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Thursday, 13 July 2017

DELAYS AT PADDINGTON PRAED STREET

Paddington Praed Street (and Norfolk Place later) was blocked by a Mechanical Route 27 bus by St Mary's Hospital from 20:49 hrs to 21:39 hrs with NX 29, 30 and 1 trapped..  C/Com Ref D2918 diversion via Bishop's Bridge, Harrow Road and Edgeware Road.  Norfolk Place was blocked from 21:12 hrs to 21:39 hrs with NX 12 trapped, one Bus NX 14 was diverted via Sussex Gardens and Spring Street approved by Wayne at c/com at 21:25 hrs.

Route 63 ongoing delays at Ludgate Circus 8-10mins

225 ROUTE LOWER RD JUCTION OF SURREY QUAYS RD

(20:10-           ) 10 Minute delays lower rd through to surrey quays road displaced traffic due to the northbound closure of the b/wall tunnel due to a vehicle fire.


Updated at 21:15 hrs.  Delays from 21:00 hrs to 22:20 hrs 10 to 15 min towards Canada Water.  One in two buses curtailed to Surrey Quays.

Route 108 BLACKWALL TUNNEL

BLACKWALL TUNNEL APPROACH - SE10

Routes Affected: 108

1913hrs - 21:05

Northbound Blackwall Tunnel closed due to a vehicle fire

Route 108 curtailed to North Greenwich Bus Station
LUL Aaccepting bus ticket holders between North Greenwich and Stratford Station

Diversion Reference D2916



P12 Honor Oak Park

15:15 - 16;15

Forest Hill Road / Brenchley Gardens To Brockley Rise

Traffic

8 TO 15 Mins

P12 LOWER ROAD / JAMAICA ROAD

14:10

LOWER ROAD TO JAMAICA ROAD

TRAFFIC DELAYS

5 TO 10 MINS

P12 - IVYDALE ROAD

13:40

IVYDALE ROAD CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO BURST WATER MAIN..

ROAD IS CLOSED UNTIL THURSDAY 20th JULY 2017.

NOE SO17-3388

225 ROUTE

(13:00 -       )   5 TO 12  Minute delays in both directions various locations on route general traffic

36 VAUXHALL SOUTHBOUND

(13:00 -             )  5 to 10  Minute delays southbound Vauxhall bridge road through to Vauxhall bus station exact cause unknown
Update 14:40. 15:20 ) 10 to 15 minute delays vauxhall bridge road  through to vauxhall bus station southbound
14:55 I called c/comm spoken to Carl and informed Carl of the delays .

21 Moorgate through princes st and bank

12:50hrs- Weight of traffic

Delays 8-10mins



MH

21- Princes street through Moorgate

12:00hrs - weight of traffic through London Wall ATS

Delays 6-8mins


                                                 UPDATE

12:50- Delays increased to 16-19mins


MH

Route 171 Southbound Elephant & Castle

12:00 - 13:30

Delays being encountered Southbound Elephant & Castle of about 8 to 12 minutes.

No apparent cause, drivers just stating sheer weight of traffic.

DB

363- General delay

10:45hrs- Multiple locations in both directions

Delays 6-9mins

MH

Route 63

09:30 - 10:10
Blackfriars Road through to Ludgate Circus northbound
10 - 12 mins
Update 10:10 - 10:30
15 - 20 mins
Update 10:30 - 11:30
22 - 28 mins
Update 11:30
10 - 15 mins

09:45 - 12:00
Farringdon Street through to Blackfriars Bridge southbound
10 - 12 mins
Update 12:00
5 - 8 mins

09:50 - 13:30
Acton Street, Grays Inn Road. Traffic tailing back from Euston Road
5 - 8 mins

 



Park Lane W1


SOUTHBOUND
Police performing Vehicle Stop Checks outside Hilton Hotel, closing the Bus Lane and Lane 1 of 3.
Traffic now tailing back to Marble Arch.

Delays to Route 36 currently 8-10mins.

Route 171 Northbound Elephant & Castle (A3 - Newington Butts)

10:10.... Clear by 11:15

Heavy Traffic  Northbound due to Lane Restriction on the A3 @ Newington Butts / Elephant & Castle caused by an earlier RTC at the location.

Delays between 8 and 12 minutes



DB

All routes - Traffic through New Cross Marquis

09:15

Heavy Traffic through the Marquis is affecting isolated buses on routes 21, 171, 225, 321, 436.

Delay between 5 and 10 minutes.. Delays being monitored.



DB

21/321/436- New cross rd through marquis- Clear 10:00hrs

09:15hrs- Weight of traffic tailing back from deptford slowing one way system

Delays 4-7mins



MH

Route 36 & 436 Oval

Traffic delays from Vauxhall towards the Oval .(5- 9 mins).
TJ




Route 37 General Delays

08:45 - 11:00

Isolated delays on the route through Clapham Common & Clapham Junction West bound due to earlier closure at Lavender Hill and other general peak time traffic delays in both directions.

Average delay, where encountered is between 7 and 12 minutes

Update @ 11:00

Odd isolated delays on the route in both directions of between 6 and 10 minutes.

DB

Route 129

07:45
 Woolwich Road, Trafalgar Road towards Cutty Sark
Delays in the surrounding area due to queues at the Blackwall Tunnel northbound
8 - 12 mins

Route 321

Traffic delay at Eltham Road junction with Kidbrooke park road  towards Lewisham due to drivers holding back at the box junction (8- 14 mins) .
TJ

Route 171 General Morning Peak Delays

08:10 - 11:00

Isolated general traffic delays being encountered in both directions of between 7 and 10 minutes along the route.

Update 09:16

Delays now being encountered in Waterloo Road Northbound due to traffic..

Delays between 8 and 12 minutes.

Southbound Buses encountering delays at the Marquis as well as isolated issues in Shardeloes Rd due to a scaffold Lorry near the junction with Lewisham Way. Several code blue calls made.

DB