Heads up - possible resurfacing of Lordship Lane (13 -16 March) nr Grove Tavern

[Siduhe]

Just drove past a yellow road sign which promises resurfacing works on Lordship Lane (assume nr Grove Tavern as sign is by Melford Road) 13-16 March, 9pm to 5am. We live nearby and haven't had a letter and I can't see anything obvious on roadworks register, but if this is going ahead then traffic will be bad next week in the evenings!

[uncleglen]

here we go- budgets MUST be spent- use it or lose it as we say in the teaching profession (whether we need it or not!)

[Siduhe]

Panic not uncleglen - the bit of road being resurfaced is just the stretch by the parade of shops opposite the Grove Tavern. There was a water leak there recently and the patch surface is pretty bad so this is planned work following the repair. Traffic will be bad though on those nights. No getting round that.

[James Barber]

The resurfacing is planned to take place 8am to 5pm and over night 9pm to 5am each day and night. Pity the residents there. The works are fund and paid for by TfL as it's a red route. The diversion will be along Melford Road, with all its parking suspended from 6pm to 6am each night, which will be made two -way for these works.

Please see attached letter that all residents should have received by now.

[Siduhe]

Thanks James. We are on Melford and haven't received a letter yet, so this is very helpful.

[dbboy]

So according to that the road is open 5am - 8am and 5pm - 9pm?????

[snooks]

Thanks James will the P13 bus be affected please

[Siduhe]

Snooks, looks like it from the letter that James posted but no details - "Bus route P13 will be on diversion while Melford Road is closed so please allow extra time to complete your journey"

[healey]

So they just put a road maintenance block on the top of Dog Kennel/Champion! The bus companies didn't have diversions organised! Queue of 40s, 176s and 185s stuck on the hill!

[Applespider]

Yes - the 176 terminated at East Dulwich Station after 20 minutes of trying to get beyond Goose Green

[Nigello]

That is so shocking - yet so predictable! I saw the signs and the steamrollers yesterday afternoon and thought "must avoid this place tomorrow". Assitant heads will roll.....!

[Siduhe]

I can't work out if it's crazy or common sense to do two major bits of road works in the same area at the same time. Crazy in the sense of double the travel pain or common sense to get all the pain out the way in the shortest possible time.

[Lynne]

Completely gridlocked this morning. All road to the roundabout affected too

[James Barber]

I'm sorry to say ward councillors weren't warned. So we were unable to alert anyone. Sorry.

[Earl Aelfheah]

The amount of pollution this morning as a result of the gridlock / idling buses etc. was unbearable. One BMW with a broken exhaust was bellowing thick black smoke out whilst it sat, not moving on LL. By the time I got to work (I walked) I felt like I had smoked several packets of fags and my eyes were stinging.