Plans to rip out the notorious roundabout beneath the Blackwall Tunnel approach in east Greenwich may be “lost in the TfL ether”, councillors have been told – by a TfL official. Five years ago Transport for London proposed removing the Angerstein Roundabout – where Woolwich Road meets the A102 – and replacing it with […]
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Blackwall Tunnel approach slip road will still be closed for cycle route
Plans to cut access to the Blackwall Tunnel approach from the Angerstein roundabout are still going ahead as part of a scheme to make the A206 safer for cyclists to use, Transport for London has said. The northbound slip road from the Woolwich Road was due to be closed to most traffic with the opening […]
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Election could delay plans for Greenwich to Woolwich cycle route
The snap general election could delay a consultation on a new Greenwich to Woolwich cycle route – including plans to revamp the lethal Woolwich Road roundabout. Work is already well under way on Cycleway 4, which will link Tower Bridge with Deptford Creek Bridge by providing a safer, segregated cycle route. The route had initially […]
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TfL starts design work on lethal Greenwich junction – and will consult on cycle superhighway in 2019
Transport for London has begun design work on making east Greenwich’s notorious Woolwich Road roundabout safer – and will start consulting on plans for a cycle superhighway between Greenwich and Woolwich next year. Mayor Sadiq Khan has told London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon that work has begun on redesigning the junction, which has seen two […]
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Five-year wait for safety improvements at Greenwich’s lethal Woolwich Road roundabout
853 exclusive: Walkers and cyclists will have to wait five years for much-needed safety improvements to be made at Greenwich’s Woolwich Road roundabout, a document released by London mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed. Last month, Khan agreed to send London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon a list of dates for when 33 of London’s most dangerous […]
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We have a date for fixing lethal Woolwich Road roundabout, Sadiq Khan says
A scheme to revamp Greenwich’s notorious Woolwich Road roundabout to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists does exist, London mayor Sadiq Khan has indicated. Software engineer Edgaras Cepura was killed while trying to cycle around the junction of the A206 and the Blackwall Tunnel approach in May this year, nine years after fashion website […]
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Greenwich cyclist deaths: New council leader invites City Hall chiefs to lethal junction
New Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has invited new London transport chief Heidi Alexander to come and see the road where two cyclists were killed earlier this month after mayor Sadiq Khan cancelled planned safety improvements. Thorpe has asked Alexander, the new deputy mayor for transport, along with walking and cycling commissioner Will Norman to […]
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Cyclist killed at Greenwich A102 junction where Sadiq Khan cancelled safety improvements
A cyclist has died this morning after a collision at the Woolwich Road roundabout in east Greenwich where mayor Sadiq Khan cancelled plans to improve road safety. The rider is reported to have been hit at about 8.20am at the A102/A206 junction, where the Blackwall Tunnel approach and Woolwich Road meet. Khan removed the junction […]
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