A bus station will shut for six weeks for safety upgrades after a pensioner was fatally struck by a double decker.

Grace Mecaley, 74, was the victim of the crash at Walthamstow bus station involving a route 212 bus on December 15 last year.

Transport for London (TfL) will now shut the bus station from Friday (November 8) until December 20 for works.

Safety upgrades planned include adding traffic signals to pedestrian crossing points, new CCTV, lighting and road markings.

It comes just weeks after TfL was slammed by road safety campaigners over continued bus crash deaths in the capital.

In total, 19 bus routes will be impacted by the six-week closure, and will not stop at the bus station.

Most routes will still stop close to the bus station in Walthamstow Central – but numbers 20 and 257 will terminate at Leyton Green, and number 58 at Markhouse Corner.

Route 212 will terminate at Walthamstow and not serve St James Street, while route W11 will terminate at Walthamstow Market.

The closure means that the lift that connects the lower ticket hall at the Tube station to the bus station will not be working.

Customers who rely on the lift have been urged to use bus route 230 to or from Blackhorse Road station, which has an escalator between street level and the Victoria line platforms.

Other works taking place during the closure include resurfacing and the installation of a new mains connection by Thames Water.

Rosie Trew, TfL's head of bus service delivery, said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Grace Mecaley.

“These permanent works to further improve safety at Walthamstow Bus Station are vital to providing a safer environment for all and will ensure that our buses continue to run safely and efficiently for years to come. 

“We will work to minimise disruption as much as possible and we'd like to thank customers for their patience and understanding while the work takes place.

“Customers are encouraged to check their journeys using TfL’s website or the TfL Go app and allow plenty of time for their journeys during this time.”