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In the March issue of Call Sign,
we published an article on the collapse of a building at the
western end of Commercial Road and asked via Dial-a-Cab driver
John Addis (K97) why the Limehouse Link had remained
closed for its usual routine maintenance when the traffic
heading eastbound was almost gridlocked? |
Just what is going on at the Limehouse Link?  |
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completion date had moved to 7 December! John Addis told Call Sign: "The Limehouse Link situation has become farcical, with not even the MP in whose constituency Docklands falls being informed as to the true situation. I suspect that the real reason is because TfL don’t have a clue themselves as to what is actually going on in the tunnel. I think I should have realised that when the TfL spokesperson who responded to my original letter regarding the tunnel not opening to help clear the traffic following the building collapse, came back with some inane rubbish." And what did that spokesperson, the Customer Services Advisor at Surface Transport Communications (Transport for London) tell John at the time? Well other than telling him that the collapse of a building in Commercial Road caused a |
large traffic hold-up, Stuart Towne went onto
"explain" why they didn’t reopen the Link to help clear that
traffic. He wrote: Despite the best efforts of the London Traffic Control Centre (LTCC) to mitigate the congestion, the number of changes to the diversion plan meant that the Limehouse Link Tunnel scheduled maintenance did proceed. Had the situation not been as complex and the closures static and perhaps, clearly defined earlier, a different course of action would have followed. Thank you for contacting us regarding this issue and I trust the above information clarifies the situation. Well er, yes Mr Towne. We at Call Sign think TfL mean that had things been different they would not have been the same… er, or possibly not depending how similar they were to something that was different. We can sleep now, thank you… |
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Chamber of Commerce taxi report |
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LTI issue a statement "LTI welcomes the recent LCCI report and survey on the London Taxi trade. We have always supported the London taxi trade and want to safeguard the Gold Standard quality of service that the drivers provide. This standard of service is in part a result of the Knowledge, which gives a driver the ability to navigate across and around London and LTI do not want to see this service diluted in any way whatsoever. However, we do understand that the method of testing for the Knowledge can be improved. LTI are pleased to join in the debate that has been provoked by the LCCI report, but do not want to see any detrimental action that might threaten the quality of service of the London Taxi trade or the ability for a driver to run a profitable business. Choosing to become a London Taxi driver must remain a career that is fulfilling for the driver, whilst still delivering the highest level of service for the customer possible. LTI want to work with the trade to continually improve that service." |
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