Bike routes that avoid roadworks: cycling directions around London's closures
Cyclemate reads Transport for London's road disruptions and every Street Manager permit for London, then keeps your route off streets that are closed or dug up while the works are live. There are 1,500+ live street works on the map today, and street markets are avoided on market day only.
- 1,500+ live street works avoided
- Refreshed every night
- 17 street markets with their hours
Cities change. So do our routes.
Roadworks, markets and closures are on the map with their hours.
Data from
Department for TransportThis week in London
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Bishopsgate worksStreet Manager · Dept for TransportWhere the closures come from
Two public feeds and the riders. Between 3,000 and 6,000 permit notices a day reach the map for London alone, and every one is applied with the dates and hours it is valid for.
Transport for London
Road Disruptions feed
The strategic roads: red routes and A roads. Closures block the street outright; serious and moderate works are steered around. Pulled every night, and a closure that leaves the feed is cleared the same morning.
NightlyrefreshDepartment for Transport
Street Manager permits
Every permit a utility or borough holds to dig up a London street, from the DfT's open data stream. Cyclemate keeps the London notices, works out which streets are closed or down to one lane, and applies them with their dates.
38,000+permits applied since July 2026Cyclemate riders
Reports from the ride
The works the feeds miss: an unannounced dig, a lane that never reopened, a diversion that puts bikes on a main road. Two taps mid-ride files it, it is checked, and the next rider is already routed around it.
33 hrsmedian time from report to fixWhy this route
Every route comes with its reasons
No black box. Tap “Why this route” and SuperSafe™ shows its working: the busy roads it skipped, the junction it would not send you across, the roadworks it saw this morning and the report a rider filed last week. If you disagree, you can tell it.
How it works →Two minutes longer to skip Tottenham Court Road. Whitfield Street instead: quiet, lit the whole way, and no right turn across Euston Road.
Safety, by distance
Avoided along the way
- Avoids Tottenham Court Road and Euston RoadBusier roads or shared paths
- Avoids dangerous junction Euston Road / Gower Street onto Gower StreetRestricted turn
- 12 Sep – 14 Oct · weekdays 07:00–19:00Roadworks on Warren StreetTransport for London
- Avoids Cleveland StreetReported by riders
Every rider makes SuperSafe smarter
Report a hazard mid-ride. AI checks it, the map updates, the next rider is already rerouted. Credit goes to you.
Roadworks and cycling in London: your questions
Does Cyclemate route around roadworks?
Yes. In London, Cyclemate reads the live road disruption feed from Transport for London and every street works permit published through the Department for Transport’s Street Manager, and keeps your route off streets that are closed or dug up while the works are live. On 22 September 2026 that was more than 1,500 live street works on the map.
Where does the roadworks data come from?
Two public feeds and the riders. Transport for London’s Road Disruptions feed covers the strategic roads, the red routes and A roads, and is pulled every day. The Department for Transport’s Street Manager open data covers every street in England where a utility or council holds a permit to dig, and streams in as permits are issued. Cyclemate keeps the London permits, between 3,000 and 6,000 notices a day. Riders add what the feeds miss: a hazard reported mid-ride is reviewed and applied to the map, typically within two days.
How quickly do new roadworks appear on the map?
Within a day. New permits stream in as they are issued and are applied to routing overnight, and the TfL feed is refreshed every night. A permit that is completed or cancelled is cleared from the route as soon as its notice arrives, so a job that finishes early stops sending you around it.
Does every roadwork force a detour?
No. A street that is fully closed is avoided outright. Works that leave the road open, under temporary signals or a shared single lane, are avoided when a quiet alternative is close by and used when the detour would be long. Works on the footway alone do not change the route.
Can I plan a route for a future date?
Yes. Set a departure date and time and the route reflects the closures in force at that moment, including one-off closures such as marathons and festivals, and weekly ones such as street markets. A Saturday morning route past Broadway Market differs from a Tuesday afternoon one.
Does Cyclemate avoid street markets?
Yes. London’s street markets are on the map with their trading hours, so on market day the route goes around the market and for the rest of the week it goes straight through. Cyclemate tracks 17 recurring weekly closures of this kind.
Can I see which roadworks my route avoided?
Yes. Tap “Why this route?” on any SuperSafe route and it lists the works it steered around, each with its dates, hours and source, alongside the busy roads, junctions and rider reports it also avoided.
What if roadworks are missing from the map?
Report them from the ride. Two taps mid-ride files a hazard report with your location. It is checked, the map is updated, and the next rider is routed around it, typically within two days. Reports work in every Cyclemate city.
Does roadwork avoidance work outside London?
The live feeds are London only. In New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles, routes still avoid the hazards riders report and the dated closures on the map, but there is no automatic works feed yet.
