Bermondsey
Long Lane zebra crossing plan approved
Long Lane is to get a new zebra crossing at the junction with Wild's Rents under new Southwark Council proposals recently given formal approval.
Transport
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Southwark
'HS2' cash used to patch up SE1 roads and pavements
Government funds notionally reallocated from the cancelled second phase of the High Speed 2 rail line north of Birmingham have been used to repair road surfaces and pavements in three streets north of the Old Kent Road, Southwark Council said this week.
Planning & Development
'Hedgehog care homes' to be installed next to Old Kent Road logistics hub
Two miniature 'hedgehog care homes' are among the biodiversity measures proposed for the new logistics hub being built by British Land on the former Southwark Council car pound site off Mandela Way.
Old Kent Road
Bakerloop: Sadiq Khan pledges express bus for Old Kent Road
Plans for an express bus service along the Old Kent Road as a prequel to the Bakerloo line extension have been announced by Sadiq Khan as part of his plans for his third term as Mayor of London if re-elected on 2 May.
Planning & Development
Stoney Street: Lib Dems call for rethink of closure plan
Borough & Bankside councillors have called for a rethink of plans for a permanent traffic ban on Stoney Street in Borough Market.
Transport
Elephant & Castle Rail Station in line for £18m makeover
Plans to install lifts to the platforms at Elephant & Castle's Thameslink rail station are to get a boost with Southwark Council allocating £350,000 of developers' funding for design work.
Old Kent Road
Bakerloo line extension 'could open in 2040'
Transport for London has published a new indicative timescale for the construction of a Bakerloo line extension from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via the Old Kent Road.
Waterloo
Waterloo billboard 'harmful to public safety'
An illuminated digital advertising billboard next to Waterloo Station is "substantially harmful to public safety," a planning inspector has ruled.
Waterloo
Lower Marsh 'parklets' to be made permanent
An experimental scheme to convert parking bays in Lower Marsh into mini-gardens with seating is to be made permanent.
Transport
Pedestrian hit by C10 bus dies two weeks after collision
A pedestrian hit by a C10 bus near St George's Circus in the early days of January 2024 died two weeks later, Transport for London has revealed.
Planning & Development
Green light for plans to showcase Roman mausoleum and mosaics
Updated plans for the development of the Transport for London-owned land on Southwark Street - including public display of a Roman mausoleum and mosaics discovered on the site - have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Transport
Waterloo rat-run: Lambeth consults on plans for Frazier Street and Pearman Street
Lambeth Council has launched a public consultation on plans to prevent motor vehicles from using two Waterloo back-streets as a rat run.
