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W5 buses diverted off Mount View Road until noon

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The Crouch End Times newsroom
11 November 2026

Route W5 runs via Oakfield Road in both directions between 8am and noon today, 11 November, skipping Mount View Road and Stapleton Hall Road.

W5 buses are off Mount View Road, Crouch End, between 8am and noon today, 11 November, while the road is resurfaced. Buses run in both directions via Oakfield Road instead.

The Hail & Ride sections on Mount View Road and Stapleton Hall Road will not be served during those hours, so anyone who normally flags a bus down there needs to walk to a stop on the diversion or catch it later. Transport for London advises allowing extra time.

It is the second W5 diversion for resurfacing in a month, after the Ridge Road stops were skipped in October. Resurfacing is welcome, and a four-hour window is a sensible one. The question for TfL is whether the W5's Hail & Ride users get a clear warning next time.

The facts
  • W5 is on diversion in both directions via Oakfield Road between 08:00 and 12:00 on Wednesday 11 November due to resurfacing at Mount View Road.
  • Buses will not serve the Hail & Ride sections on Mount View Road and Stapleton Hall Road.
  • TfL advises passengers to allow additional time.
  • The W5 skipped Ridge Road stops for resurfacing in October.
Sources and evidence

Every factual claim in this story is linked to the evidence behind it. Where the newsroom has added judgement or framing, it is listed separately. Sources accessed 11 November 2026.

  1. tfl.gov.uk/tube-dlr-overground/status/ (transport_authority)
  2. /stories/w5-skips-ridge-road-stops-this-morning-for-resurfacing (source)
Claim by claim (4 facts, 1 editorial judgements)
  • W5 is on diversion in both directions via Oakfield Road between 08:00 and 12:00 on Wednesday 11 November due to resurfacing at Mount View Road. — transport_authority, 2026-11-11
    “Between 08:00 and 12:00 Wednesday 11 November, ROUTE W5 will be on diversion in both directions via Oakfield Road, due to resurfacing works taking place at Mount View Road.”
  • Buses will not serve the Hail & Ride sections on Mount View Road and Stapleton Hall Road. — transport_authority, 2026-11-11
    “Buses will not serve the 'Hail & Ride' sections on Mount View Road and Stapleton Hall Road.”
  • TfL advises passengers to allow additional time. — transport_authority, 2026-11-11
    “Please allow additional time for your journey.”
  • The W5 skipped Ridge Road stops for resurfacing in October. — source, 2026-10-15
    “W5 skips Ridge Road stops this morning for resurfacing”
  • Judgement: Resurfacing is welcome and a four-hour window is sensible; TfL should warn Hail & Ride users more clearly next time.