Road closures in London next Wednesday (17/04)

edds
edds Posts: 156
edited April 2013 in Commuting chat
Might effect a few peoples commutes:
17/04/2013, 07:30 to 17:00
Central London Area
Ceremonial Event: Ceremonial Funeral of Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven LM OM PC FRS. There will be full road closures for the ceremonial route from the Palace of Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral. To include Parliament Square and all approaches, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square and all approaches, The Strand, Kingsway, Aldwych, Fleet Street, Ludgate Hill, St Pauls Churchyard, Cannon Street to Mansion House. Blackfriars Bridge will be closed for the duration of the event. Waterloo Bridge will have restricted access.

There are likely to be additional closures surrounding the ceremonial route which will be confirmed and uploaded to this site early next week. Although the end time states 17:00 there is a staggered road reopening plan, some roads will open earlier.
Originally: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/events/default.aspx

You can see a map of the closures here: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/ ... rs/MT1.pdf
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    I booked that day off prior to her death to watch Le Fleche...

    Good luck to everyone traveling that day.
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,336
    Hmmm. That's going to clog things up quite a bit for anyone who works in and around the City.
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  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    Couldn't they just have had a cremation? Oh yes my mistake "the lady's not for burning"
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  • BigLights
    BigLights Posts: 464
    I think they are cremating her. Agreed, it's a bit of a hassle regarding getting into work but I'm not objecting, she deserves a reasonable sendoff.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,336
    BigLights wrote:
    I think they are cremating her. Agreed, it's a bit of a hassle regarding getting into work but I'm not objecting, she deserves a reasonable sendoff.

    Some would argue that there is a yawning chasm between a reasonable sendoff and a not-quite-state funeral, which she didn't even want.
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Misses us here in Victoria but no doubt there will be some knock on effects from it.
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  • walkingbootweather
    walkingbootweather Posts: 2,443
    Wouldn't she rather have avoided Fleet Street, and gone via Wapping?
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