This improvement project brings Watford Junction into the 21st century. It enhances the area outside of Watford Junction station, creating an attractive gateway to the town with public realm improvements to Clarendon Road, the town’s major commercial thoroughfare linking Watford Junction station to the town centre.

Why?

The scheme will significantly improve the road’s character and support the creation of 2,200 new jobs and 300 new homes by 2025.

Impact

8 million people a year travel through Watford Junction station. The improvement works have made the station forecourt a more welcoming and interesting place and will create a much better first impression for people coming to the town.

Clarendon Road now has an attractive gateway to the town centre with the provision of new street furniture, paving, planting, Beryl bike bays and the beginning of a heritage trail for visitors to follow.

The new Beryl bike-share bay will be installed at the front of the station encouraging visitors to cycle into the town centre and commuters to use the bikes to get to onward destinations around the town.

One of the most noticeable additions is the large freestanding letters spelling out ‘WATFORD’. These are a great focal point for the concourse and encourage visitors’ photos and related social media posts to raise the town’s profile in a positive and highly visible way.

Funding

The transformation of the station forecourt has been part-funded by Hertfordshire LEP as part of its wider £4.8m Local Growth Fund investment towards the regeneration of Clarendon Road.

The major transformation works at Clarendon Road are now complete

This project was approved by the board on the 21st June 2018 with additional ask approved 20th June 2019.