On Feb 10, 3:55*pm, "Basil Jet"
wrote:

Mizter T wrote:

I note in the case of both the
Hammersmith and Albert bridge works that TfL is also involved in
helping to find the works.

Although bridges are generally fairly easy to find... a single mechanical
failure can't cause them to end up on Goodwin Sands, unlike certain other
forms of river crossing...

The curse of the typo! TfL are of course helping to fund the works...
it's all about the dosh.


And when Jenkins says "And anyone who thinks they can sneak round east
will find Blackwall Tunnel closed southbound indefinitely" he's
talking total balderdash. The tunnel - for which TfL is directly
responsible - is going to be closed to southbound traffic *overnight*
for works until the end of 2012 (it'll remain open to northbound
traffic).

Does anyone know if the Monday night closures of Rotherhithe Tunnel are
still going on?

Don't know. For a while I've thought it somewhat ridiculous that there
doesn't appear to be any information on the web about when the routine
maintenance closures of the Rotherhithe and Blackwall tunnels take
place - the whole issue seems shrouded in mystery! There's nowt on the
TfL website including the live traffic news bit, nowt on the BBC
London Travel pages, nowt anywhere else either.

TfL should have a simple 'river crossings' page with info about
planned works on the two tunnels, plus perhaps info about one boat (or
no boat) service on the Woolwich Ferry - I suppose ideally it should
have live travel news too (e.g. 'one boat service for the rest of the
day' etc). And this info should be available via the WAP site too (I
guess there might be safety concerns about people checking it whilst
driving, but the live BBC Travel news service is offered on the BBC
WAP site).

I did once call up the TfL travel info line (7222 1234 as was, when
one could call it from a mobile without paying through the nose [1])
and the helpful gent on the end went to great lengths to try and
decipher whether or not the Blackwall tunnel was closed, looking at
bus service info and the 'jam cams', but ultimately he couldn't say
one way or the other for sure (and I didn't try in the end so never
found out).

By the by, whilst on the subject of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, it's now
the responsibility of TfL, but has it always been thus since the
creation of TfL in 2000? I've half a recollection of seeing signs
suggesting that LB Tower Hamlets was responsible for it more recently
than ten years ago. Doesn't really matter of course, just curiosity.

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[1] The old telephone number does still works for the moment, but
eventually everyone will have to call the 0843 number (which costs 20p/
min on contract o2 tariffs for example) but this is all a different
thread.