Wandsworth roads and travel news
Wandsworth roads and travel news, newest first: closures, roadworks, rail changes, buses and parking, from the authorities' own notices.
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Wandsworth Town Centre: TfL Plan Closes Friday 6 November
TfL wants new bus lanes on Swandon Way, two new High Street crossings and cycle lanes up East Hill. The consultation closes on Friday 6 November; here is what changes where.
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Putney
Putney Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Putney
Putney roadworks: Armoury Way (from 15 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Roadworks
Wandsworth Roadworks Charge: £2,500 a Day on Busiest Roads
Utility firms would pay £1,000 to £2,500 a day to dig up 80 stretches of Wandsworth road at busy times. See which roads, and comment by 13 November.
Transport
Queenstown Road Station's Second Entrance Opens at Last
Queenstown Road's long-promised second entrance is open on Patcham Terrace. At Wandsworth Town, lift piling is nearly done for step-free access by summer 2027.
Battersea
Battersea Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Battersea
Battersea roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Battersea right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices.
Nine Elms
Nine Elms Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Nine Elms
Nine Elms roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Nine Elms right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices.
Tooting
Tooting Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Tooting
Tooting roadworks: Loading/Unloading (notice of 22 Oct) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Putney
Putney Bridge Crossing to Move and Bus Lane Scrapped
The Putney Bridge crossing will move so Lower Richmond Road gets 42 seconds of green every cycle, and the High Street bus lane goes. Cabinet set aside £450,000.
Putney
74 Bus Would No Longer Run to Putney Under TfL Plan
TfL wants to cut the 74 back at Earl's Court and send it to Clapham Junction, scrapping the C3. The 430 would run every 12 minutes. Comment by 16 November.
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Bridge Works Finish Early: What Has Changed
Wandsworth Bridge's summer works are done, weeks before the end-of-October target. The bus lane is now permanent, with stepped cycle tracks and wider pavements.
Planning
Wandsworth Pretzel Saved: Committee Votes 6-3 Against
Officers told the committee to approve a timber replacement for Wandsworth Roundabout's pretzel. Members voted it down 6 to 3 as visually intrusive.
Putney
Putney Traffic Changes: Weiss Road One-Way, Embankment CCTV
Weiss Road is one-way and Putney Embankment now has CCTV enforcement. Two lanes return to Putney Bridge Road, and two trials go to committee on 24 September.
Heathrow
Heathrow Third Runway: Wandsworth Objects, Deadline Tuesday
Wandsworth and six other councils have told the Transport Secretary a third runway fails the Government's own tests. The consultation closes 11.59pm Tuesday.
Planning
Wandsworth Roundabout Adverts: 149 Objections, No Decision
A timber lattice would replace the roundabout's advertising tower. The register holds 149 objections, the council consulted no neighbours, and comments are still open.