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Harrow - Multiple Traffic Notices, Temporary Road Closures
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SECTION 16A ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF VARIOUS ROADS FOR THE BIG LUNCH STREET PARTIES 2026
HARROW COUNCIL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that they have made a traffic order under the provisions of section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 that shall temporarily close the roads referred to in this notice to allow an event known as The Big Lunch to take place.
- Vehicles would be temporarily prohibited from entering or exiting the following roads between 09:00hrs and 22:00hrs;
| Road Names and Closure Extents | Dates |
|---|---|
| Gerard Road – between its western and eastern junctions with Woodway Crescent; | 06/06/2026 – 07/06/2026 |
| Hillview Road – between a point opposite the southern boundary wall of No. 20 Hillview Road and a point opposite the northern boundary wall of No. 28 Hillview Road; | 06/06/2026 – 07/06/2026 |
| Barchester Road – between its junctions with Farmstead Road and Weald Lane. | 13/06/2026 – 14/06/2026 |
- Nothing in paragraph 1 above shall apply to:-
(a) any vehicles being used for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes in an emergency;
(b) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a civil enforcement officer;
(c) any person who causes any vehicle to proceed 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;
(d) any vehicles used in connection with the Big Lunch street parties;
(e) residents needing to gain access to their property, as far as is practicably possible, using hazard lights, travelling at 5MPH or less and access maintained by marshals;
(f) vehicles when used in the service of a local authority in pursuance of statutory powers or duties provided that in all the circumstances it is reasonably necessary in the exercise of such powers or the performance of such duties for the vehicle to enter the restricted streets.
- The provisions of this order will not have effect unless all the signs in accordance with the provisions of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (c) are displayed, removed or covered, or unless at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a civil enforcement officer.
- Diversion route: local diversion routes will be in place where possible.
Dated 21st May 2026
Poonam Pathak
Strategic Head of Traffic, Highways & Asset Management,
Network Management, Place Directorate,
Environmental Services,
London Borough of Harrow, Forward
Drive, Harrow, HA3 8FL
LONDON BOROUGH OF
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