A dangerous roundabout will be fixed following a wider scheme to improve Greenwich town centre and build a cycle highway to Woolwich, it has been confirmed.

Two cyclists have died following crashes at the Angerstein roundabout in the last 10 years – and another was killed nearby last year – sparking campaigns to improve what has been dubbed a junction “not fit for humans”.

Greenwich Council said previously improvements to the roundabout in Woolwich Road will have to come from Transport for London in response to a petition backed by more than 1,800 people.

TfL plans to wipe out crashes by 2041 – but has faced pressure from cyclists and the council to make the junction safer quickly.

The Mayor of London’s walking and cycling commissioner Will Norman has now said improvements will come.

A consultation was launched earlier this year for radical plans that could see Greenwich lose its one way system, and Mr Norman said that could unlock the cycle route to Woolwich and lead to improvements at the controversial roundabout.

The commissioner said: “It’s a gated programme. You have the first stage of public engagement has started and that’s very positive.

“I’m excited about that, because unlocking that town centre unlocks the cycle route down to Woolwich. We now have the funding for that cycle route and we are working with the borough to deliver that.

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“The plans are working well, it is unlocking the next phase and the money is in place to do that. The designs are being worked up for that new route all the way down to Woolwich.

“The Angerstein roundabout will be part of that. After the fatalities there were improvements immediately and Greenwich is working up an interim scheme to make it a bit safer.

“But, as part of the longer route from the town centre to Woolwich, that is a core focus. That and the Woolwich Ferry roundabout are two hotspots for road danger.

“I’m seeing initial plans to make that (the Angerstein roundabout) safer for cyclists and pedestrians, at the moment it is a horrible area. That work is ongoing, the new leadership are really behind it, it’s very exciting.”

Recent pressure for improvements was triggered last year following the death of two cyclists on Greenwich streets within a week.

Oliver Speke, 46, was killed when he was hit by a lorry on May 9 in Romney Road near the Angerstein junction.

Edgaras Cepura, 37, was killed at the roundabout a few days later after he too was hit by a heavy goods vehicle.

The roundabout has become notorious for injuries, making up a third of collisions in Woolwich Road in the last three years.

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The council responded to a petition in January calling for safety measures to be employed as soon as possible.

At a full council meeting cabinet member Denise Scott McDonald said: “That junction is very high on our radar.

“When I took over this portfolio, two cyclists died. That was not a good thing to hear, and it remains very high on our radar.”