Drivers travelling southbound are being advised to ‘seek alternative routes’ for the next five weekends ahead of the Blackwall Tunnel closure.
Starting this weekend (13-15 January), the southbound tunnel will be closed to support works on the northbound Blackwall Tunnel approach.
Further closures of the tunnel – which reportedly serves tens of thousands of drivers a day – are expected from 20-22 January, 27-29 January, 10-12 February and 24-26 February. If one of the weekends is not possible there will be a contingency one put in place.
Northbound traffic will not be affected by these closures as traffic will be diverted through the southbound Blackwall Tunnel.
However, there will be no access to Tunnel Avenue from the A102 at Pear Island across the weekend due to the work. The northbound on-slip on Blackwall Lane will also be closed and a signed diversion via the Woolwich Flyover roundabout will be in place.
During the weekend of the 24-26 February, northbound traffic will also be diverted from the A102 via Millennium Way to the Blackwall tunnel entrance from 22:00 until 08:00 to allow for additional works to install new gantries across all lanes of the A102.
The route 108 bus, the only one that operates through the Blackwall Tunnel, will be split in two, operating between Lewisham and North Greenwich and between Canning Town and Stratford.
Customers are advised to then change onto the Jubilee line to cross the river to complete their journeys.
TfL said it will also ensure that customers of route 108 who then use the Jubilee line as part of their journey over the weekend will avoid being charged for the Tube section of their journey via an automatic refund which will be processed after the weekend.
For the latest on how roads are running, please visit: https://tfl.gov.uk/traffic/status/