Monday, November 23 2009
Following the completion of scoping and feasibility studies for the Route 97 Third Generation Bus Priority corridor in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, transport planner JMP is now developing a package of traffic management measures through to the preliminary design stage.
As part of the initial scoping and feasibility studies for the London Bus Priority Network, JMP proposed a number of alterations to the highway layout, waiting & loading restrictions and traffic enforcement capabilities to accommodate the expected growth in demand along the route.
The proposals also sought to provide reductions and improved reliability to bus journey times along the route corridor, which stretches from Leyton to Chingford via Walthamstow.
Although the aims of the project, funded through Transport for London’s Local Implementation Plan allocation, were primarily to facilitate improved bus priority measures, JMP was also tasked with ensuring a neutral impact, or improved facilities, for other road users, particularly cyclists.
The proposals put forward to preliminary design stage include two inset loading bays , a number of CCTV cameras and two southbound bus lanes.