Highways Voices highlights and when things went wrong – yes, it’s the Christmas blooper edition
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Back in January, Highways News created a new podcast series “Highways Voices”. Thousands of listeners later, we’re celebrating the end of the first year of programmes with a special highlights edition – and some examples of where things didn’t quite go […]
TfL funding failure “would cost London’s economy £12bn”
London’s City Hall is warning that a failure to strike a long-term funding deal for TfL would result in a £12bn hit to the capital’s economy. London’s financial paper City AM says that, as London’s Mayor and Transport for London negotiate with the Department for Transport over a new funding package for the network, An […]
Hammersmith ferry project abandoned
The Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce, responsible for the safe reopening of the bridge over the Thames in West London, has decided to cease work on introducing a ferry service. Uber won the right to open the ferry eight months ago to provide a crossing while essential safety work was carried out on the bridge which reopened […]
Fears for key bridge and tunnel in London
There’s a warning that Transport for London’s financial problems could necessitate the closure of the Rotherhithe Tunnel to the east of the city and also Vauxhall Bridge in the centre. The London Evening Standard reports that London Assembly has warned there is “serious concern” over the river crossings, with both in need of “urgent” repairs. […]
TfL financial crisis “could lead to tube line closing”
Transport for London is considering shutting down an entire tube line to try to balance its books, as its battle with central Government over financing continues. London’s financial paper City AM reports TfL’s chief financial officer Simon Kilonback told the operator’s finance committee that TfL could see the “full closure of a line or part […]
TfL plans repair work on key route
Major maintenance work is to be carried out on the important A40 Westway between the A40 Northern Roundabout and the Marylebone Road in London. Transport for London says the essential work will take place at weekends from the end of November through to Summer 2022 with the first closure in the eastbound direction to take place […]
ULEZ revenues much lower than expected
It seems Transport for London’s drive to remove the most polluting vehicles from the capital’s roads has been more successful than expected. But, according to London’s financial newspaper City AM, that has had an effect on “blowing a £600 million hole in TfL’s finances”. The paper says early indications suggest “greater compliance of vehicles and […]
London’s transport network facing “managed decline”
There’s a warning that transport network is headed for “managed decline” to echo the 1970s if central government refuses to fill a growing funding black hole. London’s financial paper City AM reports that late on Wednesday evening, TfL’s finance committee published the “bleakest assessment yet” of the future of London’s public transport network, outlining an […]
Warning that London’s bridges may need vehicle and speed limits
The London Assembly’s Transport Committee is warning that limits on vehicle numbers and speeds may be required on the capital’s bridges to stop them falling down. In a report “London’s River Crossings – Bridging the Thames” warns that the closure of Hammersmith Bridge because of safety fears was a “wake up call”, and that consideration […]
Khan urged to give ULEZ amnesty
Conservatives in London are calling for the city’s Mayor to give a one-month amnesty for drivers caught within the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone. Sadiq Khan expanded the zone to 18 times its earlier size yesterday, with people who drive vehicles which don’t meet emissions standards charged £12.50 per day for doing so. When ULEZ […]