Ewell Road works run to 28 October and Hook Road to 25 October. Every confirmed Kingston roadwork, the resurfacing list, and the £1 an hour car park.
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames publishes a list of confirmed roadworks and a resurfacing schedule, and between them they explain most of what you are sitting in. This page pulls out the schemes that will still be there next month, the ones worth planning around, and the practical detail that does not change week to week.
Roads in the borough have two owners. Most are Kingston Council’s. The A3 Kingston Bypass, the A308 and the other red routes belong to Transport for London, which is why a council roadworks list will not always show what is holding you up on the bypass.
The long jobs: cable works through Surbiton and Chessington
The single biggest cause of disruption in the borough is a UK Power Networks electricity network upgrade that began in September 2025 and is expected to run for 18 to 24 months. It is replacing ageing underground power cables, and it moves along the route rather than staying put, so a road that is clear this week may be closed next.
Three legs of it are on the council’s confirmed list right now:
- Ewell Road, Surbiton: large power cabling, 12 January to 28 October 2026. Nine and a half months, and the reason Surbiton has felt permanently dug up.
- Hook Road, Surbiton: large power cabling, 15 March to 25 October 2026.
- Clayton Road, Chessington: large power cabling, 10 to 30 August 2026.
A fourth cable job, not UKPN’s, runs on Galsworthy Road and Coombe Road from 24 August to 18 September 2026.
If you use Ewell Road or Hook Road daily, the honest advice is to stop treating them as the default route until late October. Both feed Tolworth Roundabout, so delays there push traffic onto the A240 and Tolworth Broadway.
The cycle schemes
Two cycle route builds are running long enough to count as permanent features of the autumn:
- Kingston Road, New Malden: cycle lane construction, 18 May to 25 November 2026.
- Ditton Road, Hollyfield Road and Kingsdowne Road, Surbiton: new cycle route, 21 July 2026 to 25 January 2027. This one runs past Christmas.
Everything else on the confirmed list
Most entries are short water, gas and connection jobs. From the council’s list as updated on 7 August 2026:
| Road | Area | Work | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Brighton Road | Surbiton | Thames Water | 19 to 31 Aug |
| Ewell Road | Surbiton, at the Health Centre | Lane closure, Thames Water | 24 Aug |
| Coombe Road | Kingston | New water connection | 19 to 21 Aug |
| Coombe Lane West | Kingston | Crossover for new development | 5 to 19 Aug |
| Portsmouth Road | Kingston | Gully works | 10 to 18 Aug |
| Kingston Hill | Kingston, at Cedar Close | Sewer works | 25 to 27 Aug |
| Burlington Road | New Malden | Gas disconnection, SGN | 17 to 19 Aug |
The council’s full confirmed roadworks list is the version that gets updated. For a map you can search by postcode, and for works up to 12 months ahead, use the one.network map the council points to.
Resurfacing: which roads and when
The council resurfaces a named list of roads each year, and it writes to affected households 5 to 10 days before work starts. Still to come on the 2026 to 2027 schedule:
- Claremont Road, night work, 7 to 9 September
- Park Road, 10 September
Earlier in the season the programme took in Villiers Road, Galsworthy Road and Kings Road, all as night work, plus Elm Road, Westbury Road and Keswick Avenue during the day. Three roads are listed as still to be confirmed: Burney Avenue, Green Lane and Somerset Avenue. Fullers Way North to Red Lion Road has been rescheduled.
Night work is the pattern for the busier roads. It keeps daytime traffic moving and it is noisy, which is what the letter is for.
What changes in January 2027
Kingston is introducing a Lane Rental Scheme on 11 January 2027. It lets the council charge utility companies and contractors £1,000 to £2,500 a day for digging up the busiest roads at the busiest times, covering roughly 12.5% of the borough’s highway network. A trial period runs from 9 November to 7 December 2026.
The point is to push work into evenings, weekends and quieter roads, and to make firms co-ordinate rather than dig the same street twice. Discounts of up to 100% are available for nationally important work or schemes that reduce future disruption. Whether it shortens jobs like Ewell Road is the thing to watch.
Parking: what it actually costs
Ten council car parks serve the borough, and the price range between them is wide enough to be worth knowing before you set off.
| Car park | Per hour | Spaces | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blagdon Road | £1.00 | 108 | Only open 7:45am to 3pm, 10:45am Sundays |
| Hook Community Centre | £1.40 | 18 | Free Sundays and bank holidays, 4 hour maximum |
| Malden Centre | £2.10 | 83 | £2.20 flat rate from 6:30pm |
| Canbury Place | £2.70 | — | £16.00 day cap over six hours, open 24 hours |
| Rose | £2.70 | 417 | £16.00 day cap, pay on exit |
| Bittoms | £2.70 | — | £16.00 day cap, multi-storey closes 7pm |
| Ashdown | £3.30 | 168 | 4 minute walk to the centre, 1.8m height limit |
| Neville House | £3.30 | 32 | 2 minute walk, no height restriction |
Three things follow from that table. Blagdon Road at £1.00 an hour is a third of the price of Ashdown, and it is a few minutes further out. Most of the town-centre car parks charge a flat £3.80 from 7pm to 7am, so an evening out is cheap wherever you leave the car. And the multi-storeys carry a £50 release fee if you leave a vehicle in after closing, which is the expensive way to find out that Bittoms shuts at 7pm.
The council warns that QR code parking scams are circulating in Kingston. There are three legitimate ways to pay and scanning a QR code sticker is not one of them. Report a suspicious code to APCOA on 07974 296852.
Getting in without driving
Given the state of Ewell Road and Hook Road, the train is often the better answer, and every borough station is inside the TfL zones so contactless works. Surbiton reaches Waterloo in 17 minutes and New Malden in 24. Full times, zones and fares are on our Kingston train times page.
Kingston station has no car park of its own, so anyone driving to the train is using a council car park anyway. Canbury Place is the nearest all-day option, and it is a few minutes from the Ancient Market and the rest of the town centre.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Ewell Road in Surbiton always closed?
UK Power Networks is installing large power cabling as part of a borough-wide electricity upgrade that started in September 2025. The Ewell Road leg is scheduled from 12 January to 28 October 2026.
When will the Kingston cable works finish?
The overall UK Power Networks project was given an 18 to 24 month duration from September 2025. The individual Ewell Road and Hook Road legs are due to end on 28 and 25 October 2026 respectively.
Where can I check current Kingston roadworks?
The council’s confirmed roadworks list is updated regularly, and the one.network map is searchable by postcode up to 12 months ahead. For the A3 and other red routes, use TfL traffic status.
What is the cheapest car park in Kingston?
Blagdon Road at £1.00 an hour, though it only opens 7:45am to 3pm on weekdays and Saturdays and 10:45am on Sundays. Hook Community Centre is £1.40 an hour and free on Sundays.
When is my road being resurfaced?
Check the council’s resurfacing schedule. If your road is on it, you will get a letter 5 to 10 days beforehand.
What is the Kingston lane rental scheme?
From 11 January 2027 the council can charge utilities £1,000 to £2,500 a day to work on the busiest 12.5% of the borough’s roads at peak times, to push work into quieter hours.
Sources
- Current roadworks list, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, updated 7 August 2026, for every confirmed scheme and its dates.
- Roadworks, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames for the UK Power Networks project scope and duration.
- Road resurfacing schedule 2026 to 2027 for the resurfacing list and notification period.
- Lane Rental Scheme for the start date, charges and network coverage.
- Council car parks for tariffs, spaces and opening hours.
- TfL traffic status for the A3 and other red routes.
Roadworks dates move. Confirm against the council’s list before planning a journey around them.
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