Replacement Bridge Works

[vjaska]

This might be useful for anyone who needs to use the 3, 37, 201, P4 & N3 during January & February next year:

Three Historic Bridges on the borders of Lambeth & Southwark will be replaced as part of essential improvement works.

Assessments to the Victorian bridges on Croxted Road, Rosendale Road & Village Way have concluded they are under strength and must be replaced. Network Rail, which is responsible for the work, promised the design of the new bridges will complement the existing Victorian bridges, with beautiful heraldic crest features on the corners of the structures retained. The closure of the bridges while work takes place will mean diversions are in place and traffic likely to be slow moving so motorists are urged to plan ahead. Local residents, schools & businesses have been kept aware of the plans.

The schedule of works

From 9pm on January 11th to 11pm on January 26th, Croxted Road and Rosendale Road will be closed to all traffic at the bridges that lie south of the junctions with Hawarden Grove. A pedestrian walkway under the bridges will be available throughout this time except for the following times when Network Rail will provide a shuttle service for those who need it:

Rosendale Road - 7pm on January 17th to 8am on January 20th
Croxted Road - 7am on January 17th to midday on January 20th

From 9pm on February 8th to 11pm on February 23rd, Village Way will be closed to traffic at the bridge. A pedestrian walkway will be available except for the following times:

Village Way - 7pm on February 14th to midday on February 17th

Source: Lambeth Talk booklet that the council post through Lambeth residents doors.

[Steve80]

If that's the case then all routes in the herne hill area will suffer serious delays. I still recall a few times when I did the 3s in the morning rush hour and on a few occasions it can take 30 minutes to get from crystal palace to herne hill via croxted road. I wonder how they will cope when the works eventually takes place

[vjaska]

Dec 4, 2013 6:02:14 GMT Steve80 said:

If that's the case then all routes in the herne hill area will suffer serious delays. I still recall a few times when I did the 3s in the morning rush hour and on a few occasions it can take 30 minutes to get from crystal palace to herne hill via croxted road. I wonder how they will cope when the works eventually takes place

Not very well I imagine. Indeed, it can take 30 minutes from Herne Hill to Crystal Palace so I'd imagine during the works, it'll possibly be more closer to an hour.

I suspect the 201 will be diverted via Norwood Road between Croxted Road & Tulse Hill but I'd hazard the 3 will maybe divert via Tulse Hill Station, Lancaster Avenue, Thurlow Park Road before rejoining Croxted Road.

[M1104]

Dec 4, 2013 11:04:10 GMT vjaska said:

Dec 4, 2013 6:02:14 GMT Steve80 said:

If that's the case then all routes in the herne hill area will suffer serious delays. I still recall a few times when I did the 3s in the morning rush hour and on a few occasions it can take 30 minutes to get from crystal palace to herne hill via croxted road. I wonder how they will cope when the works eventually takes place

Not very well I imagine. Indeed, it can take 30 minutes from Herne Hill to Crystal Palace so I'd imagine during the works, it'll possibly be more closer to an hour.

I suspect the 201 will be diverted via Norwood Road between Croxted Road & Tulse Hill but I'd hazard the 3 will maybe divert via Tulse Hill Station, Lancaster Avenue, Thurlow Park Road before rejoining Croxted Road.

If there are no objections from the community at Dulwich Village the 3/N3 could be diverted via Half Moon Lane, Dulwich Village and Dulwich Common. I believe this diversion would cause a bit less disruption (as well as being a shorter diversion) than via Tulse Hill.

The 37 was diverted through Dulwich Village during the late 90s for basically the same reason.

[vjaska]

Dec 4, 2013 14:26:31 GMT M1104 said:

Dec 4, 2013 11:04:10 GMT vjaska said:

Not very well I imagine. Indeed, it can take 30 minutes from Herne Hill to Crystal Palace so I'd imagine during the works, it'll possibly be more closer to an hour.

I suspect the 201 will be diverted via Norwood Road between Croxted Road & Tulse Hill but I'd hazard the 3 will maybe divert via Tulse Hill Station, Lancaster Avenue, Thurlow Park Road before rejoining Croxted Road.

If there are no objections from the community at Dulwich Village the 3/N3 could be diverted via Half Moon Lane, Dulwich Village and Dulwich Common. I believe this diversion would cause a bit less disruption (as well as being a shorter diversion) than via Tulse Hill.

The 37 was diverted through Dulwich Village during the late 90s for basically the same reason.

Indeed, the only difference though was the 37 was diverted via Croxted Road but yeah, if Dulwich Village residents have no objections, then it could run that way instead.

[M1104]

Dec 4, 2013 15:59:47 GMT vjaska said:

Dec 4, 2013 14:26:31 GMT M1104 said:

If there are no objections from the community at Dulwich Village the 3/N3 could be diverted via Half Moon Lane, Dulwich Village and Dulwich Common. I believe this diversion would cause a bit less disruption (as well as being a shorter diversion) than via Tulse Hill.

The 37 was diverted through Dulwich Village during the late 90s for basically the same reason.

Indeed, the only difference though was the 37 was diverted via Croxted Road but yeah, if Dulwich Village residents have no objections, then it could run that way instead.

That is true but what I really meant to say was that the 37 was similarly diverted that way because of attention to a railway bridge

[moz]

Cast Iron pillars, see! The big one will be when the bridge over Thurlow Park Road (Tulse Hill) is deemed unfit for purpose as this also has cast iron pillars. Might well then be time to raise the thing or lower the road beneath it. As for the 37 diversion many moons back, there was one incident where a 'clever' driver thought he could short cut from Croxted Road via Turney Road and smacked the roof of his Metro against the low bridge there.

Moz