Request ID: FOI-0651-2122 Date published: 16 July 2021
You asked
Hello TFL
On the Route 456, there were uncertainties on weather the route was going to be introduced following delays 2 on the introduction.
Will it be possible to awnser on why it was delayed from the initial date of October 17th 2020 and the other supposed date from February 2021?
I would like this information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).
We answered
TfL Ref: 0651 - 21/22
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 30 June 2021 asking for information about the 456 Bus Route. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked: On the Route 456, there were uncertainties on whether the route was going to be introduced following delays to the introduction. Will it be possible to answer on why it was delayed from the initial date of October 17th 2020 and the other supposed date from February 2021?
The first delay was because funding was ‘paused’ when the pandemic struck which meant that all associated works had to come to a stop. Works restarted when funding was made available in October 2020 and most of the infrastructure works were completed on time, however the London Borough of Enfield needed more time to complete some of the bus stop works because they were more complicated than anticipated – hence the second delay of about a month. We were able to start operating the extended route on 13th March 2021.
With regards the current state of the route 456, it is continuing to be operational.
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Yours sincerely
Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
