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BUS SCHEMES GET THE GREEN LIGHT
Bus passengers are set to benefit from fewer delays to their journeys with more than 100 new bus priority schemes.
Owing to a fast-rising population and a construction boom across the Capital, TfL is investing heavily in helping buses get through congested areas quicker and more reliably.
In total, £200m is being spent on the new schemes, which include changes to road layouts and junctions as well as small alterations to routes so that buses can avoid traffic hotspots.
Widespread improvements
The improvements will benefit passengers on 24 routes in 17 London boroughs and at locations across the city.
The latest scheme, in Battersea, allows route 156 buses to make a right turn travelling north on Queenstown Road into Battersea Park Road.
This will reduce average journey times by around a minute-and-a-half in each direction in the morning and evening peaks, benefiting around 800,000 passengers a year.
TfL's Director of Buses Mike Weston, said: 'To ensure that the bus network remains reliable and efficient, we are investing £200m in modernising roads across the capital so that bus passengers can avoid potential delays to their journeys.
'Fifty schemes were completed last year and there are dozens more that will be completed over the next few months, ensuring that bus journeys are as quick and easy as possible,' he added.
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