Longford Bridge - Temporary Prohibition Of Traffic For Highways Resurfacing Works

HEATHROW AIRPORT LIMITED
HEATHROW AIRPORT 
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC (LONGFORD BRIDGE) NO.3 TEMPORARY ORDER 2025

Heathrow Airport Limited GIVES NOTICE that it intends to make the above Order in exercise of its powers under Sections 14(1) and 16(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), and all other enabling powers, to enable highways resurfacing works to take place at Heathrow Airport. The effect of this Order will be to temporarily restrict access to buses and coaches on Longford Bridge, between Longford Roundabout and Wright Way. This Order will come into operation at 23:30 on Thursday 29th May 2025 and will remain in force each night, between the hours of 23:30 and 04:30, and for a maximum period of eighteen months, or earlier if the works to which they’re related have finished. The closure will be effective as soon as the relevant signs are erected and will remain in place at all times when indicated by the traffic signs prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. The provisions of any other temporary Orders, which are made prior to commencement of this Order, are thereby revoked by only in so far as they are affected by the restrictions imposed by this Order. Excepted from all the restrictions above include:
-Anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police officer, traffic warden or traffic police community support officer in uniforms;
-Vehicle used for ambulance, fire service or police purposes in an emergency;
-Any vehicle proceeding in accordance with any restriction or requirement indicated by traffic signs placed pursuant to section 66 or section 67 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;
-Any persons or vehicles used in connection with the works providing that such persons have been authorised to enter the road closure area.

Dated: 21st May 2025

Kapaljit Jhuti, Director of Services