Nine Elms Reach - Vauxhall Bridge: Arch Closures

Mariners are advised that, on 19th January 2026, for two weeks, survey and inspection works will take place on Vauxhall Bridge via rope access. In order to accommodate these works, the arches of Vauxhall Bridge will be closed to navigation and at times local traffic control implemented as follows:

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 
• By night, three red lights in similar positions to the discs displayed by day. 

Local Traffic Control will be undertaken from a PLA Harbour Service Launch exhibiting blue flashing lights. All vessels intending to transit Vauxhall Bridge are to call ‘VAUXHALL CONTROL’ on VHF Channel 14 as follows: 

•       Inbound at Lambeth Bridge  

•       Outbound at Chelsea Bridge 

•       Prior to leaving a berth or mooring between Lambeth Bridge and Chelsea Bridge 

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. 

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