P13 on diversion - again!

[ctovey]

P13 is on diversion between Primark, Peckham and Sainsburys, Dog Kennel Hill via Peckham Rye, both directions, due to road works on Avondale Rise railway bridge.  Avondale Rise is completely closed to traffic between Coplestone Road and Ivanhoe Road.

[spider69]

With the number of times this bus has been shut off along this  same bit of road in the past months you would have thought they could they could have found another route to help old people and others in the lost triangle to reach Sainsbury’s without having to walk great distances with shopping.

 

 

[ctovey]

Indeed.  I was shopping in Peckham yesterday with my husband.  Got there ok on the P13, but on boarding the bus coming home, the driver received a phone call telling him about the diversion.  No prior warning at all and I found out later that the works were planned, not emergency, so no excuse. Ended up having to walk most of the way home with a shopping trolley and heavy bags - both of us in our 70s and I have recently had major surgery on my leg!  Ended up in tears by the time I got home!!!!  No point complaining to TFL, they send standard responses.  Can't hear any work going on this morning, so don't expect the diversion to end before the weekend!  Happy Xmas shopping folks!

[richard tudor]

Is this anything todo with the emergency repairs they did a few weeks ago?

[march46]

I highly recommend using the TfL Go app. It states it’s due to emergency electrical works.

[spider69]

is it connected to the repair done a few weeks ago when the same road was close. Does any one know?

[ctovey]

That was a water leak

[ctovey]

Looks like the diversion will continue over the weekend

[Guest]

And here we go AGAIN, will it ever END??????????????????????????

TfL report "UNDERHILL ROAD, East Dulwich: ROUTE P13 is on diversion both ways via Barry Street and Lordship Lane, due to water works at Underhill Road. Buses are not serving the stops "Crystal Palace Road" ('DY', 'DX') and "Whateley Road" ('DT', 'DS')."

[Sue]

8 minutes ago, jazzer said:

And here we go AGAIN, will it ever END??????????????????????????

TfL report "UNDERHILL ROAD, East Dulwich: ROUTE P13 is on diversion both ways via Barry Street and Lordship Lane, due to water works at Underhill Road. Buses are not serving the stops "Crystal Palace Road" ('DY', 'DX') and "Whateley Road" ('DT', 'DS')."

Well, annoying and inconvenient as it is, Tfl can hardly be held responsible for water and electricity work on the  P13 route.

Though you would think they might be able to get the names of roads right (I presume they mean Barry Road, as I've never heard of Barry Street?)

[Guest]

37 minutes ago, Sue said:

Well, annoying and inconvenient as it is, Tfl can hardly be held responsible for water and electricity work on the  P13 route.

Though you would think they might be able to get the names of roads right (I presume they mean Barry Road, as I've never heard of Barry Street?)

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This is one of the reasons I've tried to not comment on here hardly now, because of responses such as yours. 

Edited December 15, 2025 by jazzer

[Penguin68]

I live on Underhill and it's not uncommon (as for other parts of ED) for exactly the same stretches of road to have recurring water infrastructure failures. The current one appears very adjacent to one which opened this time last year and which took 6 weeks for repair, as I recall, although it was mainly one lane coned off till 'they' got round to it. 

[Sue]

4 hours ago, jazzer said:

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This is one of the reasons I've tried to not comment on here hardly now, because of responses such as yours. 

Sorry? Did I misunderstand your post? I'm not sure why you find my post so funny?

If I misunderstood it, I  apologise. Please explain. I assumed you were referring to the bus diversion.

3 hours ago, Penguin68 said:

I live on Underhill and it's not uncommon (as for other parts of ED) for exactly the same stretches of road to have recurring water infrastructure failures. The current one appears very adjacent to one which opened this time last year and which took 6 weeks for repair, as I recall, although it was mainly one lane coned off till 'they' got round to it. 

Do you think that's because repairs are not being properly carried out, or because the whole infrastructure is not fit for purpose?

Or both?

I know in my road a leak recurred in exactly the same place very  shortly after it had been "repaired".

Edited December 15, 2025 by Sue