Travel hotspots in Havering next week

Havering Travel Update

Information from Havering Council about possible travel hotspots next week

Week ending: Friday 31 July 2015

District Line update

On Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August, there is no service between High Street Kensington and Edgware Road. This is while track replacement and station improvement work takes place at Edgware Road.

For the latest information follow the District Line on Twitter

London cycle ride

The Prudential RideLondon is taking place on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August. It will involve some road closures in London.

More information available here.

Dartford Crossing work complete

Work to remove the toll booths at the Dartford Crossing is now complete and there are four lanes in each direction with 50mph speed limits replacing the previous 30mph limits.

More information on Dart Charge available here.

Test costs down for theory

The cost of car and motorcycle theory tests will drop from £25 to £23 for tests taken from 1 October 2015.

You can now book tests for this date onwards.

More information available here.

Work at Gidea Park Station

Network Rail has started work on refurbishing the footbridge at Gidea Park Station as part of significant improvements to prepare the station for the arrival of Crossrail. The station is part of the Transport for London rail network and upgrades will include: two new lifts to provide step-free access to the platforms, platform extensions to accommodate Crossrail trains and new platform lighting and CCTV.

Work is expected to finish by summer 2016.

Platform work underway at Romford Station

Crossrail is coming, and to make sure the longer trains can stop at Romford, work is underway to extend the western end of the platforms so they will be over the River Rom.

The work is due to finish in May 2016 and will involve closure of some footpaths in the station area. More details are available here.

A13 lane closures

During next week, as part of work being done by Highways England, there may be lane closures on the A13, near the junction with the M25.

More information available here.

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A127 overnight road closures

Due to three gas leaks the A127 will be closed for emergency repair work, between 10pm and 5am each night until Thursday 6 August, at the junction with Ardleigh Green Road and Squirrels Heath Road. National Grid will have diversions in place.

Collier Row Carnival

The Collier Row Carnival takes place on Sunday 2 August between 12noon and 5pm. There will be some road closures during the parade which leaves Clockhouse Lane at 12noon and goes to Lodge Lane.

Roadworks

Until Friday 31 July emergency sewer repair works will take place on Brentwood Road, Romford at the junction with The Drill roundabout. The road will be closed and diversions will be in place.

Until Friday 31 July, road works will take place outside 4 Osborne Road, Hornchurch. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Each weekend from Saturday 1 August until Sunday 6 September, parts of Ashton Road, Harold Hill, will be closed between 8am and 5pm for road works to take place. Diversions will be in place.

From Wednesday 5 August until Thursday 6 August, road works will take place on Noak Hill Road, Harold Hill. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Until Thursday 6 August, road works will take place outside 164 Osborne Road, Hornchurch. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Until Tuesday 11 August, road works will take place outside 164 Brentwood Road, Gidea Park. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Until Wednesday 12 August, road works will take place outside 335 Osborne Road, Hornchurch. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Until October 2015, junction improvement work will take place to install a roundabout to replace the traffic lights at the junction of Straight Road, Harold Hill with Broxhill Road, Lower Bedfords Road and Noak Hill Road. Drivers are advised to find alternative routes if possible.

Until 2017, work by Transport for London (TfL) to replace the bridge which takes the A127 over the railway at Ardleigh Green, is taking place. During this work there will be a 30mph speed limit in place, and some off-peak lane closures (10am until 3pm and 10pm until 5am).

Bus stop consultations

Consultations are taking place regarding proposals to make bus stops more accessible in:

Brentwood Road, Gidea Park
Chase Cross Road, Collier Row
Cornell Way and Firbank Road, Collier Row
Frederick Road, Lower Mardyke Road and Stanley Road South, Rainham

Closing date for comments is Monday 10 August. More information available here.

M25 lane closures

Until mid-September three out of the four anti-clockwise lanes on the M25, between junction 26 (Waltham Abbey) and junction 25 (Waltham Cross) will be closed Monday to Thursday from 10pm until 5.30am and on Friday from 11pm until 5.30am.

The closures are for an embankment to be strengthened.

Greener taxis consultation

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to taxi and private hire vehicle licensing ahead of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which will be introduced in central London in 2020.

Responses to the consultation can be made here before Tuesday 11 August.

Public Transport updates

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The latest travel information about rail services through Rainham and Upminster stations from c2c rail can be found here.

The latest travel information about rail services through Emerson Park, Gidea Park, Harold Wood, Romford and Upminster stations from Greater Anglia can be found here.

District Line Police

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