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Road Closure at Beck Lane 24 October for up to a week

Posted on October 20, 2020 by | Comments Off on Road Closure at Beck Lane 24 October for up to a week

SGN will be completing gas main replacement works at Beck Lane, Beckenham from this Saturday 24/10/2020 for up to one week.

There will be a directional road closure in place between the junctions of Elmers End Road and Clement Road for Eastbound traffic (affecting all motorists entering Beck Lane from Elmers End Road). Traffic will be diverted via Elmers End Road A214, Croydon Road A222 and Beckenham Road A234.

Westbound traffic (travelling from Churchfields Road towards Elmers End Road) will be unaffected during the works and will still be able to use Beck Lane as usual.

Access to the Churchfields Road Refuse Centre will be maintained as usual, however motorists will not be able to access the centre from Beck Lane and will need to follow the diversion signs on site to enter via Churchfields Road. Motorists will be able to exit the centre either via Churchfields Road or Beck Lane. SGN have confirmed that signs will be in place to inform motorists that the refuse centre is open and to follow the diversion.

Bus route 354 (towards Bromley North) will be affected and will not serve Elmers End Road (between Croydon Road Penge A213 and Beck Lane), Beck Lane or Churchfields Road during the works and will be diverted via Croydon Road Penge A213, High Street Penge A234 and Beckenham Road A234.

Bus route 354 (towards Penge High Street / Maple Road) will be un-affected and serve the route as normal, as will be able to travel through the roadworks in this direction.

These works have been planned during the school half term week so they do not disrupt Churchfields Primary School.

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Update on Elmers End Road works

Posted on July 25, 2019 by | Comments Off on Update on Elmers End Road works
The work is going well and the first phase that should have lasted two weeks will be completed in one. This seems to mean that  Phase 2 will start on Monday 29 July, and last two weeks.
So – you wont be able to turn left out of Elmers End Road onto Croydon Rd from Sunday night at 10pm, and the end of Clock House Road will be closed (but it’s not clear if this will be from the 29th, or later as they get closer to it.) You will be able to to turn right out of Elmers End Road onto Croydon Road.
 This is the information sent by the gas company
Phase One – Croydon Road, junction with Elmers End Road
  • This phase has progressed well, and we will be complete by Saturday 27 July
  • We started our project on Croydon Road at the junction of Elmers End Road on Sunday 21 July
  • To ensure everyone’s safety we have temporarily closed the east bound lane of Croydon Road across the Elmers End Road junction.
  • We also needed to temporarily close the south bound right-hand turn lane of Elmers End Road. Motorists are not currently able to turn right from Elmers End Road onto Croydon Road during this phase
  • We have suspended the Elmers End Station Parade bus stop D
  • We have also suspended the pedestrian crossing around our work area and installed a temporary replacement to maintain pedestrian access

 

Phase Two – Croydon Road, between junction of Elmers End Road and Clockhouse Road

  • We will be starting Phase Two on Monday 29 July, a week earlier than originally planned
  • Traffic management for this phase will be set up the night before on Sunday 28 July
  • Our engineers will move location to the other side of the Elmers End Road junction and begin working on the next section of Croydon Road
  • We expect this phase to last approximately two weeks
  • The temporary closure of the east bound lane of Croydon Road across this junction will remain in place and be extended up to the junction of Clockhouse Road
  • We will re-open the south bound right-hand turn lane of Elmers End Road
  • We now need to temporarily close the south bound left-hand turn lane of Elmers End Road. Motorists will not be able to turn left from Elmers End Road onto Croydon Road during this phase
  • Clockhouse Road will be temporarily closed at its junction with Croydon Road
  • Elmers End Station Parade bus stop D will remain suspended

 

Phase Three – Elmerside Road, junction with Croydon Road

  • Following on from phase 2, our engineers will move away from the junction of Croydon Road and Elmers End Road to begin work on Elmerside Road at its junction with Croydon Road in the right-hand turn junction for approximately two weeks
  • To allow us to complete our work safely we need to temporarily close the right-hand turn lane of Elmerside Road at the junction of Croydon Road. Motorists will not be able to turn right from Elmerside Road onto Croydon Road
  • Signed diversions will be in place for diverted traffic
  • The pedestrian crossing around our work area will also be suspended

Throughout all phases of our work signed diversions will be in place for motorists and pedestrian access will be maintained.

We have temporarily closed The Elmers End Tesco bus stand at St Margarets Road to buses/traffic. This will be closed throughout phases one and two of our works. Therefore no buses will stop or serve the stops at the bus stand. There will be a temporary bus stand at the Elmerside Green Roundabout but for full info regarding bus services, please check TfL website: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/.

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Bus Diversions during road works in Elmers End July to September

Posted on July 6, 2019 by | Comments Off on Bus Diversions during road works in Elmers End July to September

Details of bus diversions during the gas main replacement.

Phase one: From 2200 Sunday 21 July 2019 for about two weeks:

Elmers End Road traffic will have to turn left towards Beckenham. On Croydon Road towards Beckenham, traffic will have to turn left onto Elmers End Road. Croydon Road towards Croydon or Crystal Palace will be unaffected

Elmers End Interchange at Tesco will be suspended for the duration of the works. The 54 will terminate at Elmers End Green. The 289 will terminate at Tesco roundabout.

 Route 54 – Elmers End Green towards Elmers End

Passengers will alight at stop M on Elmers End Green outside the shops.

Route 54 towards Catford

The route to Woolwich will start at stop J at St James’ Avenue.

Route 289 towards Elmers End

A temporary bus stop will be in place just before the Tesco roundabout where passengers will alight.

