{"id":33528,"date":"2026-06-23T14:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=33528"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:04:43","slug":"why-does-london-have-so-much-summer-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/2026\/06\/why-does-london-have-so-much-summer-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does London Have So Much Summer Construction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you been caught up in major traffic backups this month? You aren&#8217;t alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioners at Wellington has huge delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highbury is down to one lane each way for a large stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s been major construction delays at Springbank and Wonderland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus lots of roadwork is happening downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why is all of this happening at once? And when can we expect some relief?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennie Dann<em> <\/em>is the director, Construction and Infrastructure Services at City of London, and joins Craig on the podcast to provide some answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by London Hydro &#8211; with support from Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ka4w3-1af6e2a-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you been caught up in major traffic backups this month? 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