Wandsworth Reach - Wandsworth Bridge - Arch Closures

Commencing on Thursday 22nd May 2025 for 2 nights, contractors working on behalf of Wandsworth Council will be carrying out survey and inspections on Wandsworth Bridge. These works will take place overnight, commencing at 22:00 until 05:00 the following day.  

To facilitate these works, the following control measures will be implemented:  

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. 

A safety boat will be in attendance throughout the closures of ARCH 1 & 3 and maintaining a listening watch on VHF Channel 14. 

Requirements to proceed with caution or at slow speed will be made in accordance with the procedures set out in the Port of London Authority’s Port Information Guide, with the International Code Flags ‘Romeo Yankee (RY)’, which are illustrated here, displayed.

The display of these signals will be in addition to any lights or shapes required under local regulations and the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. 

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