London Borough of Southwark - America Street road closure and public realm

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK 
AMERICA STREET ROAD CLOSURE AND PUBLIC REALM 
The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (America Street area) Traffic Order 202* 

1.    Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above Order under sections 6 and 124 of, and Part IV of Schedule 9, to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
   2.    The effects of the Order, would be to make amendments to a prescribed route restrictionbin AMERICA STREET to convert an existing point road closure to a new complete road closure, the extent of this restriction will now lie in the entirety of AMERICA STREET (between its junction with Great Guildford Street and its junction with Southwark Bridge Road) there will continue to be no access for motor vehicles, from Southwark Bridge Road into America Street and there will be new accompanying measures prohibiting motor vehicles from entering America Street from Great Guildford Street and banning right turns for vehicles (except for pedal cycles) from GREAT GUILDFORD STREET into America Street and from WARDENS GROVE into Great Guildford Street. The amended ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction and the
   new banned turns, mentioned above, would be operational ‘at any time’ and all days of the week. Exemptions would be provided for emergency services vehicles for the new road closure and the banned turns, and additional exemptions would be provided in the road closure in America Street for vehicles used for refuse collections and maintenance. The restrictions would be indicated by traffic signs in America Street, Great Guildford Street and Wardens Grove, and the road closure in America Street would also feature moveable bollards at both ends of the road closure.
   3.    For more information contact the Council's Highways team Highways@southwark.gov.uk
   4.    Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Order, and a statement of Southwark Council's reasons for making the Order) and paper or digital copies of a plan showing the location and effect of the Order may be requested by emailing
   traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH -from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Order is made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 077 3132 4742) for booking details.
   5.    Anyone wishing to object to or make any other representations regarding the proposals, may use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at www.southwark.gov.uk/statutoryconsultationnotices or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or
   traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2526-019 America St road closure’ by 16 October 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.
   6.    Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.
   
   Dated 25 September 2025
   Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure