Heathrow expansion – the impact on London’s surface transport
In 2017, Transport for London (TfL) estimated that £10-15bn would be needed to improve surface access – all the ways in which passengers, communities, staff and goods travel to and from the airport – to enable a third runway at Heathrow Airport.1
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Transport Committee will ask guests from TfL, Heathrow Airport, Network Rail and the Heathrow Area Transport Forum about the implications of the expansion of Heathrow on surface access at the airport and the impact on London’s wider public transport network.
The Committee will also ask guests from Heathrow about last week’s closure of the airport.
The guests are:
- Sophie Chapman, Surface Access Director, Heathrow Airport
- Tim Leach, Head of Surface Access Strategy and Sponsorship, Heathrow Airport
- Christina Calderato, Director of Transport Strategy and Policy, Transport for London
- Marcus Jones, Route Director, Western, Network Rail
- Anthony Smith, Chair, Heathrow Area Transport Forum
The meeting will take place on Thursday 27 March from 10am, in the Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.
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Notes to editors
- TfL NPS Consultation Response: Paper on surface access submitted to the NPS consultation on Heathrow.
- Read the agenda in full.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
- Elly Baker AM, Chair of the Transport Committee, is available for interview.
- Find out more about the work of the Transport Committee.