Emma Gaydon, RMP Project Manager for TfL writes
Closures on A1 Holloway Road (N19) from 21 October 2016
Reason for closure
From 22:00 on Friday 21 October Transport for London (TfL) will begin a series of closures on a section of the A1 Holloway Road at Upper Holloway (N19) so we can continue work on replacing the century-old Upper Holloway Bridge.
A new service bridge was built in June but a number of problems were encountered while the pipes and cables were moved across. These included difficult ground conditions, a complex web of utilities (some in a very poor condition) and a leaking water main. We needed to safely resolve these issues before continuing the works, and this has delayed the project.
Dates and diversion route
To make up time and ensure we are able to demolish and replace the existing road bridge as planned at Christmas and New Year the following closures on the A1 will be needed. The road will be closed between Fairbridge Road and Wedmore Gardens. Signed diversions will be in place via Junction Road and Tuffnell Park Road.
· Friday 21 October 22:00 – Monday 31 October 05:00 - closed to all vehicles in both directions
· Monday 31 October 05:00 – Saturday 24 December 22:00- closed to all vehicles travelling southbound
· Friday 18 November 22:00 – Monday 21 November 05:00 - closed to all vehicles in both directions
· Friday 25 November 22:00 – Monday 28 November 05:00 - closed to all vehicles in both directions
Date for replacement of the bridge
This will be followed by the pre-planned full closure between 24 December 2016 and 16 January 2017, when the bridge will be demolished and replaced.
What we are doing
To mitigate disruption, we are reviewing the improvement works at Archway and Highbury Corner and working with the surrounding boroughs to ban all non-emergency roadworks on nearby roads. TfL has also put in place plans to swiftly remove any vehicles blocking key surrounding routes to help reduce disruption. We are also undertaking face to face engagement with businesses across the traffic impact area.
More information
Variable messaging signs will be in place on the A1 and surrounding routes advising drivers of the closure, and TfL will be providing up-to-date information through the @tfltrafficnews Twitter feed. You can also get real time information on closures and impacts at tfl.gov.uk/traffic/status. For more information, the diversion map and traffic impact map is at tfl.gov.uk/upper-holloway-bridge
Angela McConville for TfL writes...
We are writing to let you know that the Mayor of London has today announced proposals to “make London’s roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists by removing the most dangerous lorries from the capital’s roads by 2020.”
Why?
Over the past two years Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) were involved in 23 per cent of pedestrian fatalities and 58 per cent of cyclist deaths in London, despite accounting for just 4 per cent of the miles driven in the city.
As you will know from the research we have carried out over the past few years, the restriction of drivers’ field of direct vision by vehicle design has been proven to have contributed to many of these fatalities.
‘Off-road’ HGVs were involved in around 70 per cent of cyclist fatalities involving HGVs in the last three years.
What?
Research we commissioned to better understand the blind-spots around HGVs, carried out by Loughborough University, identified variation across the existing fleet in terms of what a driver could see. It found that ‘off road’ construction vehicles were, on average, 32% higher than ‘on road’ vehicles with bigger front and nearside blind spots. It recommended the need for a Direct Vision Standard to categorise and rate vehicles based on the amount a driver can see directly from the cab of the vehicle.
Working with industry, this Direct Vision Standard, an objective way of measuring how much a driver can see directly from a cab has been produced by TRL.
How?
The new Direct Vision Standard, which has been presented to, and developed in conjunction with industry will use a ‘star rating’ to rate construction and other HGVs based on the level of vision the driver has directly from the cab.
The next step is to rate the existing fleet of HGVs against the standard to understand the current situation. The rating ranges from zero stars (vehicles ‘not suitable for the urban environment’) to five stars (‘best in class’ vehicles with features like low-entry and remodelled cabs to drastically reduce blind spots).
Timing?
The Mayor is launching his proposed enforcement timetable now, and a consultation process will begin in January 2017. The CLOCS working group and community will be a key group informing the consultation.
Under the Mayor’s proposals, zero star HGVs will be banned from London’s streets entirely by January 2020 and only HGVs meeting 3 stars or above would be allowed on London’s roads by 2024.
The Direct Vision Standard, in combination with the requirements of the CLOCS Standard, will help ensure that only the safest vehicles are on our roads, minimising the risk to vulnerable road users.
We hope you will be in support of this announcement and we thank you for your contributions to both the CLOCS and Safer Trucks programmes to date.
If you would like further information on the Direct Vision Standard, please visit tfl.gov.uk/direct-vision-standard. Information on the rest of our Safer Trucks programme can be found here at tfl.gov.uk/safer-trucks
Best wishes
Angela McConville | Project Officer
Freight & Fleet Programmes | Strategy & Planning | Surface Transport
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Emma Gaydon, RMP Project Manager for TfL writes
I am emailing to update you about the City of London’s closure of Tower Bridge. To make sure you have information to plan ahead, please find attached an up to date diversion route map; a map of the mitigations TfL is putting in place to keep traffic moving and an up to date traffic impact map.
The closure extends from the junction of Tower Bridge Road and Queen Elizabeth Street on the south side to the traffic lights by the A100 Tower Bridge Road and A1203 East Smithfield junction on the north side.
