Routes 61, 273 and 661 - Chislehurst Road bridge
Oct 2, 2013 17:27:02 GMT
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Post by lonmark on Oct 2, 2013 17:27:02 GMT
Routes 61, 273 and 661 - Chislehurst Road bridge
Overview
Route 61 operates between Chislehurst and Bromley North and route 273 operates between Petts Wood and Lewisham on all days of the week. Route 661 is a schoolday-only service between Petts Wood and Eltham College.
In April 2009 Chislehurst Road bridge was closed to buses. Routes 61, 273 and 661 were diverted via Poverest Road, Cray Avenue and Leesons Hill - (St Mary Cray). Following reconstruction, the bridge reopened to all vehicles in December 2012. During the closure we reviewed the use made of the diverted services. As a result route 61 returned to its original routeing but routes 273 and 661 continued to use the diversionary routeing via St Mary Cray pending a further review, which we have now carried out.
Why We Are Consulting
We would like to know what you think about our proposal to keep routes 61, 273 and 661 on their current routeings. This means the diversion for routes 273 and 661 via Poverest Road, Cray Avenue and Leesons Hill (St Mary Cray) being made permanent. Route 61 would continue to run via Chislehurst Road.
After the bridge closure in April 2009 a number of people started to make direct journeys to stops on the diversion via St Mary Cray. However journey times for some other passengers increased and there was no service at all for stops in Chislehurst Road. On reopening, route 61 was restored to the bridge and routes 273 / 661 remained on the diversion as this represented the best balance between the needs of different passenger trips. This remains the case. Passenger numbers on route 273 rose again following route 61 returning to Chislehurst Road but there is sufficient capacity. We consider that maintaining the new direct links would better serve passenger needs.
We considered exchanging the routeings, with route 273 operating via Chislehurst Road and route 61 via St Mary Cray. However this option would mean more passengers would have a longer journey time due to the higher overall numbers using route 61. We also looked at keeping both routes permanently on the diversionary routeing via St Mary Cray but this would leave Chislehurst Road without a bus service.
Please see map for further details.
Route 61 (Chislehurst – Bromley North)
Route 61 runs every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes, every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sunday shopping hours and every 30 minutes Sunday evenings.
It would continue to run via Chislehurst Road.
Route 273 (Petts Wood – Lewisham)
Route 273 runs every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes and every 30 minutes all day Sunday and all evenings.
It would continue to run via Leesons Hill, Cray Avenue and Poverest Road, - (St Mary Cray) which would now be the permanent routeing.
Route 661 (Petts Wood – Eltham College)
Route 661 is a schoolday-only service towards Eltham College in the morning and towards Petts Wood in the afternoon.
It would continue to run via Leesons Hill, Cray Avenue and Poverest Road, - (St Mary Cray) which would now be the permanent routeing
Drop-in sessions
We will have staff available from Transport for London and Bromley Council for you to discuss the options with on the following days:
Monday 7 October between 1700 and 2000 at Leesons Primary School, Leesons Hill, Orpington, BR5 2GA
Wednesday 9 October between 1000 and 1300 at Poverest Adult Education Centre, Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 2DQ
Have your say
Please give us your views by completing the online consultation form below or alternatively you can email by Friday 8 November 2013.
Overview
Route 61 operates between Chislehurst and Bromley North and route 273 operates between Petts Wood and Lewisham on all days of the week. Route 661 is a schoolday-only service between Petts Wood and Eltham College.
In April 2009 Chislehurst Road bridge was closed to buses. Routes 61, 273 and 661 were diverted via Poverest Road, Cray Avenue and Leesons Hill - (St Mary Cray). Following reconstruction, the bridge reopened to all vehicles in December 2012. During the closure we reviewed the use made of the diverted services. As a result route 61 returned to its original routeing but routes 273 and 661 continued to use the diversionary routeing via St Mary Cray pending a further review, which we have now carried out.
Why We Are Consulting
We would like to know what you think about our proposal to keep routes 61, 273 and 661 on their current routeings. This means the diversion for routes 273 and 661 via Poverest Road, Cray Avenue and Leesons Hill (St Mary Cray) being made permanent. Route 61 would continue to run via Chislehurst Road.
After the bridge closure in April 2009 a number of people started to make direct journeys to stops on the diversion via St Mary Cray. However journey times for some other passengers increased and there was no service at all for stops in Chislehurst Road. On reopening, route 61 was restored to the bridge and routes 273 / 661 remained on the diversion as this represented the best balance between the needs of different passenger trips. This remains the case. Passenger numbers on route 273 rose again following route 61 returning to Chislehurst Road but there is sufficient capacity. We consider that maintaining the new direct links would better serve passenger needs.
We considered exchanging the routeings, with route 273 operating via Chislehurst Road and route 61 via St Mary Cray. However this option would mean more passengers would have a longer journey time due to the higher overall numbers using route 61. We also looked at keeping both routes permanently on the diversionary routeing via St Mary Cray but this would leave Chislehurst Road without a bus service.
Please see map for further details.
Route 61 (Chislehurst – Bromley North)
Route 61 runs every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes, every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sunday shopping hours and every 30 minutes Sunday evenings.
It would continue to run via Chislehurst Road.
Route 273 (Petts Wood – Lewisham)
Route 273 runs every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes and every 30 minutes all day Sunday and all evenings.
It would continue to run via Leesons Hill, Cray Avenue and Poverest Road, - (St Mary Cray) which would now be the permanent routeing.
Route 661 (Petts Wood – Eltham College)
Route 661 is a schoolday-only service towards Eltham College in the morning and towards Petts Wood in the afternoon.
It would continue to run via Leesons Hill, Cray Avenue and Poverest Road, - (St Mary Cray) which would now be the permanent routeing
Drop-in sessions
We will have staff available from Transport for London and Bromley Council for you to discuss the options with on the following days:
Monday 7 October between 1700 and 2000 at Leesons Primary School, Leesons Hill, Orpington, BR5 2GA
Wednesday 9 October between 1000 and 1300 at Poverest Adult Education Centre, Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 2DQ
Have your say
Please give us your views by completing the online consultation form below or alternatively you can email by Friday 8 November 2013.
