Transport for LondonSurface
At Surface Transport, we're responsible for a diverse range of transport activities. As well as operating and improving 580km of London's most important roads - through congestion charging, traffic management and so on - we also oversee a number of different public transport services, including London Bus Network, London Trams, Victoria Coach Station, Dial-A-Ride, Public Carriage Office and London River Services.
The impact of the five-year Investment Programme will be felt across all these areas of activity, and by successfully managing a range of multi-million pound projects, we aim to build on our recent successes and make significant improvements to London's surface transport.
Key improvements
Some of the key improvements we aim to deliver are:
- Major safety enhancements on the road network, including £149m of safety improvements to Blackwall, Rotherhithe and Fore Street Tunnels, as well as Westminster Bridge and replacement bridges on the A406 and A40
- Road safety initiatives, designed to dramatically reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the roads. The Government and Mayoral road safety target is for figures to be 40 per cent lower by 2010 than they were in the late 1990s
- A 100 per cent accessible bus fleet fitted with CCTV and new bus radios, together with a vehicle location and countdown system that provides customers with better real-time information and improves reliability
- Local travel improvements to town centres, interchanges and residential streets, improving the quality, safety and accessibility of local environments to support local communities
- Walking and cycling improvements totalling £166m, planned for TfL and borough roads
- A London-wide low emission zone, designed to restrict emissions from lorries, buses, coaches and taxis
- A sustainable freight distribution project, designed to reduce the impact of freight deliveries in London
Our project management opportunities offer you the chance to play a key role in some of these planned improvements. And in so doing, you'll be contributing to the wider economic and social life of London, and to the success of the city as a whole.
