Plan ahead for Tour de France road closures and bus diversions in place in Newham on Monday 7 July

Road closures in Newham on Monday 7 July from 10am

More information available at local drop in sessions in Plaistow Library, Britannia Village Hall, the Old Town Hall Stratford and Beckton Library

Details of road closures and bus diversions are available at tfl.gov.uk/tourdefrance  

With less than a month to go until the world's largest annual sporting event comes to Newham, Transport for London (TfL) is holding a local information session to keep Londoners informed about the event.  

The iconic Tour de France will roll onto the streets of London on Monday 7 July bringing out hundreds of thousands of Londoners and visitors to see this spectacle.  

On the day, a large number of road closures around the route will be in place so people are advised to plan their travel in advance. Road closures for the event will begin after the morning peak at 10:00, with roads reopening as quickly as possible once the Tour has passed through and it is safe to do so.

TfL anticipates that all roads will be reopened by 18:00. Pedestrians will be able to cross the route at key crossing points and we are working with local businesses close to the route to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum.  

Tower, Southwark and Westminster Bridges will be closed for much of the day but there are no planned closures on any other major river crossings in central London.  

An extensive programme of public engagement and communication around the arrival of the Tour de France in the capital is now underway similar to that developed during the London 2012 Olympics, to help businesses and the public plan and get around on the day and make the most of the return of the prestigious event.  

  • Residents of Newham are invited to attend public information sessions in the borough
  • Plaistow Library, North Street, E13 on 16 June between 11:00 and 14:00
  • Britannia Village Hall, Evelyn Road, E16  on 19 June between 11:00 and 14:00
  • The Old Town Hall Stratford, Stratford Broadway, E15 on 23 June between 16:00 and 19:00
  • Beckton Library, 1 Kingsford Way, E6 on 23 June between 11:00 and 14:00.  

These will allow members of the community to talk through the event and its impact on the local area with representatives from TfL.  

Newham will be well and truly open for business, and people are encouraged to enjoy the atmosphere on their own roads that the riders and the publicity caravanne will create.  

The borough will be a great place to see the world's best riders as they grace the site of Team GB's 2012 triumph, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP) where spectators will be able to catch the action at a TfL spectator hub. It will feature a range of different activities including live racing on the big screen and interactive cycling activities.  

The Tour de France - the world's largest annual sporting event - comes to London on Monday 7 July after the first two stages in Yorkshire. Around 200 elite cyclists will travel from Cambridge, through Essex, into London, into QEOP before a spectacular finish on The Mall. 

The Tour de France will draw people onto the streets of London from near and far, and help to inspire more people to take up cycling. Hosting world renowned events such as the Tour reinforces London's reputation as a world-class host of cultural, sporting and business events. Visitors, both domestic and overseas, are brought to the capital by major events, delivering direct and indirect economic benefits, and showcasing London to a much wider audience.  

Garrett Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer for Surface Transport at TfL, said: "We've been working long and hard to plan for the return of the Tour to the capital and now we are asking Londoners to start their planning too.   "We will keep the capital moving, and roads around the race route will, of course, be extremely busy.  So we're asking people to plan ahead and preferably use public transport to make the most of what I'm sure will be an amazing day, helping to cement London's growing reputation as a major cycling city and encourage more Londoners to travel by bike."  

Full details of road closures are available at tfl.gov.uk/tourdefrance.

Drivers are urged to plan ahead or to consider re-timing their journey to avoid disruption, particularly if people are planning to travel to or from airports or to a special event.

Bus services around the route will be affected. Bus services to and from Newham will need to be diverted, temporarily suspended or terminate earlier than their usual destination, as a result of road closures.

Affected local routes include: 5, 25, 69, 86, 97, 104, 108, 115, 147, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 300, 308, 325, 330, 339, 376, 425, 473, 474 and D8 .

Some stops will also be temporarily relocated or suspended.  

  • Session addresses: Plaistow Library: North Street, Plaistow, E13 9HL; Britannia Village Hall: 65 Evelyn Road, West Silvertown, E16 1TU; The Old Town Hall Stratford: Conference Room, the Old Town Hall, Stratford, 29 The Broadway, Stratford, E15 4BQ; Beckton Library: 1 Kingsford Way, London, E6 5JQ
  • The detailed Tour de France route is available on the TfL website at tfl.gov.uk/tourdefrance. To avoid delays drivers are advised to, wherever possible, avoid areas near the event routes in the affected parts of Cambridgeshire, Essex and London. For up to date information on how transport services are operating, check before you travel at tfl.gov.uk and follow @TfLTravelAlerts (Tube, DLR and London Overground), @TfLTrafficNews (roads) and @TfLBusAlerts (bus).  
  • Tube and Rail will be the best way to get around the affected areas of London, with the vast majority of services in central London running as normal. The Circle and District lines are expected to be extremely busy as will stations along the route, particularly in Zone 1 from midday until around 18:00
  • The Tour de France will kick off a spectacular summer of cycling in London, with the exciting event followed by Prudential RideLondon on the 9 and 10 August and then the Tour of Britain, which finishes in the capital on 14 September
  • The Tour de France is the world's largest annual sporting event and covers approximately 3,500kms. A worldwide television audience of 3.5billion people watch the event annually. There will be 190 countries broadcasting the Tour de France and there are 5,000 hours of TV coverage annually. The last time the Tour visited England was in 2007 when London hosted the Grand Départ, which is the opening of the race
  • This summer's cycling events are likely to inspire thousands more Londoners to take to two wheels, building on the Mayor's ambition for cycling to be an integral part of the transport network. As part of his cycling vision, the Mayor is already engaging in a vast £1billion programme of improvements  - creating a series of enhanced cycling superhighways, urban 'quietways' for more cautious cyclists, and turning some outer boroughs into mini-Hollands
  • For more information on the Mayor's Vision for Cycling visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/how-we-work/planning-for-the-future/vision-for-cycling
  • The Mayor is committed to ensuring London retains its status as the world capital of sport, and has recently set up the Major Events Oversight Board. The board is chaired by Sir Edward Lister, and comprises of TfL, the emergency services and other key partner agencies. It provides strategic direction and advice to the Mayor on the approach to bidding, staging and evaluating major events in London. The board ensures that all major road events continue to be carefully considered and tightly managed to ensure everyone gets full benefit from the event without undue impact on Londoners and London's transport. The board also looks at ways to ensure the major events programme is effectively communicated with Londoners, visitors, businesses and stakeholders to allow sufficient notice and forward planning for everyone.