Route 224

Proposals

The route would no longer serve Abbey Road between Coronation Road and Twyford Abbey Road. It would also no longer serve Whitby Avenue, Rainsford Road, and Iveagh Avenue.

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Why?

There is also a width restriction designed to prevent HGVs from the industrial parts of Park Royal using Twyford Abbey Road to access the North Circular at Hanger Lane.

A bus gate was installed on Twyford Abbey Road several years ago. However there have been some issues that have delayed the opening of this gate.

The issues have now been resolved and the London Boroughs of Brent and Ealing would like to open the bus gate.

Opening the bus gate would allow route 224 to be rerouted to better serve the western side of Park Royal and make the route easier for passengers to understand.

Possible impacts

• The route would no long serve Abbey Road between Coronation Road and Twyford Abbey Road. Stops on this part of the route would still be served by route 440.
  
  
• The route would also not serve Whitby Avenue and Rainsford Road. These roads would not have a bus service. The closest bus stops would be on Twyford Abbey Road. The walk to these bus stops from the existing bus stops is approximately 240 metres
  
  
• The route would also not serve Iveagh Avenue. The nearest stops would be on Twyford Abbey Road. The walk to the new bus stop is 220 metres from the existing bus stop
  
  
• Passengers wishing to access ASDA heading towards Alperton would use the same stop as now on Coronation Road. Passengers heading towards St Raphael’s would use the stop on the other side of Coronation Road from ASDA near the junction with Western Road, which is about 200 metres away from the main entrance
  
  
• Passengers who get on and off of the 224 on Abbey Road could use route 440 from the same stop and change on to the 224 later in the journey, or walk to the new bus stops just over 400 metres away
  
  
• Re-routeing the 224 would open the bus network up to over 2,000 more people and 4,000 jobs in the area
  
  
• Passengers would also benefit from a simpler route to understand
  
  
• There would also be an increase in buses along Coronation Road, Lakeside Drive, Bodiam Way and Twyford Abbey Road
  
  

Equalities Impact Assessment

Our Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) identifies:

• The impact the scheme is having on people, including those with protected characteristics
• How we have attempted to mitigate any negative impacts

After we’ve considered all comments, the EqIA will be reviewed and may be updated.

We use the EqIA to help us decide if, and how, we should proceed with these proposals.

More Information

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You can reply by completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete or if you are short on time, you can submit a quick response.

The closing date for comments is 6 December 2024.

Questions?

You can use our question tool during the consultation period. We will respond to your questions as soon as we can.

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