Request ID: FOI-4489-2324 Date published: 02 April 2024
You asked
Please send me information regarding the project planning and construction works for Kentish Town tube station. Specifically:
When construction work started.
How many people were employed on site, on a month-to-month basis since the start of the works
Specific details regarding what issues have been found that have delayed the reopening of the tube station including when these issues were found.
Current estimation for the reopening of the tube station
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-4489-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 2nd March 2024 asking for information about works at Kentish Town London Underground station. 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. Your questions are answered in turn below:
Question 1: When construction work started.
Answer: 28th June 2023.
Question 2: How many people were employed on site, on a month-to-month basis since the start of the works
Answer: Please see the table below. Note that on any given day there were an average of 16 people on site:
Month
Total number of people on site
June 2023
268
July 2023
347
August 2023
254
September 2023
251
October 2023
355
November 2023
336
December 2023
187
January 2024
307
February 2024
394
Question 3: Specific details regarding what issues have been found that have delayed the reopening of the tube station including when these issues were found.
Answer:The original work was to upgrade the escalators, and this is on track for completion in the summer. However, during work to improve other parts of the station we identified assets (including the ticket hall floor and ceiling) in December 2023 that require essential repair to allow the station to operate safely. Other work is being completed to improve the look and feel of the station including deep cleaning, painting, installing of new floor and wall tiling, and new signage. Further, following the commercial unit becoming vacant during the pandemic, some work has been undertaken to ensure that the space is ready to go back onto the market.
Question 4: Current estimation for the reopening of the tube station
Answer: September 2024.
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Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
