Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on today’s announcement that London Underground will now use temporary block closures where appropriate as opposed to evening and weekend closures over many months, if not years, to upgrade and improve the tube, said:
“This change of direction, starting with parts of the Circle and District Line next summer is very welcome indeed. This is a policy I have been advocating for the last two years so I am delighted that commonsense has at long last prevailed.
“This new approach will allow vital upgrade work to be completed more quickly and at a reduced cost. Most importantly there will be more certainty for passengers and businesses who have had to put up with endless evening and weekend closures.
“Giving passengers and businesses more than eight advance months notice of when upgrade work will start is a far better approach than the utter chaos that has been created by the years of weekend and evening closures on the Jubilee Line.”