I noticed this morning that there are now trees planted on the juncton
between the A13 and the A406, right between where the flyover would go
if the A13 was ever to be extended over a hypothetical road bridge
over the Thames (such as the Thames Gateway Bridge).

Can someone explain why this is considered a good idea when it'll only
make the scheme harder to achieve, particularly if the good folk in
the civil service / GLA leave it long enough that the trees reach
maturity?

On Wed, 4 Mar 2009, wrote:

I noticed this morning that there are now trees planted on the juncton
between the A13 and the A406, right between where the flyover would go
if the A13 was ever to be extended over a hypothetical road bridge
over the Thames (such as the Thames Gateway Bridge).

Can someone explain why this is considered a good idea when it'll only
make the scheme harder to achieve, particularly if the good folk in the
civil service / GLA leave it long enough that the trees reach maturity?

Maybe they're going to use them as pillars, to hold up the bridge,

tom

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wrote:

I noticed this morning that there are now trees planted on the juncton
between the A13 and the A406, right between where the flyover would go
if the A13 was ever to be extended over a hypothetical road bridge
over the Thames (such as the Thames Gateway Bridge).

Can someone explain why this is considered a good idea when it'll only
make the scheme harder to achieve, particularly if the good folk in
the civil service / GLA leave it long enough that the trees reach
maturity?

Because they know there's no chance of the bridge ever being built.

On Mar 5, 10:29*am, "solar penguin"
wrote:
Because they know there's no chance of the bridge ever being built.

Which is a pity. The Blackwall tunnel is badly overloaded and having
to drive 10 miles out to the dartford crossing and 10 miles back again
as an alternative route is absurd.

B2003

On Mar 5, 12:49*pm, wrote:
On Mar 5, 10:29*am, "solar penguin"
wrote:

Because they know there's no chance of the bridge ever being built.

Which is a pity. The Blackwall tunnel is badly overloaded and having
to drive 10 miles out to the dartford crossing and 10 miles back again
as an alternative route is absurd.

B2003

Use the Woolwich Ferry then.

Peter

On 5 Mar, 21:07, Peter Heather wrote:
On Mar 5, 12:49*pm, wrote:

On Mar 5, 10:29*am, "solar penguin"
wrote:

Because they know there's no chance of the bridge ever being built.

Which is a pity. The Blackwall tunnel is badly overloaded and having
to drive 10 miles out to the dartford crossing and 10 miles back again
as an alternative route is absurd.

B2003

Use the Woolwich Ferry then.

Which takes longer than driving out via Dartford, even with a small
queue