Ealing Council is advising road users to consider alternative routes as work is about to begin on the final phase of a major project to improve the safety and attractiveness of Southall Broadway.

From Monday, 28 July the Broadway will be closed to westbound traffic, between South Road and Stanley Road, and temporary traffic management arrangements will be put in place, which will be clearly signposted. Work is expected to take until December 2014.

Road users will be diverted around Southall via Lady Margaret Road, Ruislip Road and The Parkway. Cyclists travelling westbound will need to use other roads in the area or dismount and walk; pedestrian access will not be affected.

During this time cars and buses may move slower than usual. Bus routes 427 and 607, towards Hillingdon, will be following temporary diversion routes which, according to Transport for London, could add 20 minutes to journey times. The last stop for route 207 will be Southall Park instead of Hayes Bypass.

Drivers heading west towards Hayes will be diverted around Southall to allow engineers to install four islands and resurface the road to make it safer and easier for pedestrians to cross the street.

There will also be wider pavements, better streetlights, benches and new bins installed as well as trees planted along The Broadway.

Roads around the construction area will remain open and it will still be possible to walk up and down The Broadway and access all other streets in the area. Traffic on Uxbridge Road heading towards Ealing will continue to flow as normal along Southall Broadway, although drivers may experience some additional delays due to congestion.

The works are part of an £11 million project to regenerate Southall supported by Ealing Council, the Mayor of London and Transport for London. Construction activity has been phased to minimise disruption to businesses, the public and traffic.

Councillor Julian Bell, leader of Ealing Council, said: "This is all part of the Southall Big Plan which has already begun to bring exciting changes to the area but also radically transform the shopping district to boost trade and investment in Southall.This stretch of Southall Broadway is notoriously one of the worst pedestrian collision hotspots in the borough and for the past eight months we’ve been working hard to make it safer."

"This final phase of work will not only improve road safety by changing driver behaviour, but also make it easier for people to cross safely, when they like, and where they like, by doing it in two halves instead of waiting for a signal crossing."