Transport for LondonDocklands Light Railway - Three-carriage Capacity Enhancement: Transport, Environment & Regeneration
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The main works to extend platforms will typically involve the following sequence of events:
- diversions of utilities and highways, as appropriate
- construction of foundations for stairs and lifts (if required)
- construction of stairs / lifts to track level (if required)
- construction of foundations for extended platforms
- construction of platform extensions
- installation of platform finishes
- installation of platform canopy (if required)
- and changes to signalling
A period of testing would then follow to ensure that the completed scheme was operating satisfactorily.
Assessing the environmental impact of the scheme
The impacts of constructing and operating the scheme have been assessed in accordance with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation and guidance. The environmental topics that have been assessed as part of the EIA include:
- Planning
- Socio-economics
- Land use and land take
- Dust and air quality
- Noise and vibration
- Townscape and visual
- Traffic and transport
- Ecology
- Water resources
- Contaminated land
- Waste
- Archaeology and cultural heritage
- and Electromagnetic effects
Relevant statutory bodies (for example, the Environment Agency and English Heritage) have been consulted on the proposed method for assessing the impacts of the scheme.
