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WBRA are disappointed  in TfL’s handling of the bus diversions. The bus stops along Bromley Road and the High Street still show the diverted buses as stopping there. The stop used by the 352 on Rectory Rd does not show that the diverted 54 and 354 do stop there. The signs telling people of the changes are very small and  usually facing away from the shelter so people queuing don’t actually see them!

Helen McConnell, the liaison officer for Conways, has sent the first of weekly update reports on progress. You can download the whole report here  27 March.

First week update report

Work has proceeded in line with expectations, with work continuing to be finished at the Beckenham Junction and the traffic management measures installed and working reasonably well.

The Council has been monitoring traffic conditions to make sure that vehicles can access the town centre and as part of this, traffic engineers are currently examining whether further measures can be taken to minimise congestion and potential ‘rat running’. Specifically, reports about HGVs using The Drive are being investigated and the potential to rephase the traffic lights at Beckenham Junction are being examined following some reports of traffic queuing, affecting bus journeys and other motorists.

Work for the week ahead

Work on the raised footway between Coppers Restaurant and Spa will be completed by Monday of this week and the steps will be opened up. Excavation work will then take place at the corner of Bromley Rd with High Street by Nat West. Customers requiring the ATM will have to access this via the steps on the lower section of the High Street.

Additional work will be taking place at the junction of Albemarle Rd on the forecourt to Kinleigh estate agents.

Work on the Thai Restaurant Corner and around into Rectory Rd will be completed towards the end of the week, with all barriers then removed, bringing the approach to the traffic lights back to two lane traffic.

Work on the Church Green side of the High Street continues with kerbing being laid and some paving and therefore barriers will remain in place.

BUS DIVERSIONS  DURING BECKENHAM HIGH STREET WORKS

Routes passing through Beckenham High Street are 54, 162, 194, 227, 352, 354, 358, 367, and N3.

Phases one and two of works have started – from Beckenham Junction to Thornton’s Corner.

Download full information on each route here – Bus Diversions

There will be slight changes to how often buses are run, mostly just a couple of minutes, but for the 367, there will be 5 minutes extra between buses.

The first diversions will start on 11 March, lasting to mid August. The whole project will last approximately 18 months, with a number of phases as the works move down the High Street from Albemarle Road to the War Memorial.

In all phases buses will remain on their normal routes towards Bromley or Woolwich but will be diverted on their routes towards Crystal Palace, Beckenham or Croydon, past the relevant section of the High Street. TfL are planning to have three phases of diversion, with a break over Christmas 2017-

• from 11 March to mid August 2017.
• from mid August 2017 until mid-November 2017.
• Between mid-November 2017 and early January 2018 the High Street should reopen fully, with no buses diverted.
• Then the final phase will be from early January 2018 to some time in Summer 2018.

There will be “in-bus announcements” that the next bus stop is closed, notices on bus stops, and drivers will advise on the route.

And there will be two temporary bus stops

• Rectory Road (new stop G opposite the tram stop), diverted buses will also use existing bus stop W near Vicarage Drive (used by route 352).

• St George’s Road (stop Z, near Bromley Road) between 11 March and mid-August 2017 for route 162 towards Eltham only.

WBRA will update information here, and updates can also be found on TfL’s website    www.tfl.gov.uk/BusChanges