FOI request detail

London roadworks data

Request ID: FOI-1844-1718
Date published: 06 December 2017

You asked

I am a student at UCL and doing research about roadworks in London. I would like to ask you if its possible to find the data used in this website http://public.londonworks.gov.uk The data used in this website http://public.londonworks.gov.uk are getting loaded in real time and from different agencies, be it tfl, councils, utility companies etc. Therefore I would like to access that API that feeds http://public.londonworks.gov.uk. Is there any? So just to put it in simple words. I would like to get access to all roadwork data shown at the moment within Greater London.

We answered

Thank you for your email received by us on 10 October 2017 asking for information about an API feed for roadwork data in London.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked for:

all roadwork data shown at the moment within Greater London

The information you asked for is available on our website via the Roads section for open data feeds using the following link:

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/open-data-users/our-open-data?intcmp=3671#on-this-page-4

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London

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