Council bosses have unveiled a radical plan to ban cars and lorries from the one of the busiest streets in the West End.
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Camden’s Labour leaders plan to widen the pavements in Tottenham Court Road to coincide with the arrival of Crossrail.
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They claim the new Crossrail interchange will make Tottenham Court Rd station “busier than Heathrow” used by more than 300,000 people a day.
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The current northbound one-way system will become two-way traffic but cars, lorries and vans will be banned between 8am and 7pm.
The council plans “protected cycle lanes” but believes fully-segregated lanes are unnecessary.
Almost 300 trees will be planted and in Alfred Place, the tarmac will be replaced by turf to create a new park.
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The £32m scheme will also see two-way traffic in Gower Street and some roads closed to traffic altogether.