However, while many criticised the new road layout, Transport for London said it will provide the transformation the area needs.
Garrett Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer of Surface Transport, at TfL said: "The return of two-way traffic to Elephant and Castle will help rejuvenate the area.
"An attractive peninsula and safer roads for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians will help transform this area into a place people want to be."
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Timelapse of new Elephant & Castle junction in morning rush hour. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/ITWIgLCKnF" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3131086-https://t.co/ITWIgLCKnF" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/ITWIgLCKnF</a>
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Leon Daniels, Managing Director of Surface Transport, at TfL added: “The return of two-way traffic to Elephant and Castle after 50 years will help rejuvenate an area in which homes, shops, a university and church were all cut-off by an ‘urban motorway’ of busy traffic.
"We are creating an attractive peninsula and safer roads for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians that will help transform this area into a place people want to be.
"However, as with any change it may take a little bit of time for people to get used to, and we have travel ambassadors and police at the junction to help drivers get accustomed to the new layout.”
