Dear Sir or Madam,

Please could you provide me with the dimensions of the yellow box
junction on the A20 (sidcup by pass) where it meets Kidbrooke Park
Road and Eltham road, London SE3

Yours faithfully,

Simon Kelly

Our Ref: SM034859

Dear Mr Kelly

Thank you for your request for information dated the 4th June which was received by Transport for London on the 4th June concerning the dimensions of the yellow box junction on the A20. This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We will aim to deal with your request promptly and provide you with a response by the 2nd July 2008.

If you are unhappy with the response you receive, you may wish to use our complaints procedure by writing to Beverley Hall, Head of Customer Services & Consultation, at the address above, stating your concerns.

In the meantime, if you have any queries or would like to discuss your request, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to contact us.

Yours sincerely

GIlmore Barrett
Correspondence Support Manager
London Streets Customer Services
[email address]

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Dear Mr Kelly

Thank you for your e-mail received by Transport for London (TfL) on 4
June 2008. You asked for information about the yellow box junction (YBJ)
on the A20 junction with Kidbrooke Park Road and Eltham Road.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom
of Information Act and I can confirm that TfL does hold the information
you require.

The YBJ at this location measures 41 m x 6.1 m.

Due to the size of the YBJ, special dispensation was granted by the
Department for Transport for its installation.

YBJs are used to aid flow of traffic at main arterial junctions. We
rigorously enforce against motorists stopping on YBJs because of the
congestion and delays to traffic that this behaviour causes.

Eltham Road, Sidcup Road and Kidbrooke Park Road all meet at this
junction on the A20, there are also two traffic islands at this
junction. Sidcup Road is three lanes wide leading into the junction,
with Eltham Road and Kidbrooke Park Road both two lanes wide.

The number of converging lanes, along with the two traffic islands, mean
the mouth of the junction here is very large. In order to limit the
numbers of cars stopping in the mouth of the junction and causing
congestion that would affect all three converging roads, the YBJ extends
to cover all of these roads (as pictured).

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If this is not the information you are looking for please do not
hesitate to contact Gilmore Barrett, Correspondence Support Manager -
London Streets, at [email address].

If you are not satisfied with this response, please read the information
below entitled 'Your Right to Appeal'.

Yours sincerely

Patricia Mitchell
Head of Customer Services
Transport for London

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Your Right to Appeal

Internal Review

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request, you can ask us to conduct an internal review of our decision.

The internal review will be conducted by someone other than the person
who made the original decision, in accordance with the complaints
procedure published on our website at www.tfl.gov.uk/foi.

Requests for internal review should be addressed to:

Head of Information Access and Compliance
6th Floor Windsor House
42 - 50
Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0TL

Complaints to the Information Commissioner

If, following the internal review, you remain dissatisfied with the way
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Information Commissioner's Office
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SK9 5AF

A complaint form is available on the Information Commissioner's Office
website
www.ico.gov.uk

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From: Simon Kelly [mailto:[FOI #663 email]]
Sent: 04 June 2008 07:32
To: Enquire (TfL)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - yellow box junction dimensions

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please could you provide me with the dimensions of the yellow box
junction on the A20 (sidcup by pass) where it meets Kidbrooke Park
Road and Eltham road, London SE3

Yours faithfully,

Simon Kelly

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