Compiled by Paul Murphy-Kasp – July 2014

Tour De France

Road Closures & Travel Information

Monday 7th July 2014

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CONTENTS

Road Closures

London Buses & Cycle Hire

Changes to National Rail / London Underground

This document details road closures and changes to bus routes for the

London stretch of the Tour De France, as well as information on the

cycle hire, London Underground and National Rail

Updates are available on the day

Radio - BBC London 94.9

Twitter - @BBCTravelAlert

Website – bbc.co.uk/London

This information is correct as of Saturday 5th July.

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ROAD CLOSURES

Entering London from the north east, the Tour passes through the Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park in Stratford before heading into central London.

The race route is along the Thames, with the final stretch through St James's Park before a

finish on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace.

Key routes will remain open in London including the A11, A12, A13, A406 and Rotherhithe

and Blackwall Tunnels.

The Congestion Charge will remain in force.

EAST LONDON

Road Expected

Closure

Expected

Re-Opening

A104 High Road Woodford Green 10:00 18:00

A104 Woodford New Road 10:00 18:00

A104 Lea Bridge Road 10:00 18:00

Orient Way 10:00 18:00

Ruckholt Road 10:00 18:00

Eastway 10:00 18:00

Waterden Road 10:00 18:00

Westfield Avenue 10:00 18:00

Carpenters Road 10:00 18:00

A118 Stratford High Street 10:00 18:00

A112 West Ham Lane 10:00 18:00

A112 Plaistow Road 10:00 18:00

A112 Prince Regent Lane 10:00 18:00

Tollgate Road 10:00 18:00

Stansted Road 10:00 18:00

Royal Albert Way 10:00 18:00

Connaught Bridge 10:00 18:00

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A1020 New Woolwich Road 10:00 18:00

A1020 Lower Lea Crossing 10:00 18:00

A1261 Limehouse Link 10:00 18:00

A1203 The Highway 10:00 18:00

CENTRAL LONDON

Road Expected

Closure

Expected

Re-Opening

Lower Thames Street 10:00 18:00

Upper Thames Street 10:00 18:00

Victoria Embankment 10:00 18:00

Parliament Square 10:00 18:00

Great George Street 10:00 18:00

Birdcage Walk 10:00 18:00

Spur Road 10:00 18:00

Constitution Hill 10:00 18:00

The Mall

16:00 6th July Midnight 8th

July

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BUSES & CYCLE HIRE

LONDON BUSES

74 bus routes will be diverted or will terminate earlier than their normal destination.

3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20, 23, 24, 25, 29, 42, 48, 53, 55, 56, 58, 69, 78, 86, 87, 88, 91,

97, 100, 104, 108, 115, 123, 139, 147, 148, 158, 159, 176, 179, 211, 230, 238, 241, 257,

262, 275, 276, 277, 300, 308, 325, 330, 339, 344, 357, 376, 388, 397, 425, 453, 473, 474,

657, 675, 678, 679, D3, D8, RV1, W12, W13, W14, W15, W16, W19

BARCLAYS CYCLE HIRE

Barclays Cycle Hire docking stations in and around the route area may be suspended.

Docking stations in Tower Hamlets, City and Westminster will be affected and include:

Tower Hamlets: Hermitage Court, Vaughan Way, Tower Gardens, Westferry DLR and

East India DLR

City of London: Lower Thames Street, Monument Street, Queen Street and Queen Street

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Westminster: Somerset House, Embankment (Savoy), Embankment - Horse Guards

Avenue and Storey's Gate

As roads will be more congested in the area surrounding the event, it may make it difficult

for cycle hire redistribution vehicles to collect and replace bicycles.

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NATIONAL RAIL & LONDON UNDERGROUND

NATIONAL RAIL

All Liverpool Street to Cambridge services will be 8 coaches from 09:00 to 15:00.

Liverpool Street to Chingford trains will run every 15 minutes with services being 8

coaches long from 12:00

Additional coaches on the Liverpool Street to Braintree line

First Capital Connect will run lengthened services (12 carriages) between London

and Cambridge.

LONDON UNDERGROUND

Charing Cross station – Likely to be busy between 15:45 and 18:00. A one-way

system in/out of the station and a managed queuing arrangement may be

necessary. Entrances and exits to this station in and around Trafalgar Square will

close from 12:00 to 18:00 for safety reasons with access in and out of the station

via the main ticket hall during these times.

Embankment station – Due to station improvements the main entrance will be

closed and Circle and District lines with be the only lines stopping. Expected to be

extremely busy after 15:45

Epping station – Expected to be busy between 14:30 and 17:00 with a temporary

one way system in place in the ticket hall

Green Park station – Likely to be busy between 15:45 and 18:00. During those

times entry to the station will be via the south side of Piccadilly and from the Green

Park entrance only. The north side of Piccadilly will be exit only

Stratford station – Expected to be busy between 15:30 and 18:00 with a managed

queuing system going in place if necessary

St. James’s Park, Temple and Tower Hill stations – will be busy between 15:45

and 18:00 and a managed queuing arrangement may be in operation

Westminster station– will exit and interchange only between 12:00 and 18:00