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Sadiq Khan signs off Hawkins Brown and East’s Oxford Street transformation with vehicles to be removed from September

By 2026-02-27T11:40:00

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Overhaul of Europe’s busiest shopping street to start this autumn

Almost 1km of London’s Oxford Street could be pedestrianised from September following Sadiq Khan’s decision to grant final approval for the project.

The London mayor has instructed Transport for London (TfL) to begin work to remove traffic from a 925m stretch of the road from Orchard Street in the west to Great Portland Street in the east.

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