Enfield Roadworks This Week: M25 J25-J23 Shut 5 to 7 Oct

Enfield is a borough you cross rather than one you drive around. Almost all of it moves north to south, on four roads that run roughly parallel down the borough from the M25 to the North Circular, and when one of them is dug up the other three feel it.

This page keeps the current works at the top and the permanent stuff underneath, because the permanent stuff is what most people are actually looking for.

What is dug up right now

Checked against Transport for London’s live road disruption feed, Enfield Council’s own traffic orders, National Highways and Greater Anglia on Friday 2 October 2026. TfL manages the red routes and the borough’s biggest roads. The council manages everything else, and publishes each closure as a temporary traffic order.

The Fore Street Tunnel shuts on Thursday nights. TfL lists the A406 Angel Road tunnel under Fore Street as fully closed in both directions for routine overnight maintenance. It was shut on the night of Thursday 1 October. The next closures on TfL’s schedule are all Thursday nights, 22:00 to 05:00:

• 8 October
• 5 and 12 November
• 3 and 10 December
• 7 and 14 January, 4 and 11 February, 4 and 11 March 2027

TfL’s advice is to use an alternative route. The North Circular is the borough’s only fast east to west road along its southern edge, so expect the Fore Street and Angel Road junctions to take the diverted traffic.

The three utility jobs TfL had listed to 1 October have gone from its feed. These were the signals on the A1010 Hertford Road at Turkey Street, the A110 Slades Hill at Chase Ridings, and the lane closure on the A10 southbound at Mayfair Gardens. Nothing else in the borough was on TfL’s list when we checked.

The council’s 12-week order for the A1010 High Street at Lincoln Road is still in force, phased from 21 September, so potentially to mid-December. It allows:

• Allens Road and Derby Road closed at their junctions with the High Street, about 30 metres each, with waiting and loading restrictions
• waiting and loading restrictions along the High Street itself between South Street and College Court Road, on both sides
• both cycle lanes closed between Orchard Road and College Court Road
• diversions via High Street, Orchard Road, Church Road and Allens Road, and via Lincoln Road, High Street and Derby Road

Brimsdown’s industrial roads are on a three-month phased closure. The order took effect on 28 September for utility works, for three months or until the works finish, so potentially to late December. It covers five roads off the A1055 Mollison Avenue:

• Stockingswater Lane, whole road. Diversion: Braithwaite Road and Mollison Avenue.
• Millmarsh Lane, whole road.
• Aden Road, whole road. Diversion: Mollison Avenue, the Aden Road roundabout and Suez Road.
• Jeffreys Road, whole road. Diversion: Mollison Avenue northbound.
• Tanner Street, about 10 metres from its Jeffreys Road junction.

The order is phased, so the roads close in turn rather than all at once.

The 13-week job off the Hertford Road continues. Since 21 September, phased to about 20 December, the access road serving 168 to 194 Hertford Road is closed from number 180 to Brick Lane, and Brick Lane is closed westbound for about 15 metres at its Hertford Road junction. The diversion is Hertford Road, Carterhatch Lane, Central Avenue, Barnard Road and Brick Lane. The same order books one night’s closure of Church Street in Enfield Town, between Sarnesfield Road and London Road, on a date the council has not named, some time before 20 December. The diversion for that night is Genotin Road, Cecil Road, Chase Side, Parsonage Lane, Baker Street and Silver Street.

Bullsmoor Lane has a night closure from Wednesday 7 October, on a notice that contradicts itself. The council’s notice closes Bullsmoor Lane EN3 between number 53 and the Hertford Road junction, 21:00 to 05:00 from 7 October, for up to 21 days. But the same notice is dated 7 October, and names 27 September as the date by which works should finish. The start date and hours are as printed; we could not confirm the end date from the document.

New closures on the council’s own orders

These are below TfL’s reporting threshold but are on Enfield’s published traffic orders, so they are real and they are signed. Most were dated 30 September. The end dates are the latest each order allows, not a promise the works will take that long.

The College Close notice is another that does not add up. Its schedule says the closure runs “for approximately 18 months or until works are completed”, while the body of the same notice allows 21 days and says a full order will follow if the works are not done by 18 October. Both are as printed.

Meridian Water event restrictions on four dates. A new council order for the area around Meridian Water station applies on:

• Saturday 3 October, 15:00 to 22:30
• Friday 9 October, 19:00 to 03:00
• Saturday 10 October, 13:00 to 22:30
• Saturday 17 October, 13:00 to 22:30

While it is in force, Meridian Way N18 drops to 20mph from Leeside Road to 100 metres north of Glover Drive and its cycle track is suspended. Glover Drive has no waiting or loading on either side, with no right turn in or out of number 6, and the unnamed access road to Meridian Water station is closed.

