I-London Heathrow isimemezele ukuthi ilungiselela ukwethula isethi yezinyathelo ezintsha ezinzima zokuvikela izinga lomoya wendawo, ukunciphisa ukuminyana kanye nokubhekana nokukhipha umoya, njengoba isikhumulo sezindiza siqhubeka nokusebenzisa isilinganiso saso ukusiza ukuxazulula izinselelo zemvelo.
Isikhumulo sezindiza esiwukuphela kwesikhungo sase-UK senza izinhlelo zokwethula izindleko zezimoto zabagibeli nazo zonke izimoto eziqashwayo ezizimele. Lokhu kubandakanya isikhumulo sezindiza sokuqala emhlabeni i-Ultra Low Emission Zone (i-Heathrow ULEZ), ezokwethulwa ngo-2022. I-Heathrow ULEZ izokwethula amazinga amancane okukhishwa kwezimoto afana ne-ULEZ yeMeya yaseLondon yezimoto zabagibeli kanye nezimoto eziqashwayo ezizimele ezingena ezindaweni zokupaka noma zehle. -izindawo ezikude kunoma yiziphi izikhumulo ze-Heathrow, amahora angama-24 ngosuku, izinsuku eziyi-7 ngesonto. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngokuvulwa komzila omusha wezindiza kusukela ngo-2026 kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokungena kwezithuthi zomphakathi esikhumulweni sezindiza, i-Heathrow ULEZ izoshintshela ku-car access charge (VAC) kuzo zonke izimoto zabagibeli, amatekisi kanye nezimoto zokuqasha ezizimele eziza ezindaweni zokupaka noma zehle. - izindawo ngaphandle. Umgomo uwukubhekana nomthombo oyinhloko wokungcoliswa komoya wendawo - izimoto zomgwaqo - nokunciphisa isiminyaminya ngokukhuthaza abantu abaningi ukuba basebenzise izindlela ezisimeme zokuya nokubuya esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Iziphakamiso zokuqala ze-Heathrow ULEZ zingabeka inani lenkokhelo phakathi kwe-£ 10-15, ngokuhambisana namacala abekwe yiMeya emaphakathi neLondon. Imininingwane eqondile ye-Heathrow ULEZ izoqinisekiswa lapho i-Heathrow ithumela isicelo sayo sokugcina se-DCO sokunwetshwa ngemva kokubonisana nomphakathi. Imali engenayo etholakala kuzo zombili lezi zinhlelo izosiza ngezimali izinhlelo zokuthuthukisa ezokuthutha ezisimeme, ifake isandla esinxephezelweni somphakathi futhi isize ekugcineni izindleko zesikhumulo sezindiza zifinyeleleka njengoba isikhumulo sezindiza sikhula.
Isimemezelo sanamuhla sifika ngesikhathi lapho kudingeka khona isinyathelo ukuze kuvikelwe izinga lomoya wendawo ngokushintsha imboni nokuziphatha komphakathi. IHeathrow manje izojoyina iLondon kanye neBirmingham njengendawo yesithathu yase-UK ukukhokhisa izimoto ezingcolisa kakhulu.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Heathrow yenza umzamo wayo wokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezimoto ngokuhola izinguquko embonini ngokusebenzisa iSu Lozakwethu elihlosiwe elizokwethulwa ngesonto elizayo futhi lizogxila ekwehliseni kakhulu inani lozakwethu abahamba ngezimoto ngokusebenzisa inhlanganisela yezinto ezikhuthazayo, imingcele yokupaka, kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali. ezixhumanisini ezintsha zezithuthi zomphakathi. Isikhumulo sezindiza sitshale imali engaphezu kuka-£1billion kwingqalasizinda yezitimela futhi sihlinzeka ngemali engaphezulu kuka-£2.5million ngonyaka ukuze sikhuthaze ukusetshenziswa kwezithuthi zomphakathi kusetshenziswa indawo yokuvakasha yamahhala yesikhumulo sezindiza, ukusekelwa kwezinsizakalo zamabhasi kanye neminikelo ezinhlelweni zokuthutha ezisimeme zendawo.
