A new 20 mile per hour speed limit, wider pavements and new central islands to make crossing the road easier are among proposals to completely redesign the layout of Southall Broadway.

Residents will be able to view the plans and give their opinions on proposals to radically improve the layout of Southall Broadway at a public exhibition on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 June 2012.

The Southall Broadway Boulevard project is part of Southall’s Big Plan which will see more than £11 million of investment in the town centre to tackle traffic problems, make walking easier and safer, regenerate the area and create more job and training opportunities.

Proposed changes to the layout of the Broadway between Stanley Road and South Road include:

• More loading bays
• Widening pavements
• Reducing the speed limit to 20 miles per hour
• Building central islands to help pedestrians cross the road
• Removing signalled pedestrian crossings and allowing pedestrians to cross at more locations
• Removing the bus lane between Tudor Road and Greenford Avenue
• Better street lighting
• Planting more trees

Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport and environment said: "Southall Broadway is a popular shopping destination but on average one pedestrian a month is involved in accidents crossing the road, there is a lot of congestion and pavements are busy."

"We’ve come up with innovative ideas to address these issues and want people to come to the exhibition to tell us what they think."

Staff will be on hand at the exhibition to discuss the proposals and there will be large scale plans available. The exhibition takes place at Southall Town Hall, 1 High Street, Southall, Middlesex UB1 3HA on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 June between 10am and 4pm.

You can have your say online or find out more about the proposals.