Brixton town centre

Brixton street scene You'll enjoy a more pleasant environment The second phase of the Brixton Town Centre project will bring improvements to pedestrian and bus facilities.

The work along the A23 Brixton Road between Stockwell Road and Coldharbour Lane will see footways widened, additional sections of bus lanes introduced and general street clutter removed.

The work is scheduled to be completed in early 2009.

Enhance the urban environment

The Brixton Town Centre project is a part of TfL's £10 billion investment programme to improve London's transport system and enhance the urban environment.

It is being carried out alongside other road works and is expected to cost about £3.5m.

Main improvements include:

Wider footways between the Tube station and the Acre Lane/Coldharbour Lane junction
New bus lane sections
New or improved pedestrian crossings and paths
General improvements to the streets

Phase One of the project included improvements to pedestrian facilities and bus accessibility at Brixton Road, Stockwell Road and Stockwell Park Road.

Disruption

We aim to ensure people are affected as little as possible by the works. The project has been designed to keep open pavements and roads during the busiest times of day, at least one lane of traffic in both directions and all existing pedestrian routes on this section of the A23.

Wherever possible, work will be done in the day but for safety reasons some of it will be done at night.

Impact on your journey

This scheme may affect journeys in the following ways:

Bus stops on Brixton Road may have to be temporarily moved or closed to allow works to take place
Bus and road journeys may take longer
Pavement space may be restricted for pedestrians

The Victoria line will close from 22:00 on Monday to Thursday evenings for line upgrade works. During this time two replacement bus services will operate. This service will operate until Thursday 20 November 2008.

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Future work

Phase Three of the project will see the removal of the gyratory system around St Matthews Church and creating a square at Windrush Square and Tate Gardens. Work is scheduled to commence in late 2008.

Our partners

We are working with designers Atkins plc and London-based construction company FM Conway Limited will carry out Phase Two of the development. We will also be working with Lambeth Council throughout the project.

The project is registered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme.