Stuart wrote:
Dave Arquati wrote:

Building a flyover harks back to the 60s when it was considered
acceptable to plonk concrete megaliths in the middle of residential
areas because car traffic was much more important than everything
else. See the Westway. It's interesting to watch the cityscape as
you're going along it, but it's probably not so nice the look out of
your house at the Westway.

Yes, but Henleys corner doesn't have any houses on one side and perhaps
those on the other side would rather that than not be able to go
anywhere because teh traffic is gridlocked?

The people in those houses have probably been suffering from blight for
the last 20 years and are waiting for *any* work to proceed just so they
can get their houses valued and move out if possible!

A flyover would spread out ~50mph traffic noise nicely over a much wider
area. I imagine the Westway can be heard from quite a distance away.

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London