Overview
- Crews have started installing signals at Monkey Hill Gate, Chester Gate and Kent Passage, with completion targeted for spring 2026.
- The Royal Parks and the Crown Estate Paving Commission are delivering the scheme after engagement with residents, community groups and Transport for London.
- The works follow collisions on the route, including the 2022 crash that fatally injured 81-year-old Hilda Griffiths and a serious injury in May 2024, with an inquest noting statutory speed limits do not apply to pedal bikes.
- Royal Parks has paired the infrastructure with behavioural measures, launching a considerate cycling code in 2025 and asking Strava to remove timed segments on the loop.
- Police can issue £50 on-the-spot fines to cyclists who ignore red signals at the new crossings, aiming to cut conflicts on the 2.7-mile circuit.