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10th March 2025 – Commonwealth Day – Westminster
For information: 10 March 2025 11:30 to 17:00: Victoria Street and Broad Sanctuary will be closed due to an event at Westminster Abbey. There will be two short traffic holds on Abingdon Street. The first at approximately 13:45, the second at approximately 16:00.
Gallows Corner – A12/A127 – Monday 3 March until mid-June 2025
There will be a series of temporary lane closures in place at Gallows Corner junction on the A127 Southend Arterial Road and A12 Eastern Avenue, approaching and leaving the roundabout. This will reduce the road from two lanes to one. During this period all routes will remain open, including the Gallows Corner flyover, and temporary … Continue reading “Gallows Corner – A12/A127 – Monday 3 March until mid-June 2025”
CONGRATULATIONS to Stephen Telling – President of the UKCOA
Steve Telling, President of the UKCOA (and involved in its predecessor the LTCOA) for 35 years this year. At this months board meeting, Steve was presented with some pictures from the industry from 35 years ago and a bottle of whiskey by Tom James, Vice Chairman and Anthony Marett, Chairman, as a small token of … Continue reading “CONGRATULATIONS to Stephen Telling – President of the UKCOA”
Albert Embankment 16th March 2025
For information: 16 March 2025 between 09:00 and 11:00 Filming will be taking place outside the MI6 building on Albert Embankment. To facilitate this, temporary traffic holds will be implemented on all approaches to the Vauxhall Cross gyratory. The northbound bus lane at Albert Embankment j/w Bridgefoot will also be suspended from 0900-1100.
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) reforms – came into effect Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Reforms to Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) have come into effect today (Tuesday 3 December). Changes include: • introducing a National Driver CPC that will cover driving a lorry, bus or coach in the UK • allowing training courses to be done in blocks of 3.5 hours, rather than the previous 7 hours, to … Continue reading “Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) reforms – came into effect Tuesday 3rd December 2024”
Buckingham Palace Road – junction of Bressenden Place; 27th March 2025
There will be an overnight (20:00 to 06:00) lane restriction of Buckingham Palace Road just to the south of the Bressenden Place junction on the night of Thursday 27 March 2025. Only lane three (offside) will be open after the junction and the Big Bus stand will be closed.