Mass trespass in Silvertown tunnel protest30/04/2025 Roughly 1,000 cyclists from the cycle group Critical Mass London – which advocates for better road safety for cyclist – took part in a ‘mass trespass’ in the Silvertown Tunnel last Friday night (25 April) in protest of the new tunnel and its restrictions for cycling. |
City of London hits cycling targets ahead of schedule29/04/2025 The City of London Corporation has published the City Streets 2025 Summary Report, which indicates that the city is ahead of schedule by six years for three of its cycling goals. |
TfL announces £87m tranche of ‘safer, healthier and greener’ borough funding25/04/2025 Transport for London (TfL) has announced today that it is investing more than £87m across London boroughs and the City of London over the next year to make the streets ‘safer, healthier and greener’. |
Nine Elms on the road to more active travel10/04/2025 Transport for London (TfL) will shortly begin the next stage of works to upgrade Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Park Road with the addition of new cycle tracks, wider footways, improved pedestrian crossings and safer bus stops. |
TfL adds more green by default pedestrian crossings19/03/2025 Transport for London (TfL) is continuing to roll out Green Person Authority signals at pedestrian crossings in the capital following a successful trial. |
Gallows Corner hangs on for MRN reprieve05/03/2025 Transport for London has set out plans to ‘completely renew and strengthen’ the Gallows Corner flyover, allowing it to continue serving Londoners. |
TfL confirms ban on colourful crossings21/11/2024 Transport for London will remove existing colourful pedestrian crossings on its network and will not install any new ones after research found clear evidence of disbenefits to road users with protected characteristics. |
TfL confirms ban on colourful crossings08/11/2024 Transport for London will remove existing colourful pedestrian crossings on its network and will not install any new ones after research found clear evidence of disbenefits to road users with protected characteristics. |
TfL looking to procure new-style tunnel system03/07/2024 Transport for London has begun the procurement process for a new Tunnels Control and Monitoring System (TCMS) ahead of the expiry of its current contract and the planned opening of the Silvertown Tunnel next year. |
TfL lets the wildflowers bloom25/06/2024 Transport for London says it has delivered its pledge of doubling wildflower verges in roadside areas to encourage biodiversity. |
Yunex keeps London moving with new signal system10/06/2024 Transport for London (TfL) and Yunex Traffic Limited have transferred the transport authority’s ‘ageing’ traffic signal system to the cloud-based Real Time Optimiser (RTO) system. |
Costain aims for repeat performance on A40 job16/10/2023 Costain will start construction in the New Year on an estimated £50m scheme to design and build the second phase of a package of improvements to the A40 in West London. |
Lord elevated to lead TfL permanently07/06/2023 Interim Transport for London commissioner Andy Lord has been appointed to the role permanently, TfL and mayor Sadiq Khan have announced. |
TfL launches second 'Roadlab' innovation challenge for roadworks02/12/2022 Transport for London (TfL) has launched another round of RoadLab, its innovation competition funded by lane rental charges to develop new ways of tackling issues caused by roadworks. |
Brent Cross flyover condition worse than thought07/10/2022 Transport for London (TfL) is to introduce a new ‘safety-critical’ 7.5-tonne weight restriction on the A41 Brent Cross Flyover after checks showed the maximum weight that the structure is able to carry is lower than previously assessed. |
Lord lands interim TfL role as Byford flies out22/09/2022 London Transport Commissioner Andy Byford is to leave the role after just two years, but ‘having delivered against the priorities he set at the start of his tenure’, Transport for London has announced. |
Bailout to 'avert managed decline' on TfL roads01/09/2022 London’s transport chief has hailed a new £1.2bn central government funding package for the capital, which he said would allow Transport for London (TfL) to increase funding for deteriorating assets such as road bridges and tunnels. |
New study into net zero roadworks launched19/07/2022 Transport for London and the UK's leading street works body have joined forces on a research project to minimise the impact of street and road works on climate change. |
Silvertown traffic claims lead a merry Dance20/05/2022 Transport for London (TfL) has sought to distance itself from its own modelling of the impact of the Silvertown tunnel, which contradicts claims that both TfL and City Hall have made that the scheme will not increase traffic and carbon. |
TfL does partial Westway fix amid funding crisis24/11/2021 Transport for London is to carry out essential maintenance to the A40 Westway between the A40 Northern Roundabout and the Marylebone Road but a second phase of works is currently unfunded. |
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