Surrey Canal Road station and Old Kent Road Healthy Streets
Request ID: FOI-2341-2324 Date published: 20 October 2023
You asked
F/O from 3320-2223
Dear TfL FOI department
Could you please give the status of building Surrey Canal Road overground station, including any progress on securing alternative funding, such as from the government or property developers.
Could you also give the status of the Old Kent Road healthy streets scheme, including the scope and extent of the work and when it might be completed.
We answered
TfL Ref: 2341-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 2 October 2023 asking for information about Surrey Canal Road station and Old Kent Road healthy streets scheme.
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 some of the information you require. You asked: Could you please give the status of building Surrey Canal Road overground station, including any progress on securing alternative funding, such as from the government or property developers.
Could you also give the status of the Old Kent Road healthy streets scheme, including the scope and extent of the work and when it might be completed
Surrey Canal Road Station
We have completed our initial stages of design and are now working with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUCH) and the Department for Transport (DfT) to explore funding options for the next stage of work, which will include the formal planning application process, detailed design work and construction. We are also working hard to secure funding from a range of other sources, including contributions from developers, to support this work. As we have not yet secured a full funding package, we are unable to provide further details regarding timescales at this time.
Old Kent Road scheme
The Old Kent Road Healthy Streets project is currently in the feasibility design stage. The project is planned to be delivered in phases to meet the demand and development opportunities across the wider Old Kent Road Opportunity Area. The first phase of design work will focus on providing targeted bus, cycling and walking improvements to the southern section of Old Kent Road between St. James Road and Ilderton Road. No programme for delivery has been agreed for the Old Kent Road Healthy Streets project at this time.
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Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
