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London Transport buses operating vices southwards through Tottenham an to use a new contra-flow bus lane on nday, thus bringing to fruition a plan first iounced in 1964 (CM November 6 54). The scheme is part of a one-way tern introduced a few weeks ago, and olves a 900yd stretch of the High Road, ttenham, where all other traffic is yelling northwards.
All southbound traffic is diverted in a large loop to the east of the High Road, using Chesnut Road, The Hale and Broad Lane rejoining the High Road at Seven Sisters. The buses, however, continue along a 10ft-wide bus lane, separated from the main northbound traffic flow by a series of islands about 4ft in width. This special lane allows buses to continue serving an important bus stop which is adjacent to several passenger objectives, including the Prince of Wales Hospital, public baths and administrative buildings of the Borough of Haringey, and a technical college.
The new scheme, which operates over a wider basis than originally planned, was working smoothly on Monday—notably when heavy peak-hour traffic built-up on the adjacent roads, but left the bus lane free for buses to pass southwards quickly. Both the islands and the bus lane are finished with a red surface material, contrasting with the black surface of the main road.