A4 Cycle Path - Questions to the Mayor
Cycle path, A4 Hounslow (1)Question No: 62 / 2009Caroline PidgeonDespite the answer given to then AM Geoff Pope by the previous Mayor(2299/2007) there appears to have been no substantial work to improvethe cycle path as promised. As a cyclist has recently been killed onthis section of the A4, will you ask TfL to expedite this work?Answer from the Mayor:TfL has two schemes in progress on the A4 in Hounslow. The first willimprove the continuity and condition of the existing cycle ways on theA4 between Boston Manor Road and Chiswick Roundabout. Works are due tostart next month and be completed in the Spring. The second schemeconcerns the A4 junction with Syon Lane where a Toucan crossing isproposed for installation on the west side of this junction in the newfinancial year.In addition to this, TfL will investigate improved cycling conditions onthe A4 between Syon Lane and Boston Manor Road in the new financialyear.*Cycle path, A4 Hounslow (2)Question No: 63 / 2009Caroline PidgeonWill TfL investigate the potential with London Borough of Hounslow ofpiloting the safety benefits of giving the cycle route the right of wayover roads joining the A4 between Chiswick and Hounslow?Answer from the Mayor:As part of the Cycle Highways initiative TfL will investigate thepotential to trial new traffic arrangements and priorities - such asthose you suggest - which go beyond what is permitted within the currentregulations. This will, of course, require the agreement and support ofthe Department for Transport.
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