Cyclists are calling Thames Water to immediately re-open the Greenway at Manor Road bridge, writes Jonathan Rothwell Co-ordinator, Newham Cyclists
Newham Cyclists, part of the London Cycling Campaign, are demanding urgent action from Thames Water and Newham Council following a poorly-planned closure of the Greenway, Newham’s only safe north-south cycle route, which has left children, parents, hospital staff and other Greenway users fearing for their safety.
They are calling for Thames Water to immediately re-open the Greenway at Manor Road bridge until a safe diversion can be put in place. As a volunteer group which exists to help more people access cycling, Newham Cyclists are angered by Thames Water’s and their contractors’ decision to close part of the Greenway.
In a statement they said: “The diversion route is dangerously busy with car and van traffic. They chose to do this despite us warning them as early as July that this would be unacceptable and unsafe.”
The full statement is here: newhamcyclists.org.uk/ statement-on-the-greenway-closure/
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