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Hammersmith Road cycleway to become permanent after council backs TfL’s £20m plan
Cabinet voted unanimously for the C9 scheme, which adds three floating bus stops. A resident had urged councillors to reject it over safety.
Key facts
- Hammersmith and Fulham cabinet voted to back TfL's permanent Cycleway 9 on Hammersmith Road
- TfL will fund and deliver the scheme at a cost of £20 million
- Plans include three floating bus stops and improved pedestrian crossings
- The interim Hammersmith Road lanes were put in under pandemic emergency powers in 2020
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has agreed to back Transport for London’s plan to make Cycleway 9 permanent along Hammersmith Road, after a cabinet vote this week.
The road forms one section of the wider C9, planned as a continuous segregated cycle route running from Brentford through Chiswick and Hammersmith to Kensington Olympia. Cycle lanes were first laid on Hammersmith Road in 2020 using emergency traffic powers made available during the pandemic. The King Street section of the route was made permanent in 2023.
What the permanent Hammersmith Road cycleway includes
TfL is leading the scheme and will fund and build it at a cost of £20 million. Because the council is the highway authority, the designs still needed its support, and officers recommended that cabinet give it. A council-led option was also set out, but the papers described it as higher risk and said it would not guarantee TfL money.
Along with the cycle track, the plans add three floating bus stops on the north side of the road, plus wider work such as improved pedestrian crossings. The council has raised concerns about the Blythe Road junction near Olympia, and talks with TfL on issues including accessibility are continuing. Officers said the scheme would improve road safety and bring climate and connectivity benefits.
Resident objects over C9 safety record
Local resident David Tarsh asked councillors not to back the plan. He raised concerns about casualty figures, said important information was missing from the cabinet report and claimed accident rates had got worse since the interim scheme began in 2021, even allowing for more people cycling. He also argued that TfL’s 2017 consultation should not be used as evidence of support, pointing to a 2020 paper commissioned by the council which he said showed residents were not in favour.
He suggested removing C9 and putting in a rush-hour bus route instead, with bikes using the bus lane at peak times.
Council leader Stephen Cowan said schemes like C9 across London had been through “extensive safety reviews”. Cabinet members backed the plans unanimously.
Key questions
Who is paying for the permanent C9 on Hammersmith Road?
TfL is to fund and deliver the scheme, at a cost of £20 million.
Where will Cycleway 9 run?
The full C9 is planned as one continuous segregated cycle route running from Brentford through Chiswick and Hammersmith to Kensington Olympia.
What changes are planned on Hammersmith Road?
A permanent cycle track, three floating bus stops on the north side of the road and wider work such as improved pedestrian crossings.
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