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This page is normally updated on Thursday and Mondays and contains information from TfL about London Underground and other lines for the weekend and ahead.
Please check your Tube Map and Bus Times London apps for any real-time issues.
This page was last updated: Monday 28 September 2026
London Travel News at a glance
- No strikes and no daytime line closures this week. The Tube runs a normal service.
- Weaver line: no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford after 22:45 each night, Monday 28 September until Thursday 1 October.
- Brixton Hill: temporary traffic signals go live today, Monday 28 September, on top of the existing lane restrictions. Expect delays on the A23.
- A406 North Circular closes westbound overnight from 22:00 on Wednesday 30 September, starting the A41 Brent Cross safety works.
- A40 Westway closes eastbound from 22:00 on Friday 2 October until 05:00 on Monday 5 October. Plan around it if you travel west at the weekend.
London Overground
Weaver line
- Monday 28 September until Thursday 1 October: no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford after 22:45 each night. Use the Tube or local and replacement buses.
Roads
- Brixton Hill: temporary traffic signals are in place from Monday 28 September. Lane restrictions continue on the A23 between Holmewood Road and Tierney Road on Streatham Hill until late 2026, as the new road layout is built. For longer journeys, consider the A24 or A3 instead.
- A41 Brent Cross flyover: safety works begin this week. The A406 North Circular closes westbound after the Brent Cross exit slip from 22:00 on Wednesday 30 September until 05:00 the next morning, with traffic diverted via the interchange. Lane restrictions then run on the A41 Hendon Way from Thursday 1 until Wednesday 28 October, and on the A406 westbound through Brent Cross until Friday 20 November. The A41 Hendon Way closes southbound overnight on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 October, and northbound on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October. A contraflow follows on the flyover from Thursday 29 October until Friday 20 November. Use the M25 for longer journeys around London.
- A40 Westway: a series of weekend closures starts between the Westway Roundabout and the Marylebone Flyover, following lane restrictions left by a bus fire. Eastbound closes from 22:00 on Friday 2 until 05:00 on Monday 5 October. Westbound closures follow on Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October and Friday 30 October to Monday 2 November. Signed diversions will be in place.