21 February (Part 2) - Harrow Manorway. Does it have the capacity to fully serve the Crossrail station?
The
Crossrail related changes to Harrow Manorway were due to start in the middle of February but
there has not been much sign of it.
A week ago some cones appeared in the middle of the northern approach. There was no
obvious reason, they were just standing in the middle of the road and it was
surprising nobody hit them.
This morning more cones appeared which may be unrelated, a gas van was parked
alongside, then at lunchtime there were unmistakable signs that something was afoot.
A gang of men wearing both FM Conway and TfL hi-viz jackets were wandering about
the place accompanied by Andrew Bashford no less, Bexley’s Traffic Engineer who
was the spur for launching Bexley is Bonkers.
There is not a great deal of room on the flyover for what Bexley has in mind. A
segregated footpath and cycle track plus bus lane in each direction. Will there
be room for a proper road too?
Greenwich Council is rather further ahead with its
quid pro quo on the southern
side of the railway track. It’s rare to see anyone working there but Wilton Road
has made quite a lot of progress. Looks like it will take a lot longer than the
forecast eight weeks though.