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Friday, 25 August 2017

Route 21 Delays

19:30-Route 21 losing 5-10 mins from New Cross station through New Cross Marquis,Lewisham way to Loampit Vale-Delays towards Lewisham only. No apparent cause just volume of traffic.

DT

Routes 225 & P12 Lower Road / Rotherhithe Tunnel

19:15 Clear by 20:30

Traffic delays being encountered in and around Lower Road and the Rotherhithe Tunnel.

No reasons established other then sheer weight of traffic around the tunnel portal.

Delays:

Route 225 10 to 15 Lower Rd to Canada Water Stn

Route P12 up to 10 to 15 min Jamaica Rd to Lower Rd / Canada Water Stn.





Posted by DB

Route 363 Delays

18:00-Route 363 losing 5-10 mins N/B from Old Kent rd through Peckham Hill st, Peckham Rye lane to Honor Oak.No apparent cause.

DT

Route 108 Blackwall Tunnel S/B

16:15
Broken down vehicle in the tunnel, lane restrictions. he tunnel was then closed briefly causing up to 20 minutes delays.

Posted by DD


Delays cleared at 18:15.

Posted by DD


Route 225 General Delays

14:40  Clear 16:30

Accumulative delays affecting the route in both directions:

Brookmill Road to Deptford High Street / New Cross Road 8 to 12 mins Northbound

New Cross Marquis one-way system. Additional 5 mins Northbound in cases

New Cross Station to Deptford Bridge 5 to 8 mins Southbound.

Most accumulative delays up to 15 mins, isolated cases some buses accruing up to 20 minutes accumulative.






Posted by DB

Route 363 General delays

14:00-Route 363 losing 5-8 mins mainly towards Crystal Palace, isolated buses getting delayed.

DT

Route 21 General Delays

14:00-Route 21 losing 5-10mins from Lewisham high st, Lewisham stn to Loampit Vale.

DT

Route 129 - Delays 10-12mins

UPDATE: 15:00
15-20 MINS DELAYS
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Event
Reference: SO17 4045
Surface Transport Bus Operations
NOTICE OF EVENT
Event Status: *  Urgent Late Notice
Reason: Emergency
Main Location: *  Post Code: *
Trafalgar Road SE10
Junction: *  Bus Stop: *
Woodlands Terrace 13826
Routes Affected: *
129 177 180 286 386 N1
Cause of Event: *  Burst Water Main
Effect of Event: *  Temporary Traffic Signals
Start Time/Date: *  10:00 Thursday, 24 August 2017
End Time/Date: *  17:00 Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Duration: *  Continuous
Issued by: Keith Pelling, Area Manager Bexley and Greenwich (Seconded) on 24/08/2017, Eltham Bus Station Page 1 of 2
Contractors working on behalf of Thames water will be carrying out an emergency water main repair at
the above location. To facilitate the work two way temporary traffic signals will be in operation with
standard signing, lighting and guarding.
Issued by: Keith Pelling, Area Manager Bexley and Greenwich (Seconded) on 24/08/2017, Eltham Bus

36 Marble arch-Park lane closed southbound

11:00hrs Marble arch at park lane closed due to RTC

Buses diverted southbound using Goerge st- Baker st & Oxford st to marble arch

Delays 25 mins northbound and 35-40mins southbound.

12:00 Update: Delays 25 - 35 mins northbound and 50 - 60 mins southbound.
13:00 Update: Delays 35 - 45 mins northbound and 70 - 80 mins southbound.
14:00 Update: Delays 45 - 55 mins northbound and 80 - 90 mins southbound.
15:00 Update: Delays 90 mins northbound and 120 mins southbound. CCOM COLLATOR WAYNE INFORMED OF THE DELAYS, HE WAS ALSO MADE AWARE THAT A NUMBER OF BUSES WILL REQUIRE EMERGENCY ROADSIDE RELIEFS AT VAUXHALL BUS STATION.
16:00 Update: Delays 100 mins northbound and 150 mins southbound.
16:55 Update: Two lanes opened southbound traffic is still slow moving but much improved.
17:00 Update: Delays 20 - 30 mins northbound and 40 - 50 mins southbound.
18:00 Update: Delays 5 mins northbound and 15 - 20 mins southbound.
19:00 Update: Delays CLEAR northbound and CLEAR southbound. Two late meal reliefs have caused a gap at New Cross from 19:17 to 19:53 (NX3 & NX5).





MH updated by SMR

ROUTE 37 - DELAYS BRIXTON









Delays Effra Road through to Acre Lane due to Traffic/Roadworks (lane restriction outside McDonalds Brixton Road), from 10:30 hrs ongoing, 3 to 7 min, isolated 7 to 12 mins.

36 Norfolk place

08:00hrs diversion implemented







MH