Transport For London have announced From 21:00 on Monday 23 June until September 2025, there will be a full closure of Gallows Corner junction, of both the roundabout and flyover. This is while works are undertaken to renew the flyover.

Gallows Corner will be closed to all vehicle traffic, with only emergency vehicles, black cabs and TfL buses able to use the junction, with walking and cycling routes maintained across the junction.

No general traffic will be able to make journeys through Gallows Corner in any direction.
This includes no access to or from the A127 Southend Arterial Road and A12 Colchester Road to the A12 Eastern Avenue or the A118 Main Road, Romford. Local diversion routes will be in place.

Roads in the local area to Gallows Corner junction and wider area are expected to be very busy.
All vehicle journeys should expect to be disrupted for the duration of the closure.

The A118 and A12 will be closed with no access between the following roads:
A118 Straight Road between Gallows Corner and Masefield Crescent.
A12 Colchester Road between Gallows Corner and Bryant Avenue
A118 Main Road between Gallows Corner and Upper Brentwood Road
A12 Eastern Avenue East between Gallows Corner and Masefield Crescent.

The A127 and A12 will be closed with local access only between the following roads:
A12 Colchester Road between Bryant Avenue and Gooshays Drive/Gubbins Lane
A127 Southend Arterial Road between Gallows Corner and Ardleigh Green Road/Squirrels Heath Road
A12 Eastern Avenue East between Masefield Crescent and Pettits Lane/Pettits Lane North
Follow signs for local diversion routes.

TfL are advising road users to consider the following alternatives during the closure:

• For local journeys through the area, consider taking the bus rather than your car for a more direct journey to your destination
• For longer distance journeys that are non-stopping in the Gallows Corner area, use the M25 for the M11 or A13 to complete your journey
• For any journey during the closure, allow more time for your journey and where possible, travel outside peak times
  Always plan ahead and check before you travel

Bus journeys are likely to take longer than normal because of increased congestion locally.
Buses can provide a more direct route than driving for many journeys
Routes: 174, 496, 498 and 499 will still be able to go through Gallows Corner, local Bus stops in the Gallows Corner area will all remain open.

If you are travelling by bus: Plan ahead, Check bus status updates before you travel (TfL Go) and allow more time for your journey, diverted traffic will created delays to journeys affecting bus routes: 174, 256, 294, 346, 496, 498, 499, 103, 175, 375, N86