Photos have captured the flyover being taken apart, with whole sections already removed and panelling from on top of the road stripped back.
Cranes have been set up on the site and began lifting out parts of the flyover on Thursday evening (July 3).
According to deputy leader of Havering Council Cllr Gillian Ford, wider demolition of the flyover will take place over the weekend.
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In an update on the works posted on Facebook, Cllr Ford said the construction programme is “on track”.
She added that Essex and Suffolk Water works are also underway on the A127, with scaffolding and noise barriers erected along a section of the road and trenches set to be excavated on Monday.
Initial stages of the flyover works started from May, while the Gallows Corner junction shut completely on June 23.
Transport for London (TfL) called the closure “essential” to avoid “unplanned closures of the flyover in the future”, which they said would be “much more disruptive” for the area.
The flyover, built in the 1970s, was initially intended as a temporary structure and now needs renewing and strengthening due to its age.
TfL says the works will allow for the removal of speed and weight restrictions over the flyover, set to “improve journey times, reliability and safety”.
