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Old September 23rd 19, 01:00 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Basil Jet[_4_] Basil Jet[_4_] is offline
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Default Pointless footbridge in Poplar

On 23/09/2019 11:18, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 10:02:58 on Mon, 23
Sep 2019, Robin9 remarked:
My guess is that originally the pavement stopped where the traffic
light
is situated and that a footbridge over the A102 was constructed. I also
guess that at some stage TfL decided to move the bus stop a few yards
west of the traffic light to give buses an advantage over traffic held
by red signals. (typical TfL) and that as part and parcel of that they
extended the pavement, making the footbridge redundant.


And it's no doubt cheaper to just leave it there, than demolish it.


Why spoil all the fun of the footpath enthusiasts who fly in to
photograph it?

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