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minimal disruption. To reduce the length of the works, contractors will be working evenings, weekends and extended working hours where possible. Noisy works will be restricted to times when they will cause minimal inconvenience. You can keep up to date by emailing holborncircus@ cityoflondon.gov.uk to receive Two major highway and transport
regular e-bulletins.
schemes are in the pipeline at opposite ends of the City.
The City Corporation is also
Love the Square Mile is the free
looking to carry out major
smartphone app from the City of
A major improvement scheme
alterations to the Aldgate
at Holborn, above, is already
gyratory (below). This will
underway to simplify the overall
encourage regeneration and
layout of the junction and make
improve both the immediate
it safer for all road users.
environment and safety for the
London which enables you to easily report any issue with the street environment (graffiti,
local community.
fly tipping or
Work will include an upgrade to pavements, an increase in
Proposed changes include
pedestrian space and new
converting the existing gyratory
pedestrian crossings with signals.
to a two-way traffic system and
There will also be dedicated
creating a new public space
space for cyclists and Hatton
between Sir John Cass’s
Garden will become one-way,
Foundation Primary School
northbound at its junction with
and St Botolph Without Aldgate
Holborn Circus, with contraflow
Church.
cycling. A new public space will
damaged street furniture) and receive an update once the problem is resolved. All reports and progress can be viewed on the website where you MORE INFORMATION
can also make a report and find
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links and details to download the app from all the main app stores.
be created in front of St Andrew’s
Workshops have been held with
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Church and The Grade 2 Listed
local residents and occupiers to
aldgatearea
Prince Albert Statue will be
help develop the designs for the
For information on all
new public spaces. The next
City streetworks, road
in any local authority nationally
stage is to find out what the local
closures, events or highway
by using GPS to automatically
relocated.
It also allows you to report issues
Construction is due to last until
community thinks of the plans
matters follow
send your report to the correct
next Spring and the City
during a consultation period that
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council through the Love Clean
Corporation will be ensuring
started at the end of June. 1
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