Cross about Crossrail and bus route diversions

• BUS diversions are not funny.

At a public meeting the other night with representatives from Crossrail and Transport for London, many vocal local residents expressed their frustration and distress at the volume of buses to be rerouted day and night through Fitzrovia for the next 10 months. Noise, vibration, increased pollution, speeding vehicles and bus drivers who have still not figured out the routes they are supposed to follow are making people’s lives a misery. 

While officials congratulate themselves that the diversions are running smoothly, this is at the expense of the welfare of local residents who have been ignored and are expected to bear the brunt of the whole operation.

MILENA NUTI
Address supplied, WC1

• WHILE Crossrail say that they are sensitive to the issues of the residents and businesses suffering compulsory purchase (Letters, January 29) there is ongoing concern in relation to the reality of their actions particularly at properties forming part of the Dean Street site. The council is very concerned about the way in which Crossrail is exercising its statutory powers against individuals. Consequently we have called Crossrail to account at the built environment scrutiny committee for March so that they can reply to such concerns.

Cllr JONATHAN GLANZ
Conservative, West End ward