Tower Bridge is currently on the boundary route of the Congestion Charging Zone and vehicles crossing the bridge do not incur the charge. Clear ‘charge free’ signage will be in place to guide vehicles. Not using the signed route during charging hours (Mon-Fri 07:00 to 18:00) without paying the daily charge may incur a significant penalty.
The two diversion routes in place are:
· Northbound - crossing over London Bridge from Borough High Street to Monument and east onto East Cheap Street or Fenchurch Street
· Southbound - crossing over Southwark Bridge from Upper Thames Street, to Southwark Bridge Road/Marshalsea Road and onto Great Dover Street.
Traffic on the diversion routes will be heavier, with journey times impacted. We would encourage deliveries to customers to be outside peak times as much as possible. Our on street enforcement teams will be actively monitoring the area to ensure vehicles are not stopping illegally on the diversion routes and the London Transport Control Centre (LSTCC) will be monitoring all roads and changing light phasing on key routes to help manage traffic. Additional ANPR cameras are also being installed.
The Freight and Fleet team have been out visiting businesses in the impact area but we suggest you also contact your clients as well to discuss retiming deliveries.
More details at www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/towerbridgeclosure
Remember we have live updates on road disruption and delays at www.tfl.gov.uk/traffic/status
Prudential RideLondon - Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July
The Prudential RideLondon cycling events return on the weekend of Friday 29 July. Races will be taking place on closed roads and a revised route in London and Surrey. There will be extensive road closures from Friday 29 July until the early hours of Monday 1 August. Information about road closures at the links below:
Friday 29 July - road closures in central London
Saturday 30 July - road closures in London
Sunday 31 July - road closures in London and Surrey
A200 Tower Bridge closure - Saturday 1 October to Friday 30 December 2016
The City of London Corporation is planning essential major works to Tower Bridge. The works will require a full closure of the bridge to all vehicle traffic from Saturday 1 October until Friday 30 December 2016.
The closure of Tower Bridge extends from the junction of Tower Bridge Road and Queen Elizabeth Street on the south side to the traffic lights by the A100 Tower Bridge Road and A1203 East Smithfield junction on the north side. There are two diversion routes in place, depending on the direction of travel:
- Northbound: Crossing over London Bridge from Borough High Street to Monument and east onto East Cheap Street or Fenchurch Street
- Southbound: Crossing over Southwark Bridge from Upper Thames Street to Southwark Bridge Road/Marshalsea Road and onto Great Dover Street
Tower Bridge is currently on the boundary route for the Congestion Charging zone - vehicles crossing Tower Bridge do not incur the Congestion Charge. During the closure, 'charge free' signs will be in place to guide drivers through the diversions. Deviating from the signed route during charging hours (Monday-Friday 07:00-18:00) without paying the daily charge may incur a penalty charge. For more information, please click here
London Bridge
To facilitate Network Rail's work at London Bridge station, A200 Tooley Street is closed to eastbound traffic from Borough High Street to Bermondsey Street until February 2018. A signed diversion route is in place via Borough High Street, Great Dover Street and Tower Bridge Road.
From 01:00 Saturday 27 August until 05:00 Tuesday 30 August, Tooley Street will also be closed to traffic from Borough High Street to Bermondsey Street. Controlled entry will be maintained for deliveries. For more information and travel advice for drivers, please click here
Ardleigh Green Bridge (LB Havering) - Saturday 23 July to December 2017
As part of our Road Modernisation Plan, we are replacing the Ardleigh Green Bridge, which carries the A127 Southend arterial road over the East Anglia Railway. From Sunday 24 July, only two lanes of traffic will be operational (one lane in each direction). The Essex-bound carriageway will close completely and two-way traffic will operate on the other side of the road, with a contraflow in place from Gallows Corner to Squirrels Heath Road, until December 2017.
To put the contraflow in place, there is an overnight closure on the A127 from 20:00 Saturday 23 until 08:00 Sunday 24 July. This full road closure will be from Gallows Corner to the Ardleigh Green Road/Squirrels Heath Road junction.
Access to the A127 from Bryant Avenue will also be closed until May 2017 while demolition and replacement of the eastern half (the Essex-bound carriageway) takes place. Access into Bryant Avenue from the A127 will be available during this time, apart from specific dates that will be publicised nearer to the time. For more information, please click here
Hammersmith flyover
A short programme of repair works for the flyover is being currently being planned, but we anticipate that there will be either westbound closures or a contraflow in place for two weekends:
- Friday 12 until Monday 15 August
- Friday 20 until Monday 23 August
We should be able to confirm timings and details next week.
Air quality in London: Friday 29 July is deadline for your responses
0n 5 July, the Mayor of London launched the first of a series of consultations to ask Londoners about their views on proposals to improve air quality in the Capital. You can share what you think of his plans through an online survey that is open until Friday 29 July. This feedback will help shape the Mayor's policies and inform detailed consultations in the autumn. For more details and to have your say, please click here
Network Rail has pulled some of the work at Tooley St. There will no longer be nine consecutive evening closures Monday 25 July to Tuesday 2 August.
The overnight closure of Tooley Street from Borough High Street to Bermondsey Street on 01:00 Saturday 27 August to 05:00 Tuesday 30 August is still going ahead however.
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