Blackfriars Bridge Foreshore

The new area of public realm is really starting to take shape. At 110 metres long, Bazalgette Embankment will be the largest single structure built into the River Thames in some 150 years. For the latest pictures, see our October 2024 update - here. 

The team is currently working on the hard and soft landscaping of the new area. Trees and vegetation have been planted and paving work is ongoing and street furniture is being installed. 

Over the coming months, the Tideway teams will be trialling our lighting systems at this site. Phase 1 of testing took place from 6am Thursday 13 June - midnight Monday 17 June. For more information about these tests, the purpose of these lights and which other sites you can expect to see also trialling these lights, please click here.

If you have any questions about this or our site at Blackfriars Bridge Foreshore please get in touch with our helpdesk on 08000 30 80 80 or [email protected]. 

• Monday to Friday: 7am to 10pm - no noisy works before 8am or after 6pm
• Saturday: 7am to 3pm  - no noisy works before 8am

There may be occasional working on Sundays, 7am to 3pm. 

We notify residents by email if there are changes to the times listed above. To be added to our site email list email [email protected] 

• All static machinery and plant is screened or enclosed
• Vehicle movements are strictly limited to set times and coordinated to ensure that no lorries queue outside of the site
• Footpath diversions are clearly signposted
• Hoarding has been erected on the site boundaries
• The excavated material handling area was enclosed

At Blackfriars we are creating a large new area of public realm, right on the foreshore. For more information on our public open spaces, visit our Open Spaces page. 

The artist Nathan Coley has been commissioned to create a new permanent artwork for the site at Blackfriars, read more here.

Dorothea Smartt has been commissioned to produce poetry to adorn the signature ventilation columns for many of our sites, read more here and Marina Willer of design studio Pentagram is also creating a unifying identity for a series of bronze plaques for 12 of Tideway’s sites across London including our Blackfriars site. Read more here. 

• Call our 24 hour Tideway Helpdesk 08000 30 80 80 or email [email protected]
• Read the latest updates on the noticeboards on our hoardings.
• Email our Community Relations team to answer your questions or meet with you, via [email protected]

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