"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
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The Government-approved scheme which was scrapped
recently was to build a tunnel at Henlys Corner. Although
much better for local residents than a flyover, it would
have been extremely expensive and that's why the
Mayor dropped it when he published his Transport
Strategy in 2001. Rather than making improvements
just for car users, it seems more appropriate to improve
safety for motorists and pedestrians at the junction
(given that the current footbridges are virtually unused as
pedestrians don't like being relegated to bridges and tunnels).

Where are the footbridges at Henlys?

Incidentally, I have just designed a grade separated junction for Henlys on
the back of an envelope. It's easy - all it needs is two perpendicular
bridges and one somewhat skew bridge to give both the A1 and the A406 a
straight run through. All turns would be allowed, including A1 w/b to A406
e/b, which is currently banned. Land take would be small, and gradients
would be easy. Whether it could cope with the traffic flows is another
question.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes