"It's good news for the people of Hammersmith and bad news for people that inexplicably love motorways running through cities, because Hammersmith and Fulham Council has revealed it wants to demolish the A4 flyover - the ugly 1960s viaduct that passes in front of Hammersmith tube station. Quite the eyesore, the Hammersmith flyover was originally built in 1961 to reduce traffic. The council has now said it wants to work with TfL and 'other stakeholders' to knock it down and replace it with a tunnel."
"It would also improve life in the area by reducing noise and pollution. The council wrote that in its 60 years of life the flyover has 'had adverse consequences, cutting off Hammersmith Town Centre from the River Thames, severing the traditional Victorian street pattern and creating large amounts of traffic moving around the Hammersmith Gyratory to get on and off the A4'."
Hammersmith Flyover, a 1961 A4 viaduct in front of Hammersmith tube station, is slated for demolition and replacement with an underground tunnel by Hammersmith and Fulham Council in collaboration with TfL and other stakeholders. Removal of the flyover and parts of the A4 would free land for development, reconnect communities separated by the road, and restore access between Hammersmith Town Centre and the River Thames. The change aims to reduce noise, air pollution and traffic generated by the Hammersmith Gyratory and to repair the severed Victorian street pattern. The Local Plan targets a potential start in November 2027 with a 15-year horizon to 2042 and includes a public consultation.
Read at Time Out London
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