Waiting and loading restrictions only, no closures:

• Shaftesbury Road N18, phased from 1 October for 14 days, from Commercial Road to Bull Lane
• Amersham Avenue N18, from 5 October for 5 days
• Standard Road EN3, from 5 October for 4 days
• Upton Road and Woolmer Road N18, phased from 5 October for 8 weeks
• Bull Lane N18, east side between Wilbury Way and Amersham Avenue, from 7 October for 22 days
• Coldham Grove EN3, from 28 September for 4 weeks, and Longfield Avenue EN3, for 8 weeks

Still running

• Fairgreen EN4, off the Cockfosters Road: the northern half of the roundabout beside numbers 38A to 40 is closed from 29 September for six months, so potentially to late March 2027.
• Rossdale Drive N9, closed at its junction with Galliard Road for about 30 metres, from 28 September for 4 weeks, so to about 26 October. Diversion: Oaklands Avenue, Hill Rise and Galliard Road.
• Warwick Road N11, closed between numbers 57 and 65 from 21 September for up to 21 days, so 11 October at the latest. Diversion: Bosworth Road, Natal Road and Lancaster Road.
• Bridport Road N18, closed from its junction with Gloucester Road for about 45 metres east to the railway bridge, from 17 September for 22 days, so to about 8 October.
• Hazelbury Lane N9, closed at its junction with Hazelbury Green for utility works, from 7 August for 9 weeks, so to about 9 October. Diversion: Haselbury Road, Park Lane and Hazelbury Green.
• Halstead Gardens N21, closed at its junctions with Firs Park Avenue from 10 August for 11 weeks, so to about 26 October. Waiting and loading restrictions on Firs Park Avenue run to about 21 October.
• Winchester Road N9 and its side roads, the big one by duration: utility works on a phased basis for approximately 47 weeks from 7 September, so potentially into August 2027. The phases in the order are:
  • Winchester Road: waiting and loading restrictions along the whole road, between Church Street and Bury Street
  • Beechwood Mews: closed at its Winchester Road junction for about 10 weeks from 7 September
  • Durham Road: closed at its Winchester Road junction for about 20 weeks from 14 September
  • Wimborne Road: closed at its Winchester Road junction for about 19 weeks from 23 November
• Church Street N9, waiting and loading restrictions on both sides between Little Bury Street and Firs Park Avenue, with turns into and out of Ainsley Close banned, from 2 September for 15 weeks, so to about mid-December.
• Sweet Briar Grove N9, no entry from Central Avenue, with waiting and loading restrictions along Darley Road and Tranmere Road, phased over 15 weeks from 2 September. Diversion: Central Avenue, Haselbury Road, Northern Road, Eastern Avenue and Chalfont Road.
• The Green N9, waiting and loading restrictions over about 150m between Balham Road and Hertford Road, with a cycle lane closure from Balham Road to Church Street. In force from 21 July for 16 weeks, so until roughly mid-November.

Run their course since our last check: Paulin Drive N21 (10 days to about 30 September), and the short waiting restrictions on Church Street N9 at numbers 151 to 153, Crescent Road N9, South Lodge Drive and Carlton Avenue N14, Wellington Road EN1, Brodie Road EN2 and Leighton Road EN1. Some of those notices are still on the council’s list, but their stated durations have passed.

The A1055 Mollison Avenue has two planned overnight closures for street lighting, both 23:00 to 06:00:

• Saturday 10 into Sunday 11 October, between Hertford Road and the Solar Way roundabout
• Saturday 7 into Sunday 8 November, between Ordnance Road and Bilton Way. Diversion: Bullsmoor Lane, the A10, the North Circular, Conduit Lane and Meridian Way.

For anything smaller than these, the council publishes every temporary road closure as a Traffic Management Order, street by street, and TfL’s live road disruption list updates through the day.

The M25: shut from junction 25 to 23 for three nights

National Highways’ seven-day closure report, in the edition covering 1 to 7 October, books the whole anti-clockwise carriageway between junction 25 and junction 23 for three nights, for testing works. Junction 25 is Waltham Cross, where the A10 meets the motorway. Junction 23 is South Mimms, where it meets the A1(M). So on those nights there is no anti-clockwise M25 from Enfield towards the M1 and Heathrow.

Diversions are via the signed National Highways and local authority routes.

The junction 25 slip road closures we listed for this weekend have dropped out of the report. The previous edition closed the anti-clockwise entry slip at junction 25 every night from 30 September to 4 October, for retexturing works. The current edition lists it only for the night of Thursday 1 October. National Highways sometimes brings dropped nights back in a later edition, so check the report again before travelling.

Trains: an early Sunday disruption two weeks running

TfL lists no planned closure on the Weaver or Piccadilly lines in Enfield for the weekend of 3 and 4 October.

