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Havering Travel Update

Information from Havering Council about possible travel hotspots next week

Week ending: Friday 28 August 2015

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Busy weekend in London

Major rugby matches, the Notting Hill Carnival and engineering work means travel disruption in London over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Check out details to help plan your journey here.


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Network Rail is doing engineering work between Saturday 29 and Monday 31 August on the lines between London Liverpool Street and Ilford and between Gidea Park and Shenfield. Passengers are advised that delays may occur. See full details here.


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District Line update

On Saturday 29, Sunday 30 and Bank Holiday Monday 31 August, no service between Dagenham East and Upminster. Replacement buses will operate..

For the latest information follow the District Line on Twitter


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More DLR trains from Stratford

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has improved its service from Stratford including:

  • A third more trains between Stratford and Lewisham during the Monday to Friday morning peak.
  • Increased frequency between Stratford and Canary Wharf during Monday to Friday off-peak periods.
  • Twice as many weekend trains between Stratford and Canary Wharf.

See the full details here.


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New powers for safer roads

Havering Council is taking over enforcement of some Moving Traffic Contraventions from the Police. The aim is to make roads in the Borough safer by encouraging drivers to obey traffic signs.

During August warning notices will be issued to drivers who ignore the signs and then from Friday 18 September Fixed Penalty Notices for £130 will be issued.

See full details of what the changes mean.


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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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Havering Show traffic management

To help traffic movement during the Havering Show, from 11.30am to 5.30pm on Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August temporary one way traffic controls will be in place for Stanley Road and The Avenue, Hornchurch and temporary parking restrictions in Abbs Cross Lane and Warren Drive, Hornchurch. See here for full details.


Roadworks

From Tuesday 1 September until Thursday 24 September road works will take place on Chequers Road, Noak Hill. Lane closures will operate at the start and end of the work.

On Thursday 3 September road works will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm in Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

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.

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).


M11/A406 junction closed

Bridge maintenance work means access to and from the A406 to the M11 will be closed from 10pm on Friday 28 August until 5am on Monday 31 August.

Diversions will be in place. See full details of the scheme here.


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Roadworks removed for Bank Holiday

Highways England is removing 432 miles of road works for the Bank Holiday weekend. See map of road works removed here.

Get the latest travel information from Highways England here.


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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.


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Smoking in cars ban

From 1 October 2015 in England and Wales, it will be illegal to smoke in a car, or other vehicle, with anyone under 18. Both the driver and the person smoking are liable to £50 fines. See the full details of the new laws here.


Avoid roadworks for a quicker journey

You can speed up your journey by using this website that shows where all roadworks in Havering are taking place. The website includes work being done by gas, electricity, water, telecom and other utilities as well as by Havering Council.

You can check out roadworks in your area using this online map or across London using this map.


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