Road Closures - 16.04.2013

rubertoe

good luck to all of those riding in tomorrow.

There will be plenty of road closures.

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TFL

I pre-booked the day off prior to her death to watch the cycling tomorrow!

Wrath Rob

Thanks, at least Embankment remains open (Millbank is open until 9am). Its going to be interesting getting through the City, all of the roads around where I park the bike are closed! Roads re-open by 3pm so the commute home should be OK

TheStone

Why is the whole City closed from 7:30.

Could be pushbike from London Bridge tomorrow.

pangolin

Work on Fleet Street, could be interesting! Should be able to cycle almost all the way there via embankment, then walk over the road hopefully.

sketchley

Q: Are the road closed to cycles or just motorised vehicals? TFL are advising driver to avoid the area but not cyclists? They have shut some borris bike docking stations though...

tgotb

Sketchley wrote:

Q: Are the road closed to cycles or just motorised vehicals? TFL are advising driver to avoid the area but not cyclists? They have shut some borris bike docking stations though...

From what I've seen, crossing the route of the procession itself may be tricky, but I'd be surprised if you can't get round most of the rest of the closed area on foot, pushing a bike. Parliament Square be open until 9am. I work North of St Paul's, and I'm hoping to ride along Embankment as normal before circling round the back of the cathedral (possibly on foot).

BigLights

i can't believe they won't let you at least cross the roads on foot...otheerwise, imagine trying to get from Charing Cross station to the other side of the Strand? You'd have to walk all the way to Hyde Park corner and back. Not a chance.

tgotb

BigLights wrote:

i can't believe they won't let you at least cross the roads on foot...otheerwise, imagine trying to get from Charing Cross station to the other side of the Strand? You'd have to walk all the way to Hyde Park corner and back. Not a chance.

I'd probably just use the underpass...

Sure they'll let people cross, but you don't know how long they might keep you waiting. Once the procession is underway I should imagine they'll keep a decent length of road clear, in front and behind.

nich

My usual route is London Bridge - > Cannon St...via St Pauls..cos I work on one of the sideroads opposite St Pauls.

I'm thinking if worst comes to worst I can push the bike from London Bridge...cos I have no idea what will be blocked off..grrr

rick_chasey

Basically it's a ballache if you work in the City.

rjsterry

Came down Farringdon Road to Blackfriars this evening and there were already several of those eliptical roadblock thingd by the side of the road so I think Strand will be all nut impassable tomorrow.

POHB

Brilliant! It was just like a SkyRide (TM). The roads from Hyde Park eastwards were closed to motorists, but the police were letting cyclists just weave around the bollards and carry on as normal. Can we have this every day please?

nich

Well Cannon St all the way to Blackfriars was open this morning (before 8ish anyway).

I think they are now barricading it off though...it was like the tour de france outside St Pauls with all the crowds, although they weren't cheering my name

cyclingprop

Also: New Cross Road closed due to police incident. Not related to the funeral.

notsoblue

They could have a state funeral every morning, that was awesome.

navt

Blackfriars to Fetter Lane - vehicle free. Brilliant! Shame about numpty peds though.

t4tomo

chancery lane to bishopsgate via london Wall section of my commuteswas absolutley solid traffic all the way, with police Mbikes trying to get through it - complete nightmare. lots of filtering, using wrong side of road and pavements (carefully) needed to get through it.