Plans for road closures in the City of London for returning office workers

London’s financial district is preparing for office workers to return from lockdown by proposing the temporary closing of some main roads, even as official U.K. government advice urges commuters to stay off trains and buses.

Plans to be considered by the City of London Corporation include one-way pedestrian walkways and timed road closures aimed at managing commuter flow in an area that employs some 520,000 people, the group said in a circular Wednesday.

Some street changes will be required to provide additional space for people walking and cycling, the corporation said, and main roads in the City may be closed to motor vehicles between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. City of London members will discuss the measures on Thursday.

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