The UKCOA office will be closed from Wednesday 24 December until Monday 5 January 2026. However, if you need to contact someone urgently over the Christmas and New Year period, please ring 0333 7333 222 and a member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

For your information the Southbound Blackwell Tunnel is due to close:

Contractors on behalf of TfL will be carrying out Tunnel Maintenance Works in the Blackwall Tunnel. As part of the traffic management, there will be a Southbound closure overnight between 22:00 & 05:00.

 On the Following Dates:

Tuesday 16th December 25 and Tuesday 23rd December 25

From Monday 17 November, lane restrictions affecting both directions of the A23 between the junction with Holmewood Road on Brixton Hill and the junction with B221 Sternhold Avenue on Streatham Hill will be updated and may lead to more significant delays in the area.

For short journeys in the local area, consider walking or cycling where possible. Cycle diversions will be available throughout these works, and will be safer and quieter than cycling through the works area on the A23.

If you need to drive in the Streatham area, allow more time for your journey and check before you travel as delays are expected throughout these works. If you’re using the A23 for long distance journeys, use the A24 or A3 instead.

The A23 will also be closed between the junction with the A205 Christchurch Road and the junction with the B221 Sternhold Avenue from 22:00 until 05:00 each night on Sunday 16 and Monday 17 November, so traffic management can be updated safely. Signed diversions will be in place during this closure.

This is due to ongoing work to deliver a new permanent road layout on the A23 Streatham Hill. For more information, visit our website.

The Winter Wonderland will be open from Friday 14th November 2025

During this time, nearby Tube stations such as Hyde Park Corner, Green Park and Knightsbridge are expected to be extremely busy with customers arriving at and leaving the event. These stations may be closed or exit-only during busy times to prevent overcrowding.

If you plan to go to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, consider walking from Paddington, Victoria or Bond Street.
If you’re travelling to the event then plan ahead, leave more time for your journey and check before you travel.

Please be advised there will be an eastbound overnight (22:00 to 06:00) closure of Knightsbridge eastbound (Knightsbridge Green to Brompton Road  – near the Barracks) on the night of 6 January 2026.

From Monday 17 November, lane restrictions affecting both directions of the A23 between the junction with Holmewood Road on Brixton Hill and the junction with B221 Sternhold Avenue on Streatham Hill will be updated and further delays expected.

For short journeys in the local area, consider walking or cycling where possible. Cycle diversions will be available throughout these works, and will be safer and quieter than cycling through the works area on the A23.

If you need to drive in the Streatham Area, allow more time for your journey and check before you travel as delays are expected throughout these works. If you’re using the A23 for long distance journeys, use the A24 or A3 instead.

The A23 will also be closed between the junction with the A205 Christchurch Road and the junction with the B221 Sternhold Avenue from 22:00 until 05:00 each night on Sunday 16 and Monday 17 November, so traffic management can be updated safely. Signed diversions will be in place during this closure.

This is due to ongoing work to deliver a new permanent road layout on the A23 Streatham Hill. For more information, visit our website.

Until Saturday 29 November, lane closures will be in place between Boston Manor Road and Ealing Road.

Bus route E2 will be diverted along the A4 due to vehicle restrictions at the Windmill Road junction. Journeys along this route may take longer than usual.

This to allow National Highways to carry out refurbishment work to the elevated section of the M4.

(taken from the TfL Website)

During this time there will be no access for vehicles or cyclists over the bridge. Below is detailed information about the closure and traffic arrangements from July – December 2025.

Next stage of works : 28th July– 15th December

Vehicles

Vehicles will continue to travel northbound/westbound only from Lambeth to Westminster. Those travelling from Westminster towards Lambeth should follow the diversions via Vauxhall and Westminster Bridges.

On either side of the bridge the following traffic movements have been in place since February to ensure the junction can operate safely:

• No left turn from Millbank South to Horseferry Road
• No right turn from Milbank North to Horseferry Road
• No left turn from Lambeth Palace Road to Lambeth Road
• No right turn from Lambeth Road to Lambeth Palace Road

Cyclists

Westminster to Lambeth (southbound): Cyclists will be able to travel in the new dedicated cycle lane from 5:00am Monday 28^th July.

Lambeth to Westminster (northbound): Cyclists travelling northbound will be in the traffic lane across the bridge. ‘Narrow Lanes do not overtake cyclists’ signs will be in place.

Buses

Routes 3, C10 and N3 bus services are affected by these diversions.

The most up to date information is available at https://tfl.gov.uk/status-updates/major-works-and-events/lambeth-bridge-works

After the next stage: Completion of the bridge and ongoing works

We are aiming to complete the bridge works by 15 December 2025. Further closures will be required to fully reopen the bridge to traffic and works to complete the new road layout and traffic signalling either side of the bridge will continue until early summer 2026.

(taken from the TfL website)