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Post by Chris L on Feb 20, 2024 21:38:20 GMT
One example is that works by those sorting out things on roads has become more efficient since utility companies started to pay penalties for overrunning. You have to be joking. Thames Water never finish work on time. |
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Post by su31 on Mar 15, 2024 23:32:08 GMT
RAAC - dodgy concrete?
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Post by melikepie on Mar 16, 2024 18:16:51 GMT
I'm surprised, being an interchange, TfL are not planning on installing lifts at the station for step-free access
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Post by Chris M on Mar 16, 2024 19:33:43 GMT
Installing lifts at Kentish Town would be difficult and require major civil engineering that in addition to being time consuming, disruptive and expensive likely couldn't happen at the same time as the escalator replacement. The platforms are on different levels and are not directly below the ticket hall (they're below the road) and even if the original lift shafts have not be reused for other purposes and suitable for modern uses (I don't know, but impact on ventilation at least would need careful study), they did not provide level access to both platforms so additional tunnelling would be required.
See also posts on page 1 of this thread where this has been discussed previously, including explanation of why Kentish Town is a low priority for the limited funding available, which includes the mainline station not having step-free access so simply adding lifts to the tube station does not get you a step-free interchange.
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Post by jimbo on Apr 5, 2024 10:45:15 GMT
Kentish Town tube station works - FOI-4489-2324 - published: 02 April 2024 here Current estimation for the reopening of the tube station - September 2024. |
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