A requiem to a roundabout’s subways is set to be performed tomorrow night before the public walkways are closed off for good.
Construction of a segregated cycle superhighway from the notorious junction at Elephant and Castle has already begun, with a year of travel disruption expected, while wider plans to transform the roundabout into a peninsula are expected to be completed by next summer.
Before the seven subterranean footpaths are cordoned off and filled in, ‘Save our Subways’ campaigner, Richard Reynolds, is determined to give them one last swan song.
Requiem for the Subways, composed by Danyal Dhondy, will be played as audience members wander the underground network at sunset. Work on the roundabout and the subways is expected to begin on April 9 and Transport for London has advised commuters to use alternative routes at peak times. Some bus routes will also be diverted or delayed (see full list below).
For your chance to hear the Requiem for the Subways, be at the centre of the roundabout at 7pm tomorrow night.
Bus routes affected by works at the roundabout:
Stop J towards New Cross or Peckham
53
63
168
172
363
453
N63
Stop K towards Surrey Quays
1
188
N1
Stop M towards Westminster
53
453
Stop N towards Blackfriars or Waterloo
1
63
168
172
188
363
N1
N63
Stop P towards Pimlico or Kennington
133
155
196
333
415
N133
N155
Stop R towards Brixton, Peckham or Camberwell Green
12
35
40
45
68
136
148
171
176
343
468
N35
N68
N89
N171
N343
P5
Stop S towards London Bridge
35
40
133
136
333
343
415
N35
N133
N343
Stop T towards Blackfriars
45
155
196
P5
Stop V towards Waterloo or Westminster
12
68
148
171
176
468
N68
N89
N155
N171