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Sunday, 2 July 2017

Route 108 - Carpenters Road

23:37

Carpenters Road Closed by unexpected roadworks. NX171 and 183 diverted via Warton Road.

Spoke to Duncan @ Centrecomm, use Warton Rd for time being until an NTC is tasked to check.



DB

Route 36 NOE EP17/165A - Hyde Park event egress

21:28

NOE 21:45 curtailments have been initiated early due to the event egress from Hyde Park.

Route service plan put into place to mitigate any delays on the diversion route.

Will update with delay info once they are known.

Update @ 23:25

NOE has finished early and route returned to LOR via Park Lane, however still awaiting first buses to fully negotiate the diversion  to establish the true delays.

More to follow




Update 22:44

Delays confirmed as:

35 mins Northbound
35 - 40 mins Southbound

DB


108- Tunnel approach northbound

20:00hrs Weight of traffic heading for tunnel

Delays 5-8mins





MH

Route 171 General delays

20:00

Buses are still encountering isolated delays in both directions of 8 to 14 minutes throughout the route due to general traffic and loading's.

22:30

Buses still encountering isolated delays of between 8 and 14 minutes through the route in both directions due to general traffic & loading's.

DB

Route 171 Camberwell to Elephant

18:20 - 19:30

Northbound Camberwell Church Street through to Elephant & Castle - accumulative traffic delays being encountered of 10 to 15 minutes.




DB


108- Stratheden rd into prince of wales rd- Clear around 20:00hrs

18:40hrs- Traffic tailing back along shooters hill road backing up and blocking junction

Delays 12-14mins



MH

Route 171 New Oxford Street NOE CE17/2516A

17:25

NOE Finished 35 mins early buses returned to normal LOR and Normal Stand working @ Holborn.

DB

Route 37 Battersea Rise - between Clapham Junct. & Clapham Comm

17:00

Buses encountering traffic delays of 5 to 10 mins through Battersea Rise in both directions.


DB

Route 129

Updated
25-35 mins from Greewich towards North Greenwich  due to heavy traffic in the area.
TJ.

108- Tunnel approach northbound- Clear 17:00hrs

16:45hrs- Traffic held for recovery of a broken down vehicle, a few minutes later a second vehicle broke down at same location

15 minute hold





MH

Route 321 : En Route Route 436 : En Route

Accumulative Delays Northbound from Eltham High St, Eltham Green and Lee High Rd towards New Cross
8 to 12 minutes
AJ.






Accumulative Delays Northbound from Peckham through to Camberwell and Oval
Traffic
8 to 10 minutes
AJ.

108- Light runners through new cross marquis

15:45-hrs- Lane restrictions delaying light running buses to lewisham

Delays 4-7mins



MH

ROUTE 129

ROUTE 129
Traffic delays along Woolwich road into trafalgar road towards Greenwich cutty sark
10-15mins.
TJ

Route 171 General Delays

15:00

Isolated delays in both directions along the route of 10 to 16 minutes on average due to general traffic and loading's because of the good weather.

DB

Route 37 - Mechanical Gap and General Delays

15:00

Ongoing Isolated delays in both directions of between 5 and 15 minutes at various location due to traffic and loading's along the route.

Delays and gaps further exacerbated by PM307 being mechanical and PM309 still running late from an unexplained earlier delay en route.

Update 16:30:

Gaps covered & affected buses corrected by 16:30.. Still encountering odd isolated delays of up to 8 mins along the route.

DB

Route P12- Ilderton road through rotherhithe new road- Clear 15:30hrs

14:30hrs-Weight of traffic + drivers reporting excess parking for local church


Delays 9-12mins northbound



MH

Route 63

Route 63
 Delays have increase from Midland road ,15-20 mins.
TJ.

Route 108 Stratheden rd through blackheath village- NOE SO17 2753- Clear 15:30hrs

Race for life- multiple closures and displaced traffic

13:30hrs

Delays 10-13mins each way

                                                         UPDATE

14:30hrs delays reduced to 6-8mins each way

Announced re-opened at 15:30hrs



MH

Route 225

13:30 Lewisham to New Cross traffic delays 15-20 mins


WW

16:30 Update traffic delays easing 8-12 mins

WW

Route 63

Route 63
 Buses losing 6-10 mins through Midland Road due to traffic.
TJ

Route 108 diversion, 8-10mins- clearance time unknown

Event
Reference: NO17 2246
Surface Transport Bus Operations
NOTICE OF EVENT
Event Status: *  Initial Notice
Main Location: *  Post Code: *
Great Newham London Run E20
Junction: *  Bus Stop: *
Carpenters Road BP5772
Routes Affected: *
97 108 339 388
Cause of Event: *  Event
Effect of Event: *  Road Closure
Start Time/Date: *  07:00 Sunday, 02 July 2017
End Time/Date: *  20:00 Sunday, 02 July 2017
Duration: *  Continuous
Issued by: Virginie Revel, Regional Support Manager on 16/06/2017, Stratford Office  Page 1 of 3
The Great Newham London Run will take place on Sunday 02 July 2017. Pool Street, Carpenters Road,
Route 108 towards Stratford International Bus Station
From International Way at the junction with Montfichet Road via left Montfichet Road, right Penny
Brookes Street, right Leyton Road, left Angel Lane, left Eastern Road, right The Grove, right Broadway,
ahead High Street to line of route.
Route 108 towards Canning Town Bus Station or Lewisham
From High Street at the junction with Carpenters Road via ahead High Street, left Great Eastern Road,
left Angel Lane, right Leyton Road, left Penny Brookes Street, left Montfichet Road, right International
Way to line of route.

BC


                                                             UPDATE

13:00hrs delays increased to 14-16mins each way

                                                              Update

At 19:30hrs a 108 went line of route by mistake and informed me that the road looked open- Called ccom at around 19:45hrs and was told that they would get it checked out. Never heard any announcement.
Drivers returned to line of route at 20:00hrs as per NOE

RTE 436. 08 06.


ROUTE C/TAILED AT VAUXHALL. 

Due to  a rtc Nine Elms Lane closed. 

CLEAR AT 08 42