Victoria Embankment lane restrictions
Discussion
Just got this from Tfl:
There will be one lane open in each direction on Victoria Embankment and Lower Thames Street from Friday until mid-December. Delays are expected to increase as a result and road users are advised to check before travelling. This is due to East-West Cycle Superhighway work.
It's already been restricted to one lane each way since Monday, and it's awful!
My commute has pretty much doubled.
Don't know what the cycle superhighway will look like, but I have never seen any issues with/for cyclists on that stretch of road?
If anything, assuming the highway will run in the middle of the road, it will increase the risk of a cyclist being t-bones when a car is turning off the Embankment?
There will be one lane open in each direction on Victoria Embankment and Lower Thames Street from Friday until mid-December. Delays are expected to increase as a result and road users are advised to check before travelling. This is due to East-West Cycle Superhighway work.
It's already been restricted to one lane each way since Monday, and it's awful!
My commute has pretty much doubled.
Don't know what the cycle superhighway will look like, but I have never seen any issues with/for cyclists on that stretch of road?
If anything, assuming the highway will run in the middle of the road, it will increase the risk of a cyclist being t-bones when a car is turning off the Embankment?
They're getting rid of 2 lanes!
https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/a8130262
That's my commuting by car days well and truly over. Traffic will be insane
https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/a8130262
That's my commuting by car days well and truly over. Traffic will be insane
matrignano said:
They're getting rid of 2 lanes!
https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/a8130262
That's my commuting by car days well and truly over. Traffic will be insane
They're replacing two lanes all the way upto Tower Hill no?https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/a8130262
That's my commuting by car days well and truly over. Traffic will be insane
Just checked.....Im wrong, only one lane "converted" eastbound from Blackfriars to Tower Hill, two lanes still westbound until Blackfriars Bridge then down to one...immediately followed by a new set of lights to allow the cyclists to cross from north of the carriage way to the new the southern section replacing both lanes.....that'll be a fun section of road....Castle Baynard St/Puddle dock converted to cyclists only = unhappy tunnel runners!
ETA again for greater detail looking at TFL's plans
Edited by djstevec on Friday 15th May 10:40
Edited by djstevec on Friday 15th May 11:28
hygt2 said:
Yes, since Tuesday I have been crossing Southwark Bridge and then come back across on Westminster or Waterloo depending on traffic flow as I come in from Wapping to Mayfair.
Traffic between Blackfriars and the Big Ben is horrendous.
Traffic was backed up to Northumberland Ave at 10:30pm the other night as I tried to get home....gonna be one big clusterfk imho.Traffic between Blackfriars and the Big Ben is horrendous.
djstevec said:
Traffic was backed up to Northumberland Ave at 10:30pm the other night as I tried to get home....gonna be one big clusterfk imho.
Just looking at Google map traffic before heading west into West End, looks like I would avoid The stretch from Tower Bridge to Big Ben completely. Going through the City, crossing London Bridge or through Cannon Street then cross Blackfriars Bridge. Then come back across on Westminster or Lambeth. hygt2 said:
Anyone went on this road today? I have been avoiding it since last Tuesday and I'm wondering if the congestion got any better for me to use it again for commuting to and from work.
Thanks in advance.
LBC reporting it's bad. It's going to be bad for the whole time of the roadworks and once they're finished, just like every other road narrowing/lane removal scheme, the traffic is going to be obviously worse than it ever was.Thanks in advance.
mgtony said:
hygt2 said:
Anyone went on this road today? I have been avoiding it since last Tuesday and I'm wondering if the congestion got any better for me to use it again for commuting to and from work.
Thanks in advance.
LBC reporting it's bad. It's going to be bad for the whole time of the roadworks and once they're finished, just like every other road narrowing/lane removal scheme, the traffic is going to be obviously worse than it ever was.Thanks in advance.
djstevec said:
mgtony said:
hygt2 said:
Anyone went on this road today? I have been avoiding it since last Tuesday and I'm wondering if the congestion got any better for me to use it again for commuting to and from work.
Thanks in advance.
LBC reporting it's bad. It's going to be bad for the whole time of the roadworks and once they're finished, just like every other road narrowing/lane removal scheme, the traffic is going to be obviously worse than it ever was.Thanks in advance.
Jagmanv12 said:
Thankfully I don't use this road very much but did the other day and thought what idiot dreamed up removing 2 lanes of a main road. Was there a high usage of this road by cyclists? i.e. is it reallly necessary?
If a vehicle breaks down or there's an accident there will be gridlock.
There are an awful lot of cyclists using that route to be fair.If a vehicle breaks down or there's an accident there will be gridlock.
Also I can see the appeal for tourists who may want to ride from Westminster/Big Ben to the Tower of London or vice-versa.
matrignano said:
There are an awful lot of cyclists using that route to be fair.
Also I can see the appeal for tourists who may want to ride from Westminster/Big Ben to the Tower of London or vice-versa.
What about normal Londoners who rely on that road and the surrounding areas to go to work or use it for work etc !!Also I can see the appeal for tourists who may want to ride from Westminster/Big Ben to the Tower of London or vice-versa.
Embankment, Lower thames street, Upper thames are a joke. It's like a car park from westminster to wapping!!
Vauxhall is the same. TFL are making the roads so bad and then that will be there excuse to bring in a bigger congestion zone!!
rwdvectra said:
What about normal Londoners who rely on that road and the surrounding areas to go to work or use it for work etc !!
Embankment, Lower thames street, Upper thames are a joke. It's like a car park from westminster to wapping!!
Vauxhall is the same. TFL are making the roads so bad and then that will be there excuse to bring in a bigger congestion zone!!
'Normal' Londoners are excluded from any considerations. Too many 'presumptions' from Boris unfortunately - 'presumptions' being that any of of us actually are able or want to use a bicycle to travel around.Embankment, Lower thames street, Upper thames are a joke. It's like a car park from westminster to wapping!!
Vauxhall is the same. TFL are making the roads so bad and then that will be there excuse to bring in a bigger congestion zone!!
See news headlines a few days ago i.e. there is an increase in ordinary Londoners dying from Diesel related pollution. Diesel vehicles that our government encouraged use of! - the road restrictions (like Superhighway) are all part of a long term plan - blame vehicular traffic for pollution and deaths - ignoring the fact that our government and TFL are actually slowing down traffic speeds and creating the additional pollution rather than logically increasing road speeds and traffic flow, allowing vehicles to travel at their engines most efficient speed, thereby actually reducing pollution levels. Yes, TFL and HMG have a lot to answer for!
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