{"id":34013,"date":"2026-09-09T13:41:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=34013"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:41:34","slug":"a-possible-fix-for-londons-construction-nightmares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/09\/a-possible-fix-for-londons-construction-nightmares\/","title":{"rendered":"A Possible Fix For London&#8217;s Construction Nightmares?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been a brutal construction season in London &#8211; no way around it (literally).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can we speed up these projects and maybe not have so many ongoing at once?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incumbent councillors and candidates Shawn Lewis and Steve Lehman have an idea and joined Craig on the podcast &#8211; along with Ryan Aarts, CEO at J-AAR &#8211; to discuss it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if, for big projects, crews work until 11pm? What if they work some Saturdays? It might make a big difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by London Hydro, Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=evjk2-1b56356-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s been a brutal construction season in London &#8211; no way around it (literally). 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