Overview
- Transport for London confirms first‑weekend engineering closures, including Piccadilly line sections, the Overground’s Mildmay line between Camden Road and Richmond/Shepherd’s Bush, DLR between Tower Gateway and Shadwell, and a Sunday morning pause on the Elizabeth line between West Drayton and Maidenhead.
- In the City of London, West Smithfield by Farringdon Street will close January 15 to August 3 for Museum of London works, adding to long-running project closures already scheduled into 2026–2027.
- Hackney’s Amhurst Road and Pembury Circus transformation starts February 17 for at least 18 months, restricting Amhurst Road and Mare Street to most traffic between 7am and 7pm with exemptions for buses, cyclists, emergency services, HAC01 permit holders, refuse vehicles, and loading.
- Borough updates detail January closures and lane restrictions in Westminster (including Enford Street and Marylebone Flyover), Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea (including Westway), Brent (multi‑week water works in Wembley and Willesden), and Sutton (gas and water schemes across key routes).
- Outside London, Northern Gas Networks will close Blackwell in Darlington for a gas‑main replacement from January 5 to April 15, with additional utility traffic controls elsewhere in the town.