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Revitalising Bishopsgate: Lobbying TFL for Improved Street Infrastructure

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Updated: Jan 24

The Bishopsgate team has been lobbying TfL and the GLA to invest in and improve the Bishopsgate A10 corridor.

Blue plastic and metal temporary gates on bishopsgate
Cluttered 'temporary' gates

The 2010 TfL scheme introduced bus gates and banned turns at points along the corridor to prevent its use by through traffic crossing the City. This reduced the overall level of traffic, improving bus journey times and conditions for cyclists, whilst allowing TfL to widen the footway in certain locations using temporary materials to benefit pedestrians.


The scheme was made permanent in 2023 and they have since been working on proposals to replace the areas of extended footway demarcated by blue barriers with semi-permanent materials, as already exist elsewhere on the corridor. Their intention has been that the blue barriers would only ever be temporary and they understand that while they have provided additional space, they have impacted on the public realm for too long and have also required frequent re-adjusting. TfL have sought to do the latter as soon as they have received a report of toppled or misaligned barrier and will continue to do so.


The replacement of the barriers with semi-permanent materials will also require them to address drainage and utility covers in the areas affected. TfL are currently in the last stage of the design work necessary to implement the changes and are finalising proposals with a view to starting on site in early April 2025. It may be possible to bring the start date forward slightly and are liaising with all parties, including City of London Officers.

 

The works will include:

  • Removal of all sections of extended footways currently demarcated with blue barriers and replacement with semi-permanent materials to the same extents. The semi-permanent materials will be of the same type as currently seen on the corridor, namely rubber bolt down kerbs and black asphalt with drainage channels as necessary against the kerb.

  • TfL are proposing an improvement to the current drainage in many areas of existing extended footway across the scheme extents to improve the overall drainage and prevent areas of ponding, which we know has been an issue.

  • Any utility covers will be raised to the level of the new footway to allow for easy access in any future works.

  • The works are likely to take place over night and may require closures or directional working of short stretches of Bishopsgate to allow the works to take place in small sections. TfL are working on the method of construction and dates and hope to confirm these during February.

 

 

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