Monument Junction walking and cycling improvements

Have your say on proposals to make the Monument junction and surrounding roads safer and easier to use for people walking and cycling

The changes are intended to help make it safer to move through and around the junction, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists.

By clicking on each of the buttons below, you can read more about what is proposed and how this may impact you. You can also view maps, ask questions, give feedback, and find out about other ways to get in touch and have your say.

You have until Tuesday 24 November 2026 to give us your feedback.

Proposals

Our scheme will provide new and improved pedestrian crossings at the Monument junction and surrounding roads, as well as wand separated cycle lanes on all arms of the junction, advance stop lines and a new cycle gate. We also propose pedestrianising Fish Street Hill: this is necessary to enable us to introduce a new pedestrian crossing here.

We have produced a short video explaining the scheme.

The proposal in more detail

Two new signalised pedestrian crossings at the junctions of Cannon Street and King William Street North
Three improved pedestrian crossings as follows:

The crossing at Gracechurch Street would be upgraded from a ‘staggered’ to a ‘straight across’ crossing. This essentially means that pedestrians could cross in one movement, rather than having to wait for a signal to complete their crossing
At the junctions of King William Street South and Eastcheap, the crossings would be widened
The crossing on Eastcheap would also be moved so it is closer to the route people walking from Fish Street Hill take, so that it is in a more convenient location

Pedestrianisation of Fish Street Hill to facilitate the new pedestrian crossing. This is subject to further discussions with the City of London Corporation
Removal of existing street-level access to disused public toilets to create more pavement space at the corner of Gracechurch Street. This is subject to further discussions with the City of London Corporation
A cycle facility on King William Street (northbound) which will allow cyclists to get in front of traffic to turn left or right
New lanes for cyclists which are separated from traffic by wands
Advance Stop Lines for cyclists on all arms of the junction.

The proposals will tie in with recently completed works by the City of London Corporation on King William Street North and upcoming improvements to Arthur Street. The works on Arthur Street for new cycling facilities and public realm enhancements are expected to be completed by mid 2027.

These proposals are illustrated in the following map.

Map showing proposed pedestrian, cycling and road safety improvements at Monument Junction

(Click on map for a larger version)

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How it may affect you

If you are walking

We propose a range of changes that we expect would make the junction and surrounding roads more pleasant and easier to navigate for people walking.

The proposals include:

New signalised crossings on Cannon Street and King William St (northern arm)
New straight-across crossing on Gracechurch Street replacing the existing staggered crossing
Left turn slip into Eastcheap replaced with footway
Widened footways on Eastcheap, King William Street (northern arm), and the central island on King William Street (southern arm) (London Bridge).

The amount of time a pedestrian needs to wait for a green man may increase on some crossings but not on others. On average the wait times are similar.

If you are cycling

New cycle facilities are planned at the junction including:

A cycle facility on King William Street (northbound) which will allow cyclists to get in front of traffic at the stop line to turn left or right
New wand separated lanes for cyclists on all arms of the junction (these are shown in the map we have produced)
Advance Stop Lines for cyclists on all arms of the junction
Cycle “early release” on all arms of the junction (except Eastcheap). This gives cycles a short head start on other vehicle traffic
New “super early release” on Gracechurch Street, granting cyclists 18 seconds of green time before other vehicles can proceed. On Gracechurch Street we recognise that there are large numbers of cyclists using the junction, so we have developed a new approach to the standard "early release" which will provide more green time for cyclists compared to a standard "early release"

We would therefore expect that people cycling would find the junction easier and safer to use in future.

If you are travelling by bus

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We are not making any changes to the bus stops or bus services through the area as part of this scheme.

Buses are expected have increased journey times on all approaches, with the largest increases occurring during peak traffic times of up to 3 minutes.

Our traffic control team will be exploring innovative technology at traffic signals to keep any extra journey time to a minimum.

Outside of weekday peak traffic times, buses on Gracechurch Street are expected to have an increase in journey time of up to 2 minutes, with limited impact on buses on other arms of the junction.

If you are travelling by car, van or a motorcycle or by taxi

We are not proposing any further restrictions to traffic. There are no changes proposed to the current traffic movements and turns.

Vehicles are expected to experience increased journey times broadly in line with buses, with the largest increases occurring during peak traffic times.

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