Occurred Oct 17, 2026, 9:14:16 PM UTC

First published Oct 18, 2026, 12:07:16 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 18, 2026, 12:07:16 AM UTC

Police activity road disruption — [B123] POPLAR HIGH STREET (E14 ) (Tower Hamlets)

Reported by Transport for London Road Disruptions

Police activity has blocked both directions of the B123 at Poplar High Street and Bazely Street. Drivers are advised to use an alternative route; no diversion delays are reported.

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Affected location: Poplar High Street, Tower Hamlets

Illustrative image: Former School of Marine Engineering, Poplar High Street Built in 1902-06 by the London County Council's Architect's Department. Of Portland stone, with a curious and interesting facade in which some windows are semi-circular and deeply recessed in arches with intervening pairs of columns. Grade II listed. It is now part of Tower Hamlets College (as is the "clumsy" extension to the right). — Stephen Richards/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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The closure affects road users, although the source reports no delays on the diversion.

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