Prudential Ride London 2013 - Travel Information ~ The South London Bus Blog

Prudential Ride London is a new, annual, world - class festival of cycling. It will take place in London on closed roads this weekend (Saturday 3rd August 2013 - Sunday 4th August 2013). There will be a significant impact on travel in and around London.

Please plan your journey in advance as there will be road closures, bus diversions and parking restrictions in affected areas on the days when events take place. Roads next to the closed routes will have restricted access for local residents and businesses and their will be no crossing points for vehicles.

If you plan to drive in the affected area over the weekend, you'd need to plan your route carefully or consider using the Tube or Rail services instead.

Any vehicle left on the route, or parked in a suspended parking bay, will be removed.

Bridge and road closures on 3-4 August

Bridge and road closures on Saturday 3 August

Two events will take place on this day:

Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle: a free, family-friendly, mass participation bike ride on closed roads through Westminster and the City of London
Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix: junior, hand-cycle and professional women cyclists racing on closed roads in and around St James's Park

Traffic impacts on Saturday 3 August will be fairly light and will be in the central London area. The following river crossings will be closed to traffic, but open to pedestrians, on the day:

Southwark Bridge - closed from 04:00 to 18:00
Westminster Bridge - closed from 04:00 to 18:00

Bridge and road closures on Sunday 4 August

Two events will take place on this day:

Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100: 20,000 amateur cyclists riding a 100-mile route on closed roads through east, central and southwest London and Surrey. The event includes a business relay, with up to 300 teams of four riders cycling around 25 miles of the route each
Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic: 150 professional cyclists racing on an extended, 140-mile, version of the amateur closed road route, which will largely follow the course of the London 2012 Olympic cycling road races

Traffic impacts on Sunday 4 August will be extensive and will affect east, central and southwest London as well as a large part of Surrey. The following river crossings will be closed to traffic, but open to pedestrians, on the day:

Blackwall Tunnel / A12 southbound - closed from 01:00, for regular maintenance work followed by the event preparation, to approximately 09:00 (Note A12 northbound from A13 is closed from 05:00 to approximately 09:00 and A13 eastbound and westbound from A12 to Leamouth Road is closed from 05:00 to approximately 09:00)
Tower Bridge and Southwark Bridge - closed from 04:00 to approximately 15:15
Westminster Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Vauxhall Bridge closed from 05:00 to after 19:30
Chelsea Bridge, Albert Bridge and Putney Bridge - closed from 05:00 to after 19:15
Chiswick Bridge - closed from 05:00 to shortly after 14:30
Kingston Bridge - closed from 05:00 to after 19.15
Hampton Court Bridge - closed from 05:00. Open from 15:30 northbound and 19.00 southbound

The following river crossings will remain open on Sunday 4 August:

The Blackwall Tunnel northbound will remain open throughout the event with access to the A13 westbound and diversions to allow traffic to travel north
The Rotherhithe Tunnel, London Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo Bridge will all remain open
Wandsworth Bridge, Hammersmith Bridge, Kew Bridge, Twickenham Bridge and Richmond Bridge will all remain open

Road closures in your borough (Saturday 3 and/or Sunday 4 August)

How the events will affect travel in your borough

Useful links

Bus routes affected on Saturday 3 August

From first buses until roads reopen

These routes will be diverted or stop short of their normal destination: 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 43, 53, 76, 87, 88, 91, 100, 133, 139, 141, 148, 159, 172, 176, 211, 242, 344, 388, 453

Bus routes affected on Sunday 4 August

From first buses until roads reopen

These routes will not run: 14, 22, 33, 74, 337, 411, 430, 461, 465, 493, 507, C1, C3

These routes will be diverted or stop short of their normal destination: 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 23, 24, 28, 29, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 44, 49, 52, 53, 57, 65, 70, 71, 78, 85, 87, 88, 91, 93, 100, 108, 111, 115, 131, 137, 139, 148, 159, 163, 164, 170, 173, 176, 185, 190, 200, 211, 213, 216, 219, 220, 265, 270, 277, 281, 285, 295, 309, 319, 328, 344, 345, 360, 371, 391, 406, 414, 418, 419, 436, 452, 453, 458, 488, 515A, C2, C10, D3, E3, K1, K2, K3, R68, RV1, X26

Journey Planner includes all the bus route changes.

For up-to-the-minute bus information you can also follow us on Twitter: @TflBusAlerts

Bus route maps showing temporary changes on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August

Night bus routes showing temporary changes from approximately 04:30 on Sunday 4 August

Night bus information (PDF 2MB)

Freight and business delivery advice

If you make or receive deliveries in London and Surrey over the weekend, particularly on a Sunday, you may be affected by congestion and increased journey times because of road closures in the areas around the Prudential RideLondon events.

Roads will close around 04:00 and reopen when all the riders have passed through and it is safe to do so. If you operate in areas on or near the route you should talk to your customers and suppliers now, to consider if there are changes you can make to your deliveries.

You may wish to consider:
- Changing the day of your deliveries to before or after the weekend of 3-4 August
- Changing the times of your deliveries to avoid road closures
- Using alternative routes that avoid the area to make your deliveries
- Signing up to the TfL Road Freight Bulletin for regular information and advice on issues impacting deliveries in London. Email freight@tfl.gov.uk to sign up

Looking at some examples of other businesses that changed the way they made or received deliveries during the London 2012 Games

Thank you for reading this post and for visiting our blog.
Remember to stay safe.

The South London Bus Blog

Thursday 1 August 2013