On Sunday 11 October there is no Weaver line service until 10:15 between Liverpool Street and Cheshunt, Chingford or Enfield Town, according to TfL’s line status. That takes out every Overground station in the borough for the early morning: Enfield Town, Bush Hill Park, Southbury, Turkey Street, Edmonton Green and Silver Street. TfL suggests Underground connections between central London and Seven Sisters. Greater Anglia and Stansted Express trains that usually stop at Seven Sisters will call at Tottenham Hale instead.

On the Lea Valley side, Greater Anglia’s service alterations calendar lists:

• Sunday 4 October: local diversions between Liverpool Street and Cheshunt, early morning only
• Sunday 11 October: local diversions between Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale until 09:50
• Monday 12 to Thursday 15 October: local diversions between Liverpool Street and Cheshunt, late night and early morning only
• Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October: disruption between Stansted Airport or Hertford East and Waltham Cross, just north of the borough boundary

Greater Anglia does not say on the calendar which stations each diversion skips. Ponders End, Brimsdown, Enfield Lock and Meridian Water are all on the Liverpool Street to Cheshunt line, so check the journey planner for those dates.

The rule that changed in Enfield this year

Since 27 April 2026 Enfield has run a Lane Rental Scheme: a statutory scheme that charges utilities and contractors a daily fee for occupying the carriageway on the borough’s busiest roads. It applies to 8.6% of Enfield’s roads, seven days a week, and it is meant to push works into quieter hours and finish them faster.

The sequence, from the council’s own record:

• 16 March to 19 April 2026: trial period, with charges assessed but not levied.
• 16 April 2026: the Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) Order 2026 is made.
• 27 April 2026: the order comes into force, giving the council legal authority to operate the scheme.
• 25 May 2026: charges start being applied for real.

The trial’s own evaluation found that for the biggest works promoters, Enfield Council itself, Thames Water and UK Power Networks, between 22% and 35% of works days were assessed as chargeable. In other words two thirds or more of the digging on these roads already happens at times or in ways that avoid a charge, which is roughly the point.

Under regulations that came into force on 5 January 2026, half of any surplus revenue must be spent on highway maintenance and half goes to an innovation fund aimed at reducing disruption from street works. The scheme sits on top of a permit scheme the council has run for more than fifteen years.

The four roads that matter

A10 Great Cambridge Road. The spine. Dual carriageway from the North Circular to the M25 at junction 25, and the fastest way through the borough when it is clear. TfL listed no works on it inside the borough on 2 October.

A1010 Hertford Road. The old road, running parallel and slightly east through Edmonton, Ponders End, Enfield Highway and Enfield Wash. Slower, more signalised, and the default diversion when the A10 fails.

A105 Green Lanes. The western equivalent, through Bowes, Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill up to Enfield Town. Shops most of the way, so it is never fast.

A111 Cockfosters Road. The far west, from Cockfosters up to the M25 at junction 24 and Potters Bar.

A110 Southbury Road and Enfield Road is the borough’s only substantial east to west route, linking the A10 to Enfield Town and on towards Oakwood and Barnet. That single road carries most of the borough’s cross-town traffic, which is why its junction with the A10 matters more than its size suggests.

Driving in Enfield: ULEZ, parking and the practical bits

The whole borough is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone. The ULEZ covers every London borough and runs 24 hours a day, every day except Christmas Day. A non-compliant vehicle pays £12.50 a day. Check your registration on TfL’s site before you assume you are exempt, because the standard catches a lot of diesels registered before September 2015.

Station car parks. Two Underground stations in the borough have TfL car parks:

Cash, where accepted, costs 20p more per day than paying by app or card.

There is no park and ride in Enfield. With 20 stations spread across the borough and four separate routes into town, the network does the job that a park and ride does elsewhere, which is why one has never been built here. If you are driving to a station, Cockfosters and Oakwood are the only two with a formal car park; everywhere else means street parking, and most of the streets near Enfield Town, Palmers Green and Southgate stations are in controlled parking zones.

Penalty charge notices are handled through the council’s parking services portal, and blue badges are applied for through the council.

Before you set off

• TfL live status for the red routes and main roads: tfl.gov.uk/traffic/status.
• Enfield’s Traffic Management Orders for street-level temporary closures: enfield.gov.uk.
• National Highways for the M25 at junctions 24 and 25: nationalhighways.co.uk.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ordnance Road still closed at Enfield Lock?

No, on the published record. The council’s notice for the railway works at the Enfield Lock level crossing expired on 8 September 2026. No Ordnance Road order was on the council’s list when we checked on 2 October.

Are there roadworks on the A10 in Enfield?

Not on TfL’s list when we checked on 2 October. The southbound lane closure at Mayfair Gardens, on the Haringey border, was listed to 1 October and has gone from the feed. The A10 does meet the M25 at junction 25, where National Highways has night closures booked from 5 to 7 October.

Is the Piccadilly line running to Cockfosters?

