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contributes to making the area one of the busiest commuter locations in the UK. High numbers of pedestrians, cyclists, buses and taxis converge at Bank Junction, creating an environment that can be congested, polluted and unsafe. This is why the Corporation decided to implement a plan that, when finished, will see conditions vastly improved for all road users. Since October 2022, FM Conway has been working to remodel the junction. New, wider pavements and traffic-free areas have been laid to create a much more pedestrian- “Because of the location, and having to retain access for buses and pedestrians, we had to remain adaptive and flexible”

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Over the past decade, the City of London Corporation has been working to improve Bank Junction, one of the busiest junctions in the City. The final – and most ambitious – phase of the project started in 2020, when the Corporation took the bold decision to dramatically reduce the number of vehicles that could use it and to make it far more pedestrian and cycle friendly. For the last two years, FM Conway has been constructing the ‘All Change at Bank’ project to help the Corporation achieve this aim. Bank Junction is the meeting point of a number of thoroughfares that have been there for centuries, including Cornhill and Threadneedle Street. Prominent buildings on the junction include Mansion House – home to the Lord Mayor of London – the Royal Exchange, and the Bank of England, which gives the junction its name. As well as being home to these historic buildings, the junction sits at the heart of the City’s financial district, which attracts thousands of people to its offices every day. And, right underneath the junction is the sprawling Bank Tube station, which

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REMODELLINGAMAJOR JUNCTION IN THECITYOF LONDONHASCREATED ASAFER, CLEANER, LESSCONGESTED, PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLYENVIRONMENT CITY STREETS

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