There are two things that annoy people about the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. Firstly, it’s a mess. But secondly, it’s people riding bikes through it. Just like bad driving annoys drivers, bad cycling winds cyclists up, too. Sometimes, bad road design might force someone on a bike to nip across a pavement rather than compete with […]
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Foot tunnels fiasco: Greenwich Council launches inquiry
Greenwich Council is to launch an independent inquiry after the collapse of a £11m project to refurbish the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels, it has been revealed. Both tunnels have been left uncompleted and in a poor condition following the failure of the scheme, which began in April 2010. Now Greenwich Council is taking legal […]
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Lifts breaking, lights flickering in ‘revamped’ Greenwich foot tunnel
So, after £11.5 million was spent on refurbishing the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, what’s it like now the new lifts are working? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y4tJ3AvfR4&w=640&h=360%5D Well, the light isn’t working, one of the glass windows has already been smashed, and you’ll have to wait a while for the lift…. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLL9Goo_ijM&w=640&h=360%5D When the lift comes, it takes […]
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Christmas surprise – inside the reopened Woolwich Foot Tunnel
A Christmas present from Greenwich Council – and no, not the three copies of Greenwich Time that appeared on my doormat on Wednesday. Woolwich Foot Tunnel reopened at 6am yesterday after being completely closed for at least 15 months. The news came out of nowhere – particularly as Greenwich had claimed the tunnel wouldn’t be […]
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Foot tunnels latest: Those ‘hidden structures’ revealed (sort of)
You might remember my post a month ago about the continuing fiasco of the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels, whose refurbishment has turned into a long-running saga. Asked by Greenwich Cyclists’ Anthony Austin, cabinet member for regeneration, enterprise and skills Denise Hyland put the delay down to the discovery of “hidden structures”. [audio http://audioboo.fm/boos/520347-transport-cllr-denise-hyland-on-greenwich-and-woolwich-foot-tunnel-closures.mp3%5D None […]
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Foot tunnels latest: The mystery of the ‘hidden structures’
Before Greenwich councillors all trooped off to knock back the wine on Wednesday night, the tricky subject of Greenwich and Woolwich Foot Tunnels came up. Naturally, it wasn’t an elected politician who brought it up – but Anthony Austin of Greenwich Cyclists. He asked just what the hell is going on with a project that […]
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