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Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Routes: 21, 171, 225, 321, 436 - New Cross area, NX Garage to Marquis & Lewisham Way into Lewisham)

Some noticeable time loss & Traffic delays Eastbound towards Deptford due to the closure of Deptford Bridge due to an RTC. Additional congestion in the area due to route 453 being curtailed at New Cross.

CentreComm reference for Deptfiord Bridge closure: D2173,

Current Delay: around 9 to 10mins on average. Delays are being monitored.



UPDATE: 18:00

Delays now rising Eastbound:

8 to 15 Minutes (isolated) on route 171

15 to 20 mins on routes going into Lewisham - 21, 321, 436, 


UPDATE 18:40

Delays on route 171 risen to approx 20 minutes

Delays on routes 21, 321, 436 averaging about 25 to 30 mins from New Cross into Lewisham

Delays on route 225 accumulating to over 40 to 50 minutes

UPDATE 20:30

Road still closed @ Deptford Bridge, routes 21, 225 321 and 436 down towards Lewisham still encountering delays of up to 40 minutes.

Route 171 not encountering any more delays.

The delays are also affecting Night Staff on their journeys to work at both New Cross and Peckham Garages, so some night buses will suffer delayed departures as a result.

UPDATE 21:25
Deptford Bridge reopened both ways

Delays easing in the area.




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