Roadworks
Until Tuesday 22 December, road
works to provide bus stops will take place at three locations on Ockendon
Road, Upminster. Temporary traffic lights will be in use between 9.30am and
3pm.
 Travelling in London
at Christmas
The main changes to
services on the key days are outlined below. Here is a one page summary of
the services running each day.
Christmas Eve, Thursday
24 December - Most Tube and rail
services will run normally until around early evening. Buses and the DLR will
operate a Saturday service. Last trains will be earlier than usual and most
buses will run until just after midnight.
Christmas Day, Friday 25
December - There will be no service
on the entire TfL network.
Boxing Day, Saturday 26
December - A Sunday service will operate
on most of the network. There will be no service on London Overground, TfL Rail
or the Waterloo & City line.
Bank Holiday, Monday 28 December - A Saturday service will operate on most of the
network. TfL Rail will run a reduced service.
New Year’s Eve, Thursday
31 December Free travel will be
provided on all of our services from 11.45pm until 4.30am, or last service. Buses
run throughout the night.
From around 2pm, Waterloo, Westminster and Jubilee Bridges, and roads in
central London will start to close to prepare for the ticketed fireworks event.
Buses will gradually be withdrawn. All bridge and road closures will be in
place from 8pm and most will re-open at 6am on Friday 1 January, or when it
is safe to do so. Central London road closures will remain until 6pm because of the New Year’s Day Parade.
New Year’s Day, Friday 1
January - A special service will
operate on most of the network. Buses will run a Sunday service.
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Parking at night
Rule 248
You MUST
NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the
traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space.
This means that vehicles should see your red rear reflectors as they approach your parked vehicle.
Read more about parking at night
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 A127 bridge lifted into place
Last weekend saw a new bridge lifted into place as part of Transport for London's work on the A127. The bridge will take gas, electricity, water and other services.
Bus
station closure
Liverpool
Street bus station will be closed until spring 2016, which will affect passengers
who travel on routes 11, 23, 133, N11 and N133. Leaflets,
including walking maps to the alternative bus stops and route finders are
available to customers at the bus station and customer information centre in
the days leading up to its closure.
All registered Oyster card
holders who regularly use the routes to and from the bus station will also
receive emails about the closure with advice on how to plan their journeys
until the station re-opens. More details at TfL Buses.
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A12 lane closures
Until Monday 21 December Transport
for London (TfL) will be repairing pavements along the A12 between Mawney
Road, Romford and Whalebone Lane, Dagenham. This will require a rolling
programme of lane closures along this stretch of the A12 and will lead to
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