Bus route 153

TfL have decided to permanently change the 153 route.  The route used to go down Silk St past the entrance to the arts centre but was 'temporarily' rerouted along Chiswell St while the Heron Tower was being built and associated road works carried out.  During planning for the tower and road layout changes the City and TfL assured people that the route change would be temporary and the new road layout would comfortably accommodate the 153 busses.  In the end it seems that turns were too tight for the busses, just as residents has said they thought they would be, and so now we have a permanent change which looks like this:

Permanent after all

Here is the letter from TfL which came via the BA. 

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Dear Sir or Madam

Between June and August 2015 we consulted on proposals to make the routeing via Chiswell Street for route 153 permanent. Thank you for your patience in waiting for our response.

We received 59 responses to the consultation. 57 responses were from members of the public and 2 were from stakeholders. The majority of responses supported our proposals.

We have carefully considered all of the responses and have decided to proceed with our proposal.

For more details including a full consultation report and our responses to issues raised, please go to tfl.gov.uk/buses/route-153

Yours faithfully

Keith Elliott
Consultation Team
Transport for London