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No southbound traffic through the Blackwall tunnel this weekend

Crusty54
Crusty54 Posts: 3,280
edited October 2010 in General Charlton
Closed from Friday night until Monday.

Will probably screw up traffic throughout both sides of the river as the Rotherhithe tunnel is southbound only.

You may have to review your travel plans for the Brighton game.

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  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    Indeed ... getting the tube and the bus ...
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,303
    Bump
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,280
    Hope Brighton aren't staying at the Four Seasons hotel at Canary Wharf!
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,277
    lets hope they are crusty but i doubt it somehow.

    Seems wrong calling someone crusty...
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    It was closed last night too as Chirpy Red Jnr found out on his way back from Wembley with Long Lane U16's!
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,277
    its closed every week night.

    The coach driver should be bollocked for not knowing that!
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,643
    Opening Hours
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,042
    I see that the club have stuck on the website that congestion is expected on the A2 on Saturday because of this.

    Call me thick - THICK! - but why? If anything the A2 southbound will be empty, whereas northbound it will surely be the same as normal, wont it?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,234
    Presumably, ThickOff_it, anything that would normally use to Rotherhite Tunnel to go north of the river will have to come across and go through the northbound bore of the Blackwall Tunnel, seeing as the Rotherhithe will be southbound only. That presumably will put quite a lot of extra traffic on the northbound A2. Plus the away team will be bring nearly 3000 fans from south of London, presumably adding further to the traffic on the A2.

    Whether or not that would make it clog up completely I don't know but it will be busier than usual I'd imagine. All it'll take is one accident or breakdown and you'll have gridlock. I need to come south of the river anyway, but I'll be using public transport on Saturday.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    [cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]its closed every week night.

    The coach driver should be bollocked for not knowing that!

    Indeed. It was just a couple of Dads though driving a mini-bus. I was pretty sure it would be closed but didn't want to poke my nose in.

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  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,280
    Northbound traffic will be using the southbound tunnel.

    This will mean passing through the single lane that used to be used in peak hours.

    Three lanes into one will be good fun.

    Gridlock is really likely.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,303
    [cite]Posted By: Chirpy Red[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]its closed every week night.

    The coach driver should be bollocked for not knowing that!

    Indeed. It was just a couple of Dads though driving a mini-bus. I was pretty sure it would be closed but didn't want to poke my nose in.

    Why not you usually do ? :-)
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    No central line as well ....
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,517
    bump for Oohaah
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,399
    cheers henry i should have searched ..........schoolboy error!
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,827
    why didn't they do it last week? Will leave early for the game and use the Woolwich ferry and hope the northbound coming back isn't too congested!
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,280
    The Woolwich Foot Tunnel is also closed.

    If it's a long queue for the ferry you could always leave the car on the north side and use the ferry as a pedestrian.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,042
    [cite]Posted By: Crusty54[/cite]The Woolwich Foot Tunnel is also closed.

    If it's a long queue for the ferry you could always leave the car on the north side and use the ferry as a pedestrian.

    Except that your car probably wont be there when you get back. Absolute bob-hole over that side - and yes, I do mean in comparison to Woolwich!
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,280
    Not if you park near the satellite dishes.
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    They should shut the tunnel every week, and all the trains, tubes and buses ... that way I wouldnt get to see that shite at all

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  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,780
    Worth every minute of the 2h 25 min it took to drive 9 miles there
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,891
    We parked in Gallion's Reach and ended up walking all the way to The Valley ... and back.

    Plus, we got scurvy on the Woolwich Ferry.

    What a cracking day out.
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,816
    edited October 2010
    Things weren't helped by the nasty smash on Shooters Hill after the game. Road was closed from the entrance to the old Brook hospital down to the footbridge.

    Looked bad. Firebrigade were cutting someone free.
  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    [cite]Posted By: Clem_Snide[/cite]Things weren't helped by the nasty smash on Shooters Hill after the game. Road was closed from the entrance to the old Brook hospital down to the footbridge.

    Looked bad. Firebrigade were cutting someone free.

    At least it was nearer the hospital though
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,399
    [url=mailto://http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/14072.aspx]closed southbound till tuesday 5am , so beware for rochdale game[/url]

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