Roads around Putney Bridge set to close tonight (24 February 2025), including a street in Richmond due to Wandsworth Council and Transport for London (TfL) works.

MyLondon reports that the closures will take place overnight between 24 February and 4 March 2025 as part of a major scheme to help congestion.

Wandsworth Council will resurface and repaint the roads at night, from 9pm to 5am, following of Transport for London (TfL) installing traffic sensors to improve traffic flow in the area. 

The sensors will link the recently upgraded traffic lights at the junctions of Putney High Street with Putney Bridge Road, and Putney Bridge Road with Lower Richmond Road, to TfL's control room.

Side roads next to the closures will have temporary two-way access for local vehicles, the paper confirms.

List of Road Closures: 

• February 24: Putney Bridge and Lower Richmond Road junction
• February 25: Lower Richmond Road from Putney Embankment to Putney Bridge
• February 26: Putney High Street northbound from Putney Bridge to Putney Bridge Road
• February 27: Putney High Street southbound from Putney Bridge to Putney Bridge Road
• February 28: Putney Bridge Road from Brewhouse Lane to Putney High Street
• March 3: Putney High Street southbound from Putney Bridge to Felsham Road
• March 4: Completion of lining and signal loop detection

The addition of sensors from TfL due to be put in place in March, will bring the finishing touches to major upgrades to the junction of Putney Bridge Road, Lower Richmond Road and Putney High Street, which were carried out from September to December last year. 

Wandsworth Council previously explained that the project has made it easier and safer to cross the junction and across the bridge, while maintaining traffic flow for cars, motorbikes and buses.

The junction of Putney Bridge Road, Lower Richmond Road and Putney High Street has seen its traffic lights upgraded, with a countdown and detector for walkers as well as a new small, eye-level traffic light to enable cyclists to cross just before vehicles.

Pedestrian islands at the junction have been removed or enlarged and repositioned for quicker crossings.

A new segregated northbound cycle lane extends to the bridge, keeping bikes and vehicles apart as much as possible.

Labour councillor Jenny Yates, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: "The Putney junction upgrade is just one part of the improvements to Putney High Street which have taken place over a number of years.

"The council is working hard to improve traffic flow across the borough, which has been made harder by the continued closure of Hammersmith Bridge.

"Alongside our £100million investment in resurfacing our roads and pavements to make them better and safer for all users, we have also successfully lobbied TfL to increase bus services through Putney, as well as reopen the Green Man bus stop for alighting passengers, making life easier for those who use public transport.

"We are continuing our work with TfL and the bus operators to improve the bus services, and with the utility companies to minimise disruption from road works in the Putney area.

"We will soon be making the bus lane on Putney Bridge Road a 7am-7pm operation, rather than having part day restrictions, to help speed up bus and cycle journeys from Wandsworth Town through Putney during peak times."

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