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00:00network rail have confirmed that revised plans to the redeveloped liverpool street station
00:08have been submitted to the city of london corporation network rail previously worked
00:15with the shard developers stella on a 1.5 billion pound scheme that proposed to partially demolish
00:21the victorian station and build a new multi-story tower now an original planning application was
00:28filed in may 2023 but fresh plans were unveiled last november after it received more than 2 000
00:35objections from the public westminster council and historic england network rail said the project
00:42aims to future-proof the station for more than 200 million passengers that use it each year the
00:49revised scheme features amendments including reducing the size of the office block above the station
00:55realigning the building to avoid interfering with the site of the great eastern hotel redesigning
01:02station entrances as well and landscaping and benches around the kinders transport statute
01:08now according to a local democracy report network rail has replaced the architect with acme and also
01:17dropped its development partner seller network rail said that out of almost 2 000 comments received in
01:24public consultation three quarters of those supported the proposal the top three priorities for there on
01:31the public with step free access new lifts and escalators and new toilet facilities as well
01:39although heritage groups including the victorian society have however retained their opposition to
01:46the updated plans is president comedian grief reese jones previously said that they cannot accept
01:51that this is the best way forward for the station robin dobson group property director for network
01:57rail property said the scheme is a truly accessible and inclusive space that can support the forecasted
02:03annual passenger rise to over 200 million people and deliver vital improvements to the everyday experience
02:10for passengers he added that investing in transport infrastructure is essential to unlocking
02:18future economic growth for london now in other transport news the silvertown tunnel has opened with uh this
02:27month with an aim to reduce congestion in the blackboard tunnel tfl has said it would reduce travel times
02:32by around 20 minutes drivers in london will now have to pay a toll before traveling through both tunnels
02:39uh during peak hours and a new project about art inspiring londoners has been launched by tfl as part of their
02:46art on the underground campaign celebrating 25 years of transport for london one successful londoner will
02:51have the chance to have their winning submission on display at strafford station