 Route 289 towards Croydon

The details are confusing about the westward bound service but it looks like buses will use Long Lane as a stand and then will turn right onto Croydon Road to start service at the Glade bus stop towards Croydon.

 Route 367 towards Beckenham

From Croydon Road at Elmers End Road buses will turn left onto Elmers End Road, ahead on Elmers End Road, turn right onto Beck Lane and follow the same route as the 354 to the High Street joining its normal route at Village Way. Therefore a large area of Eden Park will be without the 367 from Elmers End Green to Village Way.

Route 367 towards Croydon

Normal line of route.

Phase two from Monday 5 August 2019 for about two weeks:

Elmers End Road traffic will have to turn right towards Croydon. Croydon Road traffic will have to turn left at the left filter, towards Crystal Palace. Croydon Road towards Croydon or Crystal Palace will be unaffected.

Routes 54, 289 and 367

As phase one.

Route 356 towards Monks Orchard and Shirley

From Elmers End Road at Beck Lane buses will turn left on to Beck Lane and follow the route of the 354 to the War Memorial, then turn right at onto Croydon Road, ahead on Croydon Road and left on to Elmers End Green to line of route.

Route 356 towards Penge

Normal line of route

 Phase three from Monday 19 August 2019 for about two weeks:

The lane next to Elmers End Green on Elmerside Road, joining Upper Elmers End Road and Croydon Road towards Beckenham will be closed and buses will be diverted as follows:

 Routes 194 and 358 towards Beckenham

From Elmerside Road at Croydon Road buses will turn left onto Croydon Road, go all around the Tesco roundabout and then straight ahead on Croydon Road to line of route.

Note

The dates on each phase may change subject to findings whilst the works are ongoing

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Updated information on Road Works in Elmers End July to September

Posted on July 6, 2019 by | Comments Off on Updated information on Road Works in Elmers End July to September

Traffic diversions during gas main replacement

July to September 2019.

The first phase from 10pm on Sunday 21 July to around 5 August  will close the eastbound carriageway at the lights at the junction of Elmers End Road and Croydon Road  – outside Tesco and the bus stop, the straight ahead lanes that go down to one lane past the lights towards Elmers End Green will be closed.

All traffic from Croydon will use the left filter lane into Elmers End Rd and be diverted towards Aldi at the “other” Croydon Rd at the Penge end. Traffic from Elmers End Rd will not be able to turn right into Croydon Road but will have to turn left and go round Elmers End Green to get to Croydon – the westbound carriageway of Croydon Road will be unaffected.

The second phase (due 5 August to 19 August) will close the road from the traffic lights at the junction going towards Elmer End Green. Residents of Wimbourne Way, the flats along that stretch and customers of The Elm Tree pub will be able to access their road and car parks. The Clock House Road junction with Croydon Road will be closed.

Traffic from Croydon will still have to turn left into Elmers End Road and be diverted via Penge. Bus routes will be diverted along Churchfields Road, including the 356 towards Shirley and 367 towards Bromley (see separate post).

Traffic from Elmers End Road will not be able to turn left into Croydon Road towards the Green. Any traffic that misses the diversion notices before Beck Lane/ Churchfields, will have to go to the Tesco roundabout and back to Elmers End Road , then back to Aldi at Croydon Rd at the Penge end.

The third stage (19 August to 2 September) is closure of the right hand lane at Elmerside, the one running alongside Elmers End Green, opposite the houses, from Upper Elmers End Road to Croydon Road. Traffic will not be able to turn right towards Beckenham. The 194 and 358 buses will turn left onto Corydon road, up to the Tesco roundabout and back towards Beckenham.

All during this work, the west bound carriageway from the Green towards Croydon will be open and traffic will be able to turn right into Elmers End Road. For the first two stages 22 July to 26 August there will be temporary traffic lights at the junction of Elmers End Road and Croydon Road.

 

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Major road works in Elmers End 22 July to mid September.

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Advance notice of major road works to replace the gas main along Croydon Road at the junction with Elmers End Road. There have been a lot of road works connected with  the gas main over the last year or so. But the leaks continue so they are going to replace the main.
The first phase 22 July to around 5 August will close the eastbound carriageway at the lights at the junction of Elmers End Road and Croydon Road – the straight ahead lanes going down to one lane past the lights towards The Green. Traffic from Croydon will use the left filter lane into Elmers End Rd and be diverted towards Aldi at the “other” Croydon Rd. Traffic from Elmers End Rd ill have to turn left and go round the Green to get to Croydon. Traffic on Elmers End Road wanting to go to Croydon will have to go left and round the Green – that westbound carriageway of Corydon Road will be unaffected.
The second phase (due 5 August to 26 August ) will close the road from the traffic lights towards the Green. So traffic from Croydon will still have to turn left into Elmers End Road. Traffic from Elmers End Road will not be able to turn left into Croydon Road towards the Green. This traffic will have to go to the Tesco roundabout and back to Elmers End Road , then back to Aldi at Croydon Rd Penge.
The third stage (2 September to 16 September) is closure of the right hand lane at Elmerside, the one running alongside The Green near the houses from Upper Elmers End Road to Croydon Road. Traffic will not be able to turn right towards Beckenham.
All during this work, the west bound carriageway from the Green towards Croydon will be open and traffic will be able to turn right into Elmers End Road. For the first two stages 22 July to 26 August there will be temporary traffic lights at the junction of Elmers End Road and Croydon Road.

Information on bus diversions will follow as soon as they are confirmed by TfL.

 

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