Longcrofte Road - Temporary Road Closure due to Thames Water Utility Works

SECTION 14(1)(a) ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 AS AMENDED BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – LONGCROFTE ROAD

THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that they intend to make a Temporary Traffic Management order under the provisions of Section 14 (1) (a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991. This is to facilitate Thames Water utility works.

1. The order may be cited as The Harrow (Longcrofte Road) Temporary Traffic Order 2026 and would be operational on between 20:00 hours 12th October 2026 and would remain in effect for a legal duration of 3 consecutive months or until the completion of the works, whichever is the sooner. It is anticipated that all of the work should be complete by 06:00 hours 15th October 2026.

2. Vehicles would be prohibited from entering or exiting Longcrofte Road, at its junction with Whitchurch Lane.

3. Nothing in paragraph 2 above would apply to:-

(a) any vehicle being used for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes;

(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 Thames Water utility works;

(e) any vehicles needing to gain access to properties in the closed extents as far as is practicably possible.

4. The provisions of the order will not have effect unless all the signs in accordance with the provisions of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 are displayed, removed or covered, or unless at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a civil enforcement officer.

5. Diversion route; via Watersfield Way, Howberry Road, Whitchurch Lane and vice versa

Dated 1st October 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