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TRAFALGAR SQUARE – Resurfacing 6-9th January 2025

Resurfacing of Trafalgar Square (King Charles I island) will take place from 08:00 Monday 6 January until 22:00 Thursday 9 January 2025 and will consist of four phases (work being undertaken 08:00 to 22:00) and will be in place for 24hours.

As an overview on the 6 & 7 January works will be on the southern side and 8 & 9 January will be on the northern side

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IMPORTANT – DfT Issue Update to Smart Tachograph and Driver Hours Regulations for International Journeys

The Department for Transport have yesterday issued an important update to the upcoming requirements for Smart Tachograph 2 installation and driver’s hours records for PSV’s when conducting journeys into the EU. From 31 December 2024, new requirements will come into effect for some commercial international transport journeys involving PSV’s with more than 10 seats. These … Continue reading “IMPORTANT – DfT Issue Update to Smart Tachograph and Driver Hours Regulations for International Journeys”

Whitehall 10:30 to 16:00 Saturday 12 January 2025

Whitehall will be closed in both directions from Whitehall Place to Great George Street to facilitate filming that will be taking place. The usually banned turns into and out of Northumberland Avenue will be lifted for the duration of the filming.

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”

Belvedere Road from 4th December until May 2025

From Wednesday 4 December 2024 roadworks will be taking place on Belvedere Road between the railway bridge and Upper Ground slip roads. This will consist of temporary traffic lights past the worksite. Works are expected to be in place until May 2025. There will be changes to some tour bus stopping and standing arrangements, but … Continue reading “Belvedere Road from 4th December until May 2025”

A316 Monday 21 October until mid-2025

A316 London Road roundabout From Monday 21 October until mid-2025, there will be a series of lane restrictions on the A316 at the London Road roundabout and on all approaches. This is so we can complete highway improvement works. If you are using the A316, plan ahead, allow more time for your journey and check … Continue reading “A316 Monday 21 October until mid-2025”

A40 Westway November 2024 to May 2025 – Update

Between November 2024 and May 2025 there will be weekend directional closures of the A40 Westway elevated section between the Westway roundabout and Marylebone flyover. Access to and from the A40 & A3220 will be maintained. Works will take place from 22:00 Friday to 05:00 Monday each weekend but will not take place between end … Continue reading “A40 Westway November 2024 to May 2025 – Update”