Service disruption

Unfortunately, our services are sometimes disrupted or changed because of things like weather conditions or major road closures and this page will list or direct you to information about changes.

You should also check the bank holiday service changes page for any changes we've planned that are specific to a holiday period.

If the weather is bad enough to activate an emergency plan (such as 'red' weather warnings) you can find a list of key contacts you may need on our emergency planning page.

Current information on service disruptions

Recycling and rubbish collections

Our roads with missed collections page will be updated should there be an issue with collections as a result of the weather, road closures or issues with collection vehicles.

School closures

Please check individual school websites for information on any school closures.

Libraries

Libraries may close in cases of extreme weather.

Transport

Many transport services can be affected such as buses and trains.

For the underground and buses visit the Transport for London status checker for updates.

For overground train services visit the National Rail website.

There are online resources for roads such as Google Maps and Essex Highways giving updates on queues and traffic.

Gritting

When snow and ice are forecast, priority routes including main A and B roads, and school entrances will be gritted. The A12, A127 and A13 will be gritted by Transport for London.

There is more information on our gritting page.

Keep updated

There are also updates on local radio such as Time FM and Heart FM.

Updates on the weather can be found on the Met office website.

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