Tunnel access faces LGV ban
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• Vital A-road approaches to the Blackwall Tunnel in southeast London used by nearly two and a half thousand LGVs a day could be closed to vehicles over 7.5 tonnes from next year.
A feasibility study into banning LGVs from Greenwich town centre routes is proposed by Greenwich Council in order to improve the image of the town with tourists.
Trafalgar Road (A206) which feed the A102 Blackwall Tunnel Approach.
Greenwich Council borough engineers department principal engineer Mike Skipper says the easiest ban to entorce would be on Romney Road in the town, which he says does not require vehicle access to frontages of buildings along it.
But hauliers say using Romney Road is the quickest route for operators based in the Deptford area to get to the Blackwall Tunnel.
Dennis Cooper, managing director of Charlton-based general haulier the Cooper Group, says the ban would create havoc for local operators.
The consultant's final report is expected next month— Skipper says it is too early to speculate what it will decide.