First published Oct 16, 2026, 5:25:15 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:25:15 PM UTC

Police activity road disruption — [A112] WEST HAM LANE (E15 ) (Newham)

Reported by Transport for London Road Disruptions

Police activity has closed West Ham Lane in both directions at Barnby Street, with slow traffic and delays reported. Drivers are advised to use an alternative route.

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Affected location: West Ham Lane, Newham

Illustrative image: An interim picture shows the modernist system building of the former Yardley box factory, known as Warton House. The electricity cables, between West Ham and Clapton are shortly to disappear, necessitating closure of this busy road at some time. The initial Yardley business commenced in Carpenters Road in 1903, and this extension was bult in 1937. In 1966, the company moved to Basildon where, I believe, they used ex-BEA AEC half-deck airport coaches as staff transport. If I remember rightly, a h — sludgegulper/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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