Streetworks are an inevitable part of a global business district needing a globally-competitive infrastructure.
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Read more about Queen Victoria Street eastbound and Queen Street southbound closures (97kb). Buses will also be affected. See the London Buses leaflet (152kb) for more information.
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A wide range of apps are also available for smartphones including options like Trafficmaster's TrafficView for iPhone which details roadworks across London and beyond. Search for 'roadworks' in your provider's app store to see what's on offer.
Click on our interactive map that lists daily information on all streetworks, road closures and other highways activities within the City boundaries.
The City of London is stepping up the communication and the main objective of our quarterly newsletter is to inform our residents, businesses and road users about latest developments and what we have been doing and what is planned for the future.
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LondonWorks register - shows details of all roadworks and street related events in Greater London.
The management of streetworks in the ‘Square Mile’
There are two bodies responsible for managing the public highways in the City of London. Transport for London (TfL) manage what are termed ‘Red Routes’ (i.e. the main roads, or Transport for London Road Network TLRN). The ‘Red Routes’ comprise around 15% of the streets in the City. The second body is the City of London Corporation, which is the Highway Authority for the remainder of the streets in the ‘Square Mile’. Both bodies have responsibility for planning street works on their respective streets.
The Square Mile dates back to over a 1,000 years and retains much of the historic character of centuries past particularly in relation to street layout. Today the Square Mile is a world-leading business centre with around 6,000 businesses employing over 300,000 people.
The demands of these businesses along with the requirements of new business developments in the City mean that typically we receive 4,000-6,000 requests each year for our roads to be dug up in relation to the provision of information technology, electricity, water and gas. We aim to manage these works with the minimum of disruption to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. This is quite a challenge, especially when we have also to deal with road repairs, new developments (such as 1 New Change) and the considerable number of special events (such as the London Marathon) that the City attracts.
We recognise that minimising the impact that street works have on pedestrian and vehicular movement within the City is extremely important. We therefore have a dedicated team working to coordinate work as far as is practicable and in particular we are doing the following:
For more information please visit the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page.
We help to organise several events on the City's roads. Some of the major events that may have an impact on them are listed below.
Bupa 10k Race
This year the event takes place on Monday 27 May. Roads will be closed between 7am and 3pm in the City of Westminster and the City of London. The race will start and end on the Mall and follow a route through St James’s Park, Whitehall, Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars’s Underpass, Puddle Dock, Queen Victoria Street, Friday Street, Cannon Street, Queen Victoria Street, Bank Junction, Cornhill, Leadenhall Street, Whittington Avenue, Leadenhall Market, Lime Street, Fenchurch Street, Mincing Lane, Great Tower Street, Eastcheap, King William Street, Cannon Street, Queen Victoria Street, White Lion Hill, Victoria Embankment. You can find out more at www.london10000.co.uk
Smithfield Nocturne
This cycling event is on Saturday 8 June between 4pm and 10pm. The roads at West Smithfield, Smithfield Street, Snow Hill, East Poultry Avenue, Charterhouse Street, Lindsey Street, Long Lane and the approach roads will closed. You can learn more about the event or register to compete in the race by visiting www.londonnocturne.com
St John's Order Parade
On 22 June between 1pm and 3pm there will be police traffic holds between West Smithfield, Snow Hill, Farringdon Street, Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill, and St Paul’s Churchyard.
RideLondon
The new, annual rwo-day cycling festival takes place on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August. There will be closures and restrictions from early morning until late evening in certain east, central and southwest London and Surrey areas for the four planned events. These include free, family-friendly bike ride through the City of London and the City of Westminster. Many bus routes will also be affected. You can find more information about the events on www.PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk. For travel information please visit theTransport for London website.