Highgate Lib Dem councillor Neil Williams has received assurances from Transport for London that it will step in to resolve teething problems with the 234 bus service, which has just been extended to run to Highgate after a long campaign.

Following an inspection of the route this weekend, Councillor Williams wants all the timetables on the bus stops brought up to date to show clearly that the destination of the route has now been changed to the new stop of “Highgate Wood – Sussex Gardens.”

The route used to terminate at East Finchley station. However, with the extension, Highgate residents now have much better access to East Finchley and, for the first time, a direct route to the shops and services of Muswell Hill. But, initial problems meant that buses on the new service was still showing the ‘old’ headboard reading East Finchley Station, and only some of the drivers seemed aware of the new destination last weekend.

Councillor Williams comments:

“After all he hard work of the local residents, Buswatch and Lynne Featherstone in bringing about this route extension, we must get everything right.It really is a blessing for residents in this part of Highgate to be able to get such better bus access to Muswell Hill.

“TfL has assured me it will pursue the bus company, Metroline, to iron out these problems. I want to see all the new details on the timetables brought up to date at the Highgate end.”