I am very aware of the traffic chaos yesterday, with closures that as a councillor I had had no notice of.
Finchley Road southbound was partially closed yesterday, with traffic backed up on Hendon Way, on Cricklewood Broadway, on West End Lane, and in Hampstead. The house fire I witnessed in Woodchurch Rd (fortunately all safe) can't have helped either, and in general the sheer volume of local road works in the area compounded the gridlock.
Residents are of course particularly galled by the fact that in the afternoon there didn't see to be any work taking place on Finchley Rd despite the closure.
I am asking senior council transport officers today to assess this and see what effective representations we can make - at either an officer or political level - to TfL to improve matters. This would be around better communication of closures (not just clever web stuff that most people won't look at) and more efficient working when roads are closed. There seems to be a lack of any kind of comprehensive view in assessing just how much disruption is manageable before gridlock occurs. And of course the Jubilee Line closures multiple the impact of road gridlock. Will report back once I know more.
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