to happen – we have had disappointments in the past but I am confident that it will now be implemented. 

“It will be a major boost to local residents especially those who have to take their children to school across the busy roads.

“Bring on the summer.”

A total of 462 people responded to the consultation, which ran from June 30 to August 4 this year. All but 10 were from members of the public.

There was general support for the proposal that the existing setup is dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists and the changes are long overdue.

However, some contributors expressed concern that signal controlled crossings would increase traffic congestion in the area.

Footpaths will be widened around the roundabout to give more space for pedestrians and cyclists, which would result in the removal of small areas of grass verge.

Work begins next summer.

The layout of the roundabout has been unchanged since the 1970s when the road complex was built.

A scheme for installing crossings was planned nine years ago but was dropped by former Mayor of London Boris Johnson.