Turn rails into roads
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LONDON's lorry proble might be eased if some unc used railways were conver into roads, the Centre for Po Studies has told the House Commons transport cornmitt The CPS, a freedo orientated Conservative 1'); group founded by Prime Mi ter Margaret Thatcher and E cation Secretary Sir Keith seph, has told the Comm' committee's London transpo tion inquiry that it believes 1 would be a sensible alternal to massive motorway scheme It accepts that the long-ab doned Greater London Cou plans for major urb motorways were never practi but argues that the present s ation, in which congestion reached an unacceptable le demands a solution.
Railways, it says, receive C ernment support, and it s gests that Transport Secre1 David Howell might seek GLC's view of which under-u rail routes might be convei into roads.
It uses the Edinburgh Wesi Approach route, where a clo railway trackbed was convei into a road, as an example what can be achieved, and s this policy could have part larly beneficial effects for docklands area which is be developed at present.
The CPS believes that r roads would help keep m traffic flows, especially lorr away from shopping streets, suggests that the anti-lorry L don Amenity and Transport sociation might welcome s proposals.