Nine Elms Reach - Victoria Railway Bridge Arch Closures

Mariners are advised that on 20th October 2025, contractors on behalf of Network Rail will commence survey and maintenance works at Victoria Railway Bridge. These works are expected to last for approximately 5 weeks and the following mitigations will be implemented: 

*Only one arch (arches 1, 2, or 3 of Victoria Rail Bridge) will be closed to navigation at a time. Arch 4 is permanently closed to navigation. 

During the works, barge REMUS will be moored within the arch closed to navigation and will be assisted by a multicat vessel in attendance. To conduct the surveys and maintenance, persons will be working in MEWPS positioned on the barge.  

During the closure of arches 2 and 3, Local Traffic Control will be undertaken from a PLA Harbour Service Launch in the vicinity of Victoria Railway Bridge. All vessels intending to navigate between Vauxhall Bridge and Albert Bridge are to call ‘VICTORIA CONTROL’ on VHF Channel 14 as follows: 

• Inbound at Vauxhall Bridge  

• Outbound at Albert Bridge 

• Prior to leaving a berth or mooring between Vauxhall Bridge and Albert Bridge 

Arches closed to navigation will be marked in accordance with the Port of London Authority Thames Byelaws 2012 namely:   

By day, three red discs 0.6 metres in diameter at the points of an equilateral triangle with the apex downwards and the base horizontal  

Requirements to proceed with caution or at slow speed will be made in accordance with the procedure set out in the Port of London Authority’s Port Information Guide, under ‘Speed Reductions’ with the International Code Flags ‘Romeo Yankee’ displayed, which are illustrated below.   

Further details will be broadcast by London VTS on VHF Channel 14.