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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
http://www.itv.com/news/london/2015-...uld-pay-tolls/
Why is it, everything that Boris aims to do - is charging the public for the use in using it.
I was born in Hammersmith, and know the Broadway, the flyover very well. Like all main town centres, he would like a tunnel built under it
Yes, there is a flyover Hammersmith Broadway, but if it is maintained properly. Then it will last for years.
Yes, the Broadway is busy, but there is other ways he can waste money on.
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It's a 50 year old structure that is *extremely* heavily used. Even with the best maintenance in the world, it's not going to last for years, and is going to become increasingly expensive to maintain.
Regarding a replacement, a tunnel may or may not be the best option. The pros are that it frees up a *lot* of space currently occupied by the flyover and other roads that could be used for other things, and will not cause the same widespread disruption that patching or rebuilding the flyover will. The cons are the cost (it will cost potentially billions) and that it will cause disruption.
However, in the long term, patching the current flyover will cause a lot more disruption and will cost more to maintain.