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ian s | 10.08.21 - 8:43 a.m. | #

Often a further complication (not in this case) is that diversions are supposed to be on roads of the same or higher classification. So 'A' road diversions should be on A roads or motorways. In rural areas signposted diversions of 50 miles are not unknown.

Pedantic of Purley | 10.08.21 - 8:43 a.m. | #

Regarding the flyover, would it not be possible to use lane 2 for cars and leave cyclists inside lane 1 protected by the cones?

dg writes: not safely, no

John G | 10.08.21 - 8:57 a.m. | #

Amazing how PR teams can turn “our sewer is falling apart and we’re going to cause massive disruption to fix it” to “Major upgrade for 160-year-old sewer in Stratford”

(see first link in post)

James Scantlebury | 10.08.21 - 9:02 a.m. | #

Just as well it's a quiet area, with little construction going on...

Mikey C | 10.08.21 - 9:23 a.m. | #

Very interesting (as always!). I hope they’ll fit a one-way valve to prevent the new Tideway sewer diverting its contents north if the system gets overloaded.

Lorraine | 10.08.21 - 11:26 a.m. | #

"Rest assured that fire engines, TfL buses and the A9 coach to Stansted Airport have been given an official exemption". So a twelve tonne bus can use the road but a seven tonne truck cannot. That makes sense, not.

Andrew | Homepage | 10.08.21 - 12:13 p.m. | #

A seven tonne truck can.
The weight limit is 7.5t.

A Pedant Writes | 10.08.21 - 12:50 p.m. | #

What about the lorries from aggregate factory at bow east yard? I suppose they’ll carry less aggregate (and end up being on the roads more frequently) or alternatively, they’ll go the other direction, ploughing through the Olympic park (if the other underpass is high enough to let them through).

dg writes: They'll head to the Bow Roundabout as normal.

Pml | 11.08.21 - 8:10 a.m. | #

I'd agree about the barriers on the flyover being 'superfluous' but realistically the worst effect will be upon powered two wheeler users rather than cyclists.
For cyclists the flyover is just a 'path of desire' which provides the option of skipping the roundabout, which is probably more to do with the length of time the lights spend on red rather than any actual "danger" per se. The roundabout aside, they have a segregated cycle lane down to it and another on the exit side.
There's no such alternative for motorbikes: it's the flyover, like it or lump it.
The whole advantage of a motorcycle lies in its ability to filter through standing traffic, and now, with the barrier, it appears that bikes will now be forced to queue in it with everyone else, with no freedom of space to do anything else.
The way it seems to me is that the planners who came up with the idea of the barrier either didn't even consider motorcyclists - which could be put down to negligence - or they actually did, and decided to stick it in, anyway... which would be just downright pernicious.
Hmmm... and you say it'll be like that for 30 months? I'm just glad I don't have any imperative to travel that way any time soon.

RogerW | 16.08.21 - 4:29 p.m. | #

The A9 coach to Stansted is now diverting off through the Olympic Park rather than crossing the weak bridge on Stratford High Street.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 27.09.21 - 5:27 p.m. | #











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