Update On The Tottenham Court Road Area With Camden Councils Schemes.

A number of Taxi drivers who are isolating, haven’t worked or been in town for a couple of weeks, have asked Taxi Leaks what’s happening around the Tottenham Court Road area with Camden Councils schemes. 

TfL’s official line:

Tottenham Court Road is now two-way. The new southbound lane is for buses and cyclists only at all times until spring 2020. All traffic can continue to travel northbound until the entire scheme is completed

We have now received this update from Camden council:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Due to the impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) our West End Project contractors Eurovia has closed down the main sites of Gower Street and Princes Circus from Monday 30th March.

Following a review of working practices on site Eurovia  determined it is impracticable to be able to maintain the 2m distancing guideline set by the government. For the safety of their site personal they have now withdrawn all staff except for a skeleton crew to maintain safety on site.

All areas have been made safe and then all work stopped. Barriers remain around areas on Princes Circus but all other areas have been cleared. 

All resurfacing works have been cancelled until further notice.

The area continues to be monitored by a small team on site and the 24 hour contact number and email address are still active should you need to get in touch.

This pause will have an effect on the programme and updates will be added as the full impact becomes clear. 

At present our enclosed site at Whitfield Gardens run by Idverde will continue, but this is being monitored daily.

Tottenham Court Road

Whitfield Gardens construction is continuing which includes removing the old paving and furniture. The roots of the trees have been protected and restoration of the mural has begun. 

Work to restore the mural is continuing the team from Global Street Arts will be following Coronavirus (COVID-19) procedures including 2m distancing on site.

Tottenham Street is closed between Whitfield Street and Tottenham Court Road from February 14th – June 26th.

Parking bays on Whitfield Street have been suspended and the entire area will be fenced off throughout the works.

Whitfield Gardens is being transformed by our contractor idverde whose working hours are Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm and Sat 8am to 1pm. Global Street Arts are restoring the Fitzrovia Mural during these times.