Dog Kennel Hill Bus Lane Widening

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Dog Kennel Hill Bus Lane Widening

Closes 29 Sep 2019

Opened 23 Aug 2019

Contact

Lola Olanlokun

(Project Manager)

Highways

highways@southwark.gov.uk

Overview

We want to improve bus journey times along Dog Kennel Hill, as it has been identified that the bus lane is on a steep hill in this section and cyclists can hold up buses significantly as the lane is currently too narrow for buses to safely overtake cyclists travelling up the hill.

In order to support this, we are proposing to widen the northbound bus lane on Dog Kennel Hill, either side of the junction with Albrighton Road. We are also considering changing the bus lane hours of operation to 24 hours a day 7 days a week. This will reduce conflict with other vehicle types and help buses keep to timetable.

These proposals should improve journey times for passengers using the 40, 176, 185 and 484 bus routes. By making bus travel more reliable, this supports Transport for London's Healthy Streets indicator: 'People choose to walk, cycle and use public transport'.

To do this and maintain the carriageway width for other vehicles, we plan to reduce the width of the central reservation. This will involve the transplanting of one tree, but we plan to plant an additional new tree, so the net impact would be additional tree cover.

Please see the plan for these works here:

If the project goes ahead, works will be undertaken in early 2020. We would try to minimise any disruption, and no full road closure should be required.

Why We Are Consulting

As there may be some disruption for local residents during construction, we want to make sure you have the opportunity to review the proposals and let us know if you have any concerns.

Deadline

September 29th, 2019 00:00
https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/environment-leisure/dog-kennel-hill-bus-lane-widening/

Location

Issues nearby
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