Ranks Update: 22 August 2013

Below is the latest taxi ranks update to help keep you informed. Follow the links provided for more information.

News

NewFetter Lane 

Between Holborn Circus and Bartlett Court will be closed from 7pm on the 23 August until 5am 27 August.

Kenwood House – Live by the Lake concerts

A taxi rank has been appointed to serve Kenwood House during the Live by the Lake concerts taking place in August and September. The taxi rank is on the northern side of Hampstead Lane, just to the west of Compton Avenue. The rank is in Haringey but has been designated as an island rank for Barnet drivers too.

The dates of the concerts and the time when the rank becomes operational are as follows:

-        Friday 23 August, 22:00 

-        Saturday 24 August, 22:00 

-        Sunday 25 August, 21:30 

-        Friday 30 August, 22:00 

-        Saturday 31 August, 22:00 

-        Sunday 1 September, 19:30

 

The rank will be marshalled for the first weekend and monitored to see how well it works and is used by drivers.

Tobacco Dock, 4 September 2013

On Wednesday 4 September a large corporate event is taking place at Tobacco Dock, 50 Porters Walk,  London, E1W 2SF. Approximately 3,000 people will be attending and there is expected to be a high demand for taxis.  

A temporary taxi rank has been set up for the event and this will be in the Tobacco Dock car park on level 6, access is via Pennington Street.

The event finishes at 23:00 but people are expected to start leaving before this and the rank will be marshalled by professional taxi marshals from 20:00.   

North Greenwich Station taxi rank relocation

The essential works are still ongoing at North Greenwich Station and the temporary taxi rank is still in operation.  

 

The temporary taxi rank is in the area used by taxis during the 2012 Games, which is normally used as the private hire pick-up area after events.

Tour of Britain – Sunday 22 September 2013

On Sunday 22 September 2013 the final stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race takes place in London. The race route goes along Tower Hill, Lower Thames Street, Upper Thames Street, Victoria Embankment and around Whitehall.

 

The first race is scheduled to start at 10:00 and the final race is scheduled to end at 17:30.

 

More information about stage 8 of the event is available here and attached is a map showing the route.

ITU World Triathlon Grand Final – Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 September 2013

Between Wednesday 11 September and Sunday 15 September 2013 the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final takes place. The event takes place in central London and there will be some road closures in place, these are as follows:

 

Wednesday 11 – 13 September 2013

-        From Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 September the roads in Hyde Park will be closed to traffic. This will include South Carriage Drive, West Carriage Drive and North Carriage Drive.

Saturday 14 September

-        Roads in Hyde Park will remain closed throughout the day

 

In addition the following roads will be closed:

-        Hyde Park Corner: (underpass Knightsbridge/Piccadilly stays open) 06:30 – 11:30

-        Park Lane from Marble Arch towards Hyde Park Corner: 06:30 – 11:30

-        Constitution Hill, Link Road, Spur Road: 05:00 – 12:00

-        Birdcage Walk, Great George Street: 05:00 – 12:00

-        The Mall, Horse Guards Road, Marlborough Road: From 05:00

 

Road Closures Sunday 15 September

-        Roads in Hyde Park will remain closed throughout the day

 

In addition the following roads will be closed:

-        Hyde Park Corner: 05:30 – 16:00

-        Park Lane from Marble Arch towards Hyde Park Corner 05:30 – 16:00

-        Constitution Hill, Link Road, Spur Road: 04:00 – 17:00

-        Birdcage Walk, Great George Street: 04:00 – 17:00

-        Whitehall Place: 05:00 – 13:00

-        Northumberland Avenue, Victoria Embankment: 05:00 – 13:00

-        Southwark Bridge: 06:00 – 12:30

-        Lower & Upper Thames to Tower Hill: 06:00 – 12:30

-        Parliament Square (single lane closure between Great George St and Whitehall): 06:30 – 13:00

-        The Mall, Horse Guards Road, Marlborough Road: 00:00 – 21:00

-        Whitehall, Parliament Street: 06:30 – 13:00

 

Roads adjoining the closed route will have restricted access for local residents and businesses.

 

More information about the event can be found on the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final website.

Marylebone Station

There are ongoing works in Harewood Avenue resulting in the northbound lane being closed between Hayes Place and Harewood Row but the southbound lane is still open and the taxi rank is still working as normal.

Hornchurch

We’ve received reports of taxis being left unattended on the taxi rank outside Costa Coffee in Hornchurch. This taxi rank operates 24 hours a day and taxis must not be left unattended on it, as ultimately this risks the rank being reviewed and if it is not used as a ‘working’ rank then potentially being revoked.

Bishopsgate works

Essential carriageway and utility works are being carried out in the Bishopsgate area on the Bank Holiday weekend and also on the following weekend.

From Saturday 24 August until Monday 26 August 2013 Bishopsgate will be closed northbound and there are essential works taking place at the junction with Liverpool Street. This will result in the Liverpool Street taxi rank not being accessible this weekend but the rank inside the station will still be available.

Between Saturday 31 August and Sunday 01 September 2013 there will also be a northbound closure of Bishopsgate but the Liverpool Street taxi rank should be accessible from Bishopsgate.

Although these works will cause some disruption they are being carried out at the weekend to try and minimise the disruption caused to road users, including taxi drivers. The works are essential and involve repairing parts of the carriageway and urgent utility repair works.

 

Bressenden Place – taxi drop offs

Please don’t forget that if you are dropping off passengers for Eland House, Portland House or other buildings in the area please do not stop next to or just in front of the lorry holding area on Bressenden Place.

 

A dedicated taxi drop-off space has been provided on Bressenden Place, before the lorry holding area.

Works at Palestra

Between mid-July to October 2013 there will be works around Palestra with these starting on the side of the building facing Blackfriars Road, meaning that the nearside southbound traffic lane will be suspended for about three weeks.

 

From early August to early September work will be carried out on the Union Street side of the building and Union Street will operate eastbound only between Blackfriars Road and Nelson Square. Signage at the Great Suffolk Junction will advise westbound vehicles that entry into Union Street is for access to Nelson Square only, with other westbound traffic diverted north along Great Suffolk Street and via Southwark Street and Blackfriars Road. A contra-flow cycle lane will operate westbound on Union Street, with a barrier to segregate this from the main eastbound traffic. The attached map shows the diversion route.

 

Union Street will be returned to two-way operation as soon as possible and the remaining works, on Gambia Street and on the north side of the building, will be carried out in September and early October.