Lloyd's proposes river rerouting

The Embankment based Lloyd's Banking Company has recently bought the now defunct Uxbridge Wagonworks Company in Uxbridge. Lloyd's has previously announced plans to discontinue the factory and rebuild the area for residential use. The new proposal would dig a new, 9 block wide canal along Ux Street. This cuts off the borough from the city island, the river would be filled in, and a new set of houses east of the river would be built. Lloyd's argues that the canal improves water flow and, due to the narrow nature of the river around Uxbridge, simplify shipping routes. Ux Street would be linked up at an interchange with Metier Street and Tower Street. Alternatively, a reroute of Ux Street to the east of the canal has been proposed too. Lloyd’s has announced that it would contribute to the building cost of the changes to public infrastructure made by the project - namely the rerouting of Ux Street, expansion of Ux Street to Edminton Square, the Lazy Bexlian Ealing station rebuild, the canal and the Ux/Metier interchange (poposed as Mayflair Interchange). Vocal opposition is comming from the Duke of Yorkesshire, which is the owner and resident of Manor house on Metier road. The council of Edminton and the council of Ealing bith support the move, Uxbridge does not have a council. The proposed Uxbridge plan. Green: streets, blue: canal, red: station platform and orange: rails.