Major works are planned in the vicinity of Tottenham Court Road station, to modernise the Tube Station and cater for Crossrail services. These works will take place over the next seven years, and will involve substantial changes to the road layout in the area in several stages.
The first phase starts immediately in 2009.
The main elements are:

• Andrew Borde Street will be closed to all traffic.
• Sutton Row will be closed between Falconberg Mews and Charing Cross Road
• The northern end of Charing Cross Road will be northbound only
• The northern end of St Giles High Street will be for buses only (except for access to pick up or set down passengers)
• The right turn from New Oxford Street into Tottenham Court Road will be permitted
• Buses will be diverted via Shaftesbury Avenue or Denmark Street
• Taxis coming from the South East should use St Giles High Street and Earnshaw Street to get to Oxford Street or Tottenham Court Road
• Access to pick up or set down in the area of Centre Point, Denmark Street etc will be from Princes Circus via St Giles High Street