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The Isle of Dogs is expected to receive £420,000 of funding towards traffic improvements in the new year.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that the borough has been promised the cash as part of a £3.7million transport package.
TOWER Gateway station will close at the end of this month as part of a major expansion of the Docklands Light Railway network.
The western terminus will be demolished this summer to make way for a new station designed for new three-car trains, as revealed in The Wharf in October.
FRUSTRATED Islanders waged war on rail replacement buses clogging their street – by blocking it with a tea party.
Residents passed around tea and sausage rolls in the middle of Saunders Ness Road on Sunday to disrupt the route of the double-decker buses, which were laid on as an alternative to the suspended Docklands Light Railway service.
Buses use the road as a turning point when the rail service is closed to make adjustments for expanded three-car DLR trains. But locals have complained about noise into the early morning and speeding buses.
Blackwall and Cubitt Town councillor Tim Archer said: “It was a very Isle of Dogs protest. We had a nice cup of tea and a sausage roll, and offered refreshments to the bus drivers, DLR representative and the police when they came down.
“It was a very civilised action, but with a serious point.�
