Yesterday TfL announced that they were ceasing the tidal flow which has operated in the Blackwall Tunnel during the morning rush hour for the past 29 years. No consultation, no room for doubt - that's your lot! Widespread congestion is predicted south of the river as traffic backs up along the A2. In TfL's words:
Under normal circumstances,the traffic managers of the boroughs whose networks are more likely to be affected by this change in operation would have been issued a notification under the terms of the Traffic Management Act 2004. Such is the concern expressed by the Metropolitan Police however, that we are foregoing the process and taking action in as short a timescale as possible. Traffic modelling tends to demonstrate that traffic will dissipate and the effects will be minimised over a period of weeks. We will be reviewing modelling and operational experience, however, in order to optimise signal timings to reduce the impact of this measure.
So this will be a surprise to neighbouring boroughs.
Coincidentally, Greenwich Council recently carried out a public consultation on a road charging proposal for the area. Perhaps the Mayor has decided to create more congestion so that he can introduce a charge for it...
And this morning the BBC are reporting worse queues than usual south of the tunnel.
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Are we allowed to know what the Concerns of the Met are??
Some idiots were filmed overtaking in the two way bore! Driving standards have certainly slipped over recent years in east London - but surely the correct response is to use the CCTV evidence to prosecute the idiots and throw them off the road, rather than inflicting yet another blanket punishment (it's so New Labour).
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