Njengamanje isikhumulo sezindiza esixhumeke kakhulu e-UK, i-Heathrow isekela ngokugcwele izinhlelo zomthamo wezitimela ezihamba ngezinyawo ngo-2040 ngokusebenzisa izixhumanisi zezokuthutha ezithuthukisiwe ezicabangela ukwethulwa kwe-Elizabeth Line, i-Piccadilly Line ethuthukisiwe, kanye nezixhumanisi zesitimela ezihlongozwayo ezivela eNtshonalanga naseNingizimu. .
Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga iHeathrow iphinde yashicilela umbiko wayo waminyaka yonke wesu lokusimama - I-Heathrow 2.0 - ebeka indlela isikhumulo sezindiza esibhekana ngayo nomthelela wezindiza nokunye ukusebenza. Okugqanyisiwe embikweni ukutshalwa kwezimali okubalulekile okwenziwe ukuze kuncishiswe ukungcola kanye nokusheshisa indiza kagesi, okusekela umgomo wesikhumulo sezindiza wokungabi ne-carbon neutral ngo-2020 kanye nokusebenzisa ingqalasizinda yesikhumulo sezindiza e-carbon engu-zero ngo-2050. Imizamo ihlanganisa iphrojekthi yokubuyisela ama-peatlands ase-UK ukuze kuqedwe ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni, izimoto zikagesi ezengeziwe nezindawo zokushaja, ukutshalwa kwezimali ekuthuthukisweni kukaphethiloli osimeme, isifungo sokuhoxisa izindleko zokufika zonyaka zendiza yokuqala esebenza ngogesi noma eyingxubevange efakwe emsebenzini ovamile e-Heathrow, kanye nocwaningo lwengqalasizinda yesikhathi esizayo ukuze kusekelwe izindiza ezisebenza ngogesi nobuchwepheshe.
Isikhulu Esikhulu saseHeathrow uJohn Holland-Kaye uthe:
“I-Heathrow Expansion ayikona ukukhetha phakathi komnotho kanye nemvelo – kumele sikulethe kokubili. Isimemezelo sanamuhla sikhombisa ukuthi sizothatha izinqumo ezinqala ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isikhumulo sezindiza sikhula ngendlela efanele.”
OwayeyiPhini leMeya yaseLondon kwezokuthutha kanye noSihlalo osanda kuqokwa we-Heathrow Transport Area Forum, uVal Shawcross, uthe:
“Lokhu kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile soshintsho emzamweni kaHeathrow wokuhlanza ukungcoliswa komoya endaweni ngokuhambisa abantu ezindleleni zokuthutha ezihlanzekile. Angikaze ngikhulume nesikhumulo sezindiza mayelana nekhwalithi yomoya wendawo futhi ngibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nokubamba i-Heathrow ukuthi iphendule endimeni yami entsha yokuzimela njengoSihlalo we-Heathrow Area Transport Forum.
I-Heathrow izobonisana ngeziphakamiso zesu layo lokufinyelela phezulu, okuhlanganisa i-Heathrow ULEZ kanye ne-Heathrow VAC, lapho kuboniswana khona ngokomthetho ngohlelo oluyinhloko olukhethwayo lokunwetshwa oluzokwethulwa mhla ziyi-18 kuNhlangulana. Umphakathi uzoba nethuba lokunikeza impendulo ngeziphakamiso zethu njengengxenye yalokhu kubonisana.
Nakuba isidingo sezindiza emhlabeni wonke kulindeleke ukuthi sikhule emashumini eminyaka ezayo, i-Heathrow izosebenzisa isikhundla sayo sobuholi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukukhula kuhlangatshezwana nayo ngendlela enesibopho neqhubekayo esikhumulweni sezindiza esiwukuphela kwesikhungo sase-UK. Izinhlelo zokunweba i-Heathrow zihlanganisa ukuzibophezela kokungadedeli noma imuphi umthamo owengeziwe esikhumulweni sezindiza uma lokho kuzoholela ngokuqondile ekwephuleni izibopho ezisemthethweni zekhwalithi yomoya yase-UK. I-Heathrow izibophezele ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ukunwetshwa akuthinti ikhono le-UK lokuhlangabezana nezinjongo zayo zokunciphisa ikhabhoni.