Yes. TfL lists no planned Piccadilly line closure for the weekends of 3 and 4 October or 10 and 11 October, checked on 2 October.

Is the M25 closed near Enfield this week?

On three nights next week, yes. National Highways books the anti-clockwise carriageway from junction 25 to junction 23 closed on Monday 5, Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 October, 22:00 to 05:00, for testing works, with the anti-clockwise entry slips at junctions 25 and 24 shut too. On the night of Friday 2 October, the north quadrant of the junction 25 roundabout is closed from 23:59 to 06:00.

Are trains running from Enfield Town this weekend?

Yes, on TfL’s published plans for 3 and 4 October. The next closure is Sunday 11 October, when there is no Weaver line service until 10:15 between Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, Cheshunt or Chingford.

Is Enfield in the ULEZ?

Yes, all of it. The Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every London borough. A non-compliant vehicle pays £12.50 a day, 24 hours a day, every day except Christmas Day.

What is Enfield’s Lane Rental Scheme?

A statutory scheme, in force since 27 April 2026, that charges utilities and contractors a daily fee to occupy the carriageway on the borough’s busiest roads. It covers 8.6% of Enfield’s roads and applies seven days a week. Charges have been levied since 25 May 2026.

Is there a park and ride in Enfield?

No. The nearest thing is the TfL car park at Cockfosters (232 spaces) or Oakwood (150 spaces), both £5.00 a day cashless on weekdays, both on the Piccadilly line.

Which motorway junctions serve Enfield?

M25 junction 25 at Waltham Cross for the A10 and the east of the borough, and M25 junction 24 at Potters Bar for the A111 and the Cockfosters and Southgate side.

Related

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• Enfield house prices: what the borough’s east to west split costs in money.
• Things to do in Enfield: where the free car parks are.
• Parking in Enfield: car parks, permits and the bank holiday rule.

Sources

• TfL road disruption feed, read 29 September 2026, for the current works, their locations, promoters and end dates, including the signals at Turkey Street and Slades Hill and the A10 lane closure at Mayfair Gardens.
• TfL line status and planned works, read 29 September 2026, for the Weaver line closure on the morning of 11 October, the Chingford branch late evening closure and the absence of a Piccadilly line closure.
• Enfield Council traffic management orders, read 29 September 2026, for the council’s own closures. The individual notices used here are Allens Road, Lincoln Road, Derby Road, South Street, High Street EN3 (PDF), Stockingswater Lane, Millmarsh Lane, Aden Road, Jeffreys Road and Tanner Street EN3 (PDF), Hertford Road, Brick Lane EN3 and Church Street EN2 (PDF), Bullsmoor Lane EN3 (PDF), Fairgreen and Fairgreen East EN4 (PDF), Galliard Road and Rossdale Drive N9 (PDF), Warwick Road N11 (PDF), Paulin Drive N21 (PDF), Bridport Road N18 (PDF), Hazelbury Green and Hazelbury Lane N9 (PDF), Firs Park Avenue, Halstead Gardens N21 and Church Street N9 (PDF), Winchester Road and various roads N9 (PDF), Church Street and Ainsley Close N9 (PDF), Sweet Briar Grove, Darley Road and Tranmere Road N9 (PDF), The Green N9 (PDF), Wellington Road EN1 (PDF), Church Street N9 (PDF), Crescent Road N9 (PDF), South Lodge Drive and Carlton Avenue N14 (PDF), Brodie Road EN2 (PDF), Leighton Road EN1 (PDF), Coldham Grove and Longfield Avenue EN3 (PDF), Commercial Road and Bull Lane N18 (PDF), Suffolk Road EN3 with Kipling Terrace and Harington Terrace (PDF) and Mollison Avenue EN3 (PDF).
• National Highways 7-day closure report for 28 September to 4 October 2026, read 29 September 2026, for the M25 junction 25 entry slip and roundabout closures and the junction 24 exit slip closure.
• Greater Anglia service alterations, read 29 September 2026, for the Liverpool Street to Cheshunt late night alterations from 28 September to 2 October and the Liverpool Street to Cambridge late night alterations.
• Enfield Council Lane Rental Scheme and its trial period evaluation report (PDF) for the scheme’s scope, dates and chargeable-days findings.
• TfL car park open data for the Cockfosters and Oakwood space counts and tariffs, last updated 4 August 2026.
• TfL Ultra Low Emission Zone for the zone’s extent, hours and daily charge.

Roadworks move. The dates above are the end dates published when we checked; confirm on the TfL live feed before you plan around them.

Correction, 29 September 2026: an earlier version of this page gave 10 and 11 October as the night for both Mollison Avenue street lighting closures. The council’s order puts the Ordnance Road to Bilton Way closure on 7 and 8 November. The Hertford Road to Solar Way closure is on 10 and 11 October.