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Park Lane – coach disembarkation on northbound carriageway
coaches unloading passengers in the northbound coach parking on Park Lane. Please can we remind operators that aside from the two coach bays to the rear of Apsley House no boarding or alighting is permitted in the northbound coach parking due to the proximity of the cycle lane. Additionally all northbound stops have a local … Continue reading “Park Lane – coach disembarkation on northbound carriageway”
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”
New Years Day Parade
New Year’s Day Parade – 06:00 to 20:00 on January 2025 At 1200 hours, the annual London Parade will set out from Piccadilly and parade via Piccadilly Circus, Lower Regent Street, Pall Mall, Cockspur Street, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Parliament Square where it will disperse. The following roads will not be reopened following New Year’s … Continue reading “New Years Day Parade”
Weekend Travel Advice (taken from the TfL website) 19 to 23 December 2024
Until 19:00 on Friday 20 December Pentonville Road There is a southbound bus lane closure and northbound single lane closure on Pentonville Road, between the junctions of Lorenzo Street and Killick Street. This is due to Thames Water works. Thursday 19 December ExCeL Centre From 12:00 until 22:00, the ExCeL Centre will host an event. … Continue reading “Weekend Travel Advice (taken from the TfL website) 19 to 23 December 2024”
New Years Eve 2024 – 13:30 Tuesday 31 December 2024 to 06:00 Wednesday 1 January 2025
Large numbers of people are expected to congregate to see the light and firework display around midnight based at the London Eye. The area around the River Thames between Waterloo and Lambeth Bridges, and in Trafalgar Square, Parliament Square will therefore be closed to all traffic. Additionally, the traditional gathering in Piccadilly Circus will also … Continue reading “New Years Eve 2024 – 13:30 Tuesday 31 December 2024 to 06:00 Wednesday 1 January 2025”
A3220 Battersea Bridge Road – Monday 4th November until late 2025
A3220 Battersea Bridge Road There will be a series of lane restrictions affecting Battersea Bridge Road across Battersea Bridge, between Cambridge Road on the south side and Cheyne Walk on the north. Work will start at the junction with Cambridge Road and progress north one junction at a time. This is while we deliver the … Continue reading “A3220 Battersea Bridge Road – Monday 4th November until late 2025”