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Roadworks in Tower Hamlets by area

Across the areas we cover there are 12 roadworks on now and 17 booked for the next month, and 13 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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12roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
17coming upbooked for the next 30 days
13road closureson now or coming up
9closures this week and next8 in the next 7 days

Darker means more roadworks. Tap an area for its page.

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Busiest right now: Spitalfields (11), Shadwell (9) and Whitechapel (8). The middle Tower Hamlets area has 4. Most road closures: Shadwell (8), Ratcliffe (6) and Spitalfields (6).

Every area, ranked

1SpitalfieldsE111656
2ShadwellE1W9458
3WhitechapelE18446
4RatcliffeE17256
5LimehouseE146334
6WappingE1W5235
7St. George in the EastE15324
8StepneyE15233
9PoplarE14532–
10Bethnal GreenE24041
11BowE34131
12Canary WharfE144221
13Mile EndE34131
14BlackwallE14422–
15Isle of DogsE143121
16MillwallE143121
17Old FordE33031
18Cubitt TownE142111
19Bromley-by-BowE3101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 14 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closing this week and next

Roman RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadBow9 NovThames Water
Bekesbourne StreetRailway work in the road and on the pavementRatcliffe9 Nov to 12 NovNetwork Rail
Berchmans CloseWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementSt. George in the East16 Nov to 19 NovThames Water

3 road closures starting in the next 14 days, soonest first. Tap a road for the details. Dates are what was booked and can change.

Roads closed now

Marsh WallRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadIsle of DogsTodayThames Water
Christian StreetRailway work in the roadSt. George in the EastUntil 5 NovNetwork Rail
St Pauls AvenueRoad improvements in the road and on the pavementRatcliffeUntil 6 NovLondon Borough Of Southwark
Nelson StreetWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementSt. George in the EastUntil 10 NovThames Water
Primrose StreetWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementSpitalfieldsUntil 11 NovEE
Appold StreetWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementSpitalfieldsUntil 11 NovEE

6 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Thames Water828%
London Borough Of Tower Hamlets621%
Uk Power Networks Eastern & London517%
Network Rail310%
Cadent Gas27%
London Borough Of Southwark27%
EE27%
Virgin Media13%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is September 2026. We take the works the councils covering Tower Hamlets publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Tower Hamlets have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Spitalfields (11), Shadwell (9), Whitechapel (8), Ratcliffe (7) and Limehouse (6). The middle area has 4.

Which roads are closed in Tower Hamlets this week?

8 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Nelson Street in St. George in the East, Primrose Street in Spitalfields and Appold Street in Spitalfields. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Tower Hamlets?

Of the 29 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Thames Water (8), London Borough Of Tower Hamlets (6) and Uk Power Networks Eastern & London (5). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is September 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.