Road works and delays to hit south west London this week

Expect utility upgrades, gas works and rail jobs to snarl roads.

In Chelsea (SW10), telecoms and water repairs on Cathcart Road and Drayton Gardens could hit traffic and parking.

St Mark’s Grove is due to be dug up on February 27 for remedial works.

Cadent Gas is continuing gas service installs on The Little Boltons until February 27.

Chelsea roadworks and parking disruption

Network Rail will cut back overhanging vegetation on Harbour Avenue on February 27, adding to Chelsea Harbour congestion.

Around Streatham, Norbury and the A23, drivers should expect short-term barriers and possible parking changes.

They include Angles Road, Bedford Hill and Bigginwood Road.

BT and UK Power Networks are behind much of the telecoms and power work.

Tooting and Balham remain hotspots for overlapping works tied to wider corridor projects.

Streatham, Norbury and A23 corridor works

Besley Street, Deeside Road and Carlwell Street are seeing utility maintenance and new installs.

Expect pedestrian diversions and parking disruption.

SGN emergency gas-escape works on Deeside Road run until March 3.

In Wandsworth, long-term projects on roads including Algarve Road and Bassingham Road will cause minor pavement disruption.

Wandsworth and Southfields: station and footway works

Network Rail works at Wandsworth Town station are due to run until August 2027.

Bowman Mews, Southfields, will have pavement reconstruction from February 23 to March 30, with diversions for pedestrians.

In Earlsfield, Algarve Road has overlapping projects by UK Power Networks and Wandsworth Council, due to finish in March and 2026.

SGN and Wandsworth Council have major pavement and utility works under way on Bassingham Road.

Elsewhere in Wandsworth, BT and UK Power Networks have works on Barmouth Road and Baskerville Road.

BT’s work on Barmouth Road is due to finish today, February 26.

Wandsworth Council’s long-term work includes rebuilding the pavement in Bowman Mews, Southfields, until March 30, with pedestrian diversions.

On Bramford Road, Network Rail will use road space until August 2027 to support station works, changing traffic flows.

Thames Water will be on Birdhurst Road for one day on February 27 to maintain existing equipment.

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TfL crossing upgrade and EV charging in Tooting

Most of the work is routine repairs, but some schemes are upgrades.

Transport for London will improve the pedestrian crossing on Bellevue Road from March 2, affecting drivers and walkers.

In Tooting, workers will install an electric vehicle charging bay on Boscombe Road from March 2 to 4.

The charger install overlaps with a Thames Water pipe repair running from February 27 to March 3.

South-west Londoners should brace for travel and parking hassle this week as crews carry out infrastructure works.

The works are part of a broader push to upgrade local utility networks.

Commuters, residents and businesses should plan ahead.

Expect changing traffic, parking suspensions and pedestrian diversions.