Improvements & projects

We are committed to continually improving your services, whether it's the Tube, buses, London Overground, DLR, Elizabeth line, trams, roads or Cycleways. Find out more about specific projects we're working on below.

worker revealing underground sign on side of tube train

Improving the Tube

We're upgrading trains, stations and services and improving accessibility
electric buses

Improving buses

New technology is helping us operate cleaner buses and improve services
dlr train over water

Improving the DLR

New trains will bring more frequent and reliable journeys from 2023
new london overground train

Improving London Overground

You'll find trains will be running more frequently on parts of the line
road painting

Improving London's roads

See what we're doing to create safer, greener and more attractive streets

Current projects

We reinvest our income on schemes that will affect the lives of people who live and travel in London. Browse some of our ongoing projects below:

  • A40 Westway

    We started work to refurbish the Westway in 2021

    Bus operators,Coach drivers,Drivers,Freight industry,Motorbikers,Planning and construction,Taxi and private hire,A,W,Hammersmith & Fulham,Kensington and Chelsea,Westminster,Roads,Buses,Coaches,Deliveries,Driving,Motorcycle,Taxis and minicabs

  • A316 London Road roundabout

    Improving the roundabout will make it easier to get to Twickenham town centre and improve journey times

    Drivers,A,L,Richmond upon Thames,Roads,Cycling,Driving

  • Bank & Monument

    Improvements we're making at the interlinked stations of Bank and Monument will include several new escalators, a new station entrance and more room for Northern line passengers by 2022

    Public,Tube passengers,B,M,City of London,Tube improvement,Tube

  • Barking Riverside extension

    The extension opens to passengers in July 2022

    B,Barking and Dagenham,London Overground

  • Battersea Bridge safety

    We're taking steps at Battersea Bridge to make the area safer for people walking and cycling

    B,Kensington and Chelsea,Wandsworth,Roads,Safety and security,Cycling,Driving,Walking

  • Bollo Lane

    Ealing Council has given us permission to develop some of our land along Bollo Lane to create more than 800 new homes in Acton

    B,Ealing

  • Cycleway 4

    Cycleway 4 will give cyclists a continuous segregated route between Tower Bridge and Greenwich, and improve pedestrian facilities and public spaces

    C,City of London,Greenwich,Lewisham,Southwark,Consultation,Cycle Superhighways,Cycleways,Cycling

  • Cycleway 9

    Cycleway 9 will create a continuous, largely-segregated route between Kensington Olympia and Brentford town centre, via Hammersmith and Chiswick

    Cyclists,Public,C,Hounslow,Consultation,Cycle Superhighways,Cycleways,Cycling

  • Elephant & Castle station

    Work has started to prepare Elephant & Castle station for a new entrance and ticket hall

    E,Southwark,Tube improvement,Tube

  • Elizabeth line - look ahead

    The Elizabeth line runs from Reading and Heathrow to Abbey Wood and Shenfield - it opened 24 May 2022

    Elizabeth line passengers,Public,Rail passengers,TfL Rail,Tube passengers,C,E,Barking and Dagenham,Bexley,City of London,Ealing,Greenwich,Havering,Hillingdon,Hounslow,Newham,Redbridge,Tower Hamlets,Westminster,Crossrail,Elizabeth line,Rail

  • Four Lines Modernisation

    We are transforming the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines to increase capacity and boost reliability, making journeys faster and more comfortable

    F,Tube improvement,Tube

  • Hammersmith Bridge

    We're supporting Hammersmith & Fulham Council to repair and reopen the bridge

    H,Hammersmith & Fulham,Richmond upon Thames,Expenditure,Freight,Roads,Buses,Coaches,Cycling,Deliveries,Driving,Motorcycle,Walking

  • Knightsbridge

    Knightsbridge Tube station will get step-free access in 2023, reached by a new entrance at Hooper's Court

    K,Kensington and Chelsea,Westminster,Tube improvement,Tube

  • Lambeth Bridge roundabouts

    Our long-term plans to transform the roundabouts at Lambeth Bridge are still being updated

    L,Lambeth,Westminster,Consultation,Roads,Driving,Walking

  • Managing road verges for wildlife

    We want to extend our trial to encourage wildflower growth and biodiversity on our grass verges

    M,Hillingdon,Redbridge,Environment,Roads,Streetscape

  • Nine Elms

    Our work to help with regeneration around Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Park Road (A3205) is due to continue until 2025

    N,Wandsworth,Consultation,Roads,Streetscape,Driving,Cycling ,Driving

  • Old Street roundabout and station

    Work to make the Old Street area more pedestrian and cycle-friendly should be complete in spring 2023

    Cyclists,Drivers,Pedestrians,O,Hackney,Islington,Consultation,Roads,Cycling,Driving,Walking

  • Paddington Bakerloo ticket hall

    Paddington Tube station will get a new, larger Bakerloo ticket hall and step-free access to the Bakerloo line from street level

    P,Westminster,Crossrail,Ticketing,Tube improvement,Tube

  • Piccadilly line upgrade

    We're doing work to modernise the Piccadilly line and prepare for the arrival of new trains from 2025

    P,Barnet,Ealing,Enfield,Harrow,Tube improvement,Tube

  • Silvertown Tunnel

    We're building a new road tunnel under the Thames linking the Greenwich Peninsula and Silvertown

    Bus operators,Coach drivers,Drivers,Freight industry,Planning and construction,Suppliers,S,Greenwich,Newham,Consultation,Freight,Roads,Coaches,Deliveries,Driving

  • South Kensington station

    We're working to reduce congestion and improve access at South Kensington station

    Public,Tube passengers,K,S,Kensington and Chelsea,Tube improvement,Tube

  • Step-free access

    We're adding step-free access to more Tube and London Overground stations

    London Overground passengers,Public,Tube passengers,S,Accessible travel,Tube improvement,Crossrail,Elizabeth line,London Overground,Tube

  • Tottenham Hale

    Tottenham Hale station now has an enlarged ticket hall for Tube and rail services

    Cyclists,Drivers,Pedestrians,T,Haringey,Tube improvement,Buses,Cycling,Driving

  • Vauxhall Cross gyratory

    We plan to convert the two-way system back to one-way

    Cyclists,Drivers,Pedestrians,V,Lambeth,Southwark,Wandsworth,Westminster,Consultation,Environment,Roads,Buses,Cycling,Deliveries,Driving,Motorcycle,Walking

  • Wandsworth town centre

    Plans are underway to regenerate Wandsworth town centre

    Cyclists,Drivers,Pedestrians,W,Wandsworth,Consultation,Environment,Roads,Buses,Coaches,Cycling,Deliveries,Driving,Motorcycle,Taxis and minicabs,Walking

  • Waterloo roundabout

    We are working on proposals to create better public spaces around the Waterloo roundabout

    Cyclists,Pedestrians,Rail passengers,W,Lambeth,Roads,Buses,Coaches,Cycling,Deliveries,Driving,Motorcycle,Rail,Taxis and minicabs,Walking

Also in progress:

barking riverside platform sign

Barking Riverside extension

The new station on the London Overground opened in July 2022

Elizabeth line

When completed, the new line is expected to serve around 200 million people each year

Step-free access

We're improving accessibility on the Tube with more than 90 stations now step-free

Body-worn cameras

We've introduced body-worn video cameras at 300 Tube and bus stations