The Queen’s funeral will happen this Monday, a day that’s been designated as a financial institution vacation, permitting the nation to come back collectively to pay tribute.
Whereas it must be a historic day, it’ll even be one thing of a chaotic one, with so many individuals anticipated to come back to London to observe.
Drivers are already being warned to keep away from driving round Central London as closures are anticipated.
Which roads are closed and how will you get round London on the day?
Which roads are closed in London for the Queen’s funeral?
Whereas street closures in central London are identified, full particulars of how the procession route from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch and Shaw Farm Gate to Windsor Fortress will work have but to be confirmed.
You’ll be able to anticipate there shall be restricted automobile entry in areas round St James’s Park, Inexperienced Park and in components of Whitehall, as outlined by the Metropolitan Police.
The next roads shall be closed on Saturday between midnight and 7am and on Monday from 00.01am onwards:
- B3022 Thames Road
- B3022 Excessive Road
- Park Road
- B3022 Sheet Road
- Fortress Hill
- St. Albans Road
- Church Road
- Church Lane
- Market Road
- Queen Charlotte Road
- Victoria Road (west off junction with Sheet Road – HVM level)
- Kings Street
- A308 Albert Street
- B470 Windsor Street(from junction with Queens Street)
- B470 King Edward VII Avenue
- B470 Datchet Street
- Farmyard
- Riverside Stroll
Will the tube be affected on the day of the funeral?
The tubes will nonetheless be operating, nonetheless, warning is being suggested round sure stations.
Crowding and further busy providers may even see short-term closures, queue management, tubes not stopping, or restrictions on getting into or exiting stations.
The next stations are anticipated to be significantly busy: Westminster, Inexperienced Park, Charing Cross, Embankment, Victoria, Waterloo, St James’s Park, Lancaster Gate, Hyde Park Nook and Marble Arch.
Inexperienced Park station may even be exit-only between the hours of 10am and 8pm.
On Monday, the Elizabeth Line may even be operating an additional hour into the night to take care of the circulate of individuals leaving central London.
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