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Old December 2nd 08, 12:36 AM posted to uk.transport.london
John Rowland John Rowland is offline
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Default A foot and cycle bridge across Barking Creek as part of the DLR Dagenham Dock extension?

Tom Anderson wrote:
On Mon, 1 Dec 2008, Mr Thant wrote:

On 1 Dec, 18:51, Tom Anderson wrote:
The DLR extension to Dagenham Dock, now shelved AIUI, involves
building a rail bridge across Barking Creek, aka the River Roding,
right at the creek mouth, the line passing shorewards of the sewage
works at Beckton.


The last iteration of the plan decided a tunnel was the preferred
option, due to the height of the bridge required by shipping
regulations.


Bugger! I hadn't realised Barking Creek was in use by any ships. No
chance of a bike tunnel too, i suppose!


How about a hand-wound transporter bridge hanging from the fixed bar of the
flood barrier?