In message , ab
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Even more radical thought - Six Cul-de-sacs?!

No. As I have already said, the level crossings provide the only
alternative to the already near-gridlocked South Circular for large
parts of the borough - which already has some of the poorest emergency
response times in London because of this problem.

Create six cul-de-sacs and you might as well not bother to respond to
many 999 calls! Cul-de-sacs would not help at all.

Bridges (or sinking the line) would help matters considerably - but the
cost is phenomenal, given that even the tiniest lineside properties are
worth half a million, and some considerably more.

And as for the environmental impact - well Richmond residents are famed
for being to get-up a powerful lobby against a single misplaced piece of
street furniture (let alone the potential incursion of Crossrail into
their borough) - so don't hope for any crossing closures!

--
Paul Terry