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Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Route 63 diversion - 5-7mins , Update at 23:00hrs 10-12mins

Event
Reference: CE17 2419 A
Surface Transport Bus Operations
NOTICE OF EVENT
Event Status: * Amended
Reason: Route Change
Main Location: * Post Code: *
Farringdon Road EC1
Junction: * Bus Stop: *
Ray Street 8383
Routes Affected: *
63 172 N63
Cause of Event: * Surveys for Cycle Superhighways
Effect of Event: * Road Closure
Start Time/Date: * 22:00 Tuesday, 27 June 2017
End Time/Date: * 05:00 Thursday, 29 June 2017
Duration: * Nightly
Issued by: Colin Ambrose, Area Manager on 16/06/2017, Victoria Office Page 1 of 2
Contractor's working on behalf of TfL will be carrying out survey works for Cycle Superhighways, in
a number of phases. These phases will be carried out with a full closure of Farringdon Road, buses will
be diverted as follows;
Route 63 and N63 towards Kings Cross
From Farringdon Street at Charterhouse Street will divert via left Charterhouse Street, right High
Holborn, right Gray's Inn Road, right Clerkenwell Road, left Rosebery Avenue and left Farringdon Road
to line of route.
Route 63 and N63 towards Honor Oak and Crystal Palace
From Farringdon Road at Rosebery Avenue will divert via right Rosebery Avenue, ahead Clerkenwell
Road, left Gray's Inn Road, left High Holborn, left Charterhouse Street and right Farringdon Street to line
of route.

Route 63 - 2015hrs - Cleared at 22:00hrs

Heavy delays on Euston Road due to ongoing Police incident on Pentonville Road - 15-18 minutes - Update at 21:30hrs, 10-12mins

Route 225

17:30 Brookmill Rd to New Cross Marquis traffic delays 10-15 mins



WW

18:30 Update Brookmill Rd to New Cross Marquis Traffic delays easing 3-7 mins

WW

20:00 Update no delays on route

WW

21 /436 ROUTE LEWISHAM STATION 8 to 12 MINUTE DELAYS

16:00-lewisham station through to loampit vale. 8 to 12 minute delays traffic lights on a short green exiting lewisham station.



18:00  - 20:05  UPDATE 3 TO 6 MINUTES

21, 321 & 436 Lewisham Way

Police have blocked the road outside Lewisham College for 10 minutes both ways.
Unknown reason why from 11:50-12:00.

Buses held and 10 mins delays reported.

Route 171 Holborn

Heavy traffic delays to route 171 departing the Holborn Stands.
Code blue calls made by drivers.
Delays up to 16 minutes departing at 11:30am

Route P12 Honor Oak Park towards Brockley Rise

Route P12
 Honor Oak Park towards Brockley Rise traffic
 08:40 - 09:40
 8 - 12 mins

PJN

Routes 21/108/225/436/321- Lewisham station-- Clear 09:25

09:06hrs- Lewisham station blocked by RTC.

Delays 15-23mins

Road clear at 09:24hrs

Delays clear 09:30hrs

Route 63 update

08:30
The route is suffering from an NSB, PM132. The driver has taken the bus from PM147 (spread over bus) to minimize impact.
Additionally, there are multiple mechanicals. PM126 -  off route since start of duty for blind defect, PM140 - off route after commencing service at Kings Cross due to rear doors opening independently.


Delays.


At present, usual 5 - 8 mins on departure from Kings Cross / Midland Road in addition to 12 - 15 NB, 8 - 10 SB, Elephant and Castle to Farringdon Road.


Route 108 Blackheath, Stratheden road to Blackheath Station

08:30 - 09:00

Traffic delays due to displaced traffic avoiding closure of Kidbrooke Pk Rd and coming out of South Row into Montpellier Row.

Delay averaging between 10 and 14 mins.



DB

Route 36 & 436 Camberwell New Rd Through To Oval- clear 08:20

06:45hrs- Weight of traffic through oval

Delays 10-12mins northbound



MH