First published 10/7/2026, 6:03:15 PM · Last updated 10/7/2026, 6:03:15 PM

Utility works road disruption — [A4005] HANGER LANE (W5 ) (Ealing)

Temporary traffic signals for Thames Water utility works at Hanger Lane and Quill Street are causing slow traffic and tailbacks, with delays expected. The works are listed from 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-08.

Illustrative image: Hanger Lane Gyratory on the North Circular. In a 2007 poll for Highway Insurance Company, this was named as Britain's most scary road junction - see http://www.highway-insurance.co.uk/highway/uploads/press/Scaryjunctionspressrelease1207.pdf (pdf file). In the photo the A406 North Circular is on the right, the A405 to Alperton is ahead. Traffic has to choose between the nearer lanes for the A40 into central London, middle lanes for the A406 southbound to Ealing and Chiswick, furthest lane for the — David Hawgood/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Categories: travel-and-transportation

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The works are disrupting traffic in both directions on Hanger Lane.

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