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I cycled through the junction yesterday and managed to miss the new tarmac - but that shanty town is quite something. I wonder if it's featured in the roadworks planning process?
martin | 26.02.25 - 7:18 a.m. | #
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Also, the roadworks start at...
» 9pm according to signs by the road
» 9pm according to the letter I was sent
» 9.30pm according to bus status updates on the TfL website
» 10pm according to the yellow poster
diamond geezer | Homepage | 26.02.25 - 7:22 a.m. | #
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Please don't feel the need to report further on the Bow roundabout.
David | 26.02.25 - 8:59 a.m. | #
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David - why?
Chris | 26.02.25 - 9:01 a.m. | #
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Bus stop P, you imply that there's an all-knowing consciousness rather than random people following instructions.
In a way it's a miracle that society works at all, although there is a theory that things are now so complex that it needs a certain level of competence/education within the population to avoid collapse.
Still Anon | 26.02.25 - 9:17 a.m. | #
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Contrary to David's comment, I am very much enjoying the Bow Roundabout series. Keep it up.
tomb | 26.02.25 - 9:29 a.m. | #
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Yes, keep everyone advised, it's fascinating. Out in the sticks in the dead end semi rural lane where I live, for 3 days next week, the beloved Thames Water are going to do 'something' under a 'road closure'. Have we had a flyer explaining how access will be maintained. No, of course not, so be grateful as I sure you are that you have had some communication.
J. | 26.02.25 - 9:55 a.m. | #
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Thames water doesn't just fail to communicate in semi-rural areas. They are also buggering up bus routes and traffic flows in St. John's Wood from January to August in phases with zero explanation for locals.
Bus stop outside St. John's Wood station closed for the duration (13,113 affected, no temporary stops and quite a long walk to use previous/next; 46/187 less affected) and single line working affecting traffic on Wellington road (which is a TfL Red Route).
MilesT | 26.02.25 - 10:02 a.m. | #
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Desite living in a rural part of Germany, apart from the rather violent episode in November, I have found every one of this blog series interesting and infomative. If TfL are going to run a lessons learned debrief they could do worse than use these blogs as a case study. Apart from the odd mention of a muppet all the criticism is to the point. Something that is always welcome when you end up trying to see the wood through all the trees.
Keith the Kraut | 26.02.25 - 10:03 a.m. | #
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Page one of Chapter 8 Traffic Management guidelines significantly ignored if all those near misses happened, with the potential for injuries/death then court action.
Sad about poor performance of my old department in the heart of my area too.
scrumpy | 26.02.25 - 11:21 a.m. | #
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Genuinely excited to see how this ends.
Lux | 26.02.25 - 11:51 a.m. | #
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There is an extension of the carriageway resurfacing until 2nd March 2025 (Sunday) in a TfL letter dated 25th February 2025.
Very interesting..
Wai | 26.02.25 - 12:13 p.m. | #
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There are three ways out of tbe area I live - at present all three have temporary traffic lights.
timbo | 26.02.25 - 1:25 p.m. | #
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I've found this series an interesting insight in to the sheer complexity (and, I presume, cost) underneath what would look to the casual observer like quite minor road layout changes. I doubt many drivers will even notice the difference, albeit I presume there's a heavy-duty business case somewhere in TfL setting out the cost of these works relative to the cost of congestion and more flexible traffic flow.
David | 26.02.25 - 1:29 p.m. | #
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Add to the incorrect information: Somebody has carefully added a note to the publicity at stop B opposite Kitcat Terrace that nearest National Express stop is presently at Mile End station. When I walked past they were serving Bow Rd station stop.
With a bit of effort stop B could have been moved 15m west, without impacting the traffic, and stop P before the roundabout could have remained open moving the contractors car park area - and making them use their legs rather than impacting the passengers at this lightly used stop.
scrumpy | 26.02.25 - 3:32 p.m. | #
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The issue identified by Still Anon - how does anything actually happen in the extreme complexity of cities - is often called “how does Paris get fed?” and was first formulated in the 19th century by Frederic Bastiat. There is no controlling mind organising the supply and distribution of food to a large city, but nevertheless it happens. Unfortunately, complex road schemes in East London don’t seem to work like that…
Baldassaro | 26.02.25 - 3:46 p.m. | #
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