Riverside Highway for London?
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MANY associations, professional bodies and individuals in responsible positions have expressed great interest in the plan for a Thames highway running parallel to the existing Embankment from Blackfriars to Chelsea which is being sponsored by The Evening News. Certain of the leading figures concerned met the editor of that paper last week to hear his comments and to inspect more detailed drawings of the scheme.
Most of them appeared to think that it was a constructive and valuable step towards the solving of at least part of London's great traffic-congestion problem.
The editor stated that, before launching the idea, specialists in the various fields affected or who might be concerned had been consulted and their advice largely embodied. It had been put forward as a constructive suggestion, not merely as something to boost circulation.
Already, many views on this highway have been published, and no doubt there will be a large number of further comments on the details, but in the view of The Commercial Motor the plan is well worthy of consideration. There appears to be no reason why it should not ,he given the most serious consideration by the Government.
The point had been raised that it should be related to another scheme known as the Thames barrage, the object of which is to obviate the river from being tidal above some point, such as Woolwich, and thus avoid any danger of flooding. which occurs at certain times when wind and tide combine to raise the level of the river much above the normal.
At least, the riverside highway would not have to await the demolition—of many buildings, such as is happening in connection with propositions for widening the Strand and other main thoroughfares. It could be commenced almost immediately and if the estimate of costs of £.8m. is not wide of the mark, it would involve no more than is received from motor taxation during one week.