Work Starts on Long Acre Contraflow

As the photo shows, work appears to have started on a contraflow cycle lane in Long Acre.

The cycle lane will run along Long Acre from Bow Street to Drury Lane, in the opposite direction to the westbound traffic flow. Because of the limited width of the road, the 1.5-metre mandatory cycle lane will not have splitter islands at its entry and exit points. Car parking bays on the north side of the road will be moved to the south side to release space for the cycle lane.

Plans for the junction of Long Acre with Endell Street and Bow Street

The scheme, which is proposed as part of a renovation project for Covent Garden, also includes replacing the existing mini roundabout at the Endell Street / Bow Street junction with two T-junctions, separated by a zebra crossing - see plan above.

Camden has already removed the traffic signals from the junction of Long Acre with Driry Lane and Great Queen Street and to plans to convert the western end of Great Queen Street to a single carriageway, releasing space for a pedestian area.

The new contraflow in Long Acre will open up a new route for cyclists from the Covent Garden / Leicester Square area through to Lincoln's Inn Fields and Bloomsbury. Cyclists have been campaigning for this for many years,