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Elephant and Castle roundabout revamp: TfL looks for ways cyclists can avoid it

Lee Baker
21 August 2014
TfL has shelved plans for a segregated cycle lane as part of the re-design
TfL has shelved plans for a segregated cycle lane as part of the re-design

 

TfL has announced that a re-design of a notorious London roundabout will start next year after four fifths of those consulted backed the plans. 

The scheme for Elephant's nothern roundabout entails converting the one-way system to two-way traffic, replacing extensive subways with wide pedestrian crossings, and better interchange between the bus and the tube. TfL is also to investigate the feasibility of limiting the speed limit to 20mph as part of the works. 

However, following concerns raised during the consultation, the original proposals for a segregated cycle lane soundbound on the Elephant and Castle link road have been replaced with a 4.5m wide bus lane. This will include new road markings to highlight to cyclists the location of potential conflict points where buses will be pulling out of the lane. 

TfL will in addition work with Southwark Council and the new shopping centre owners to identify whether footways could be widened, allowing "cycle provision to be reassessed in future". Southwark and TfL are also looking at alternative cycling routes on local roads, to see if existing 'bypass options' for cyclists avoiding the roundabout can be made more direct.

Discuss this at the London Cycling Show on 12 September. 

 

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