Road Works on Plumstead Bridge [Plumstead Station] are causing massive congestion to traffic in the Plumstead/ Woolwich & surrounding areas, these roadworks will last for 3 weeks & so are likely to cause disruption to motorists & bus users travelling to & from The Valley for the next 2 home games.
Woolwich & Lower Plumstead have been gridlocked for most of the day, with hour waits for buses in the Charlton area, a driver on the 180 bus route said he took 4 hours to complete the journey between Erith & North Greenwich this morning.
Lets hope that there will be less disruption for tomorrow evenings travel.
Bridge parapet works A206 Pettman Crescent and resurfacing
We are replacing bridge parapets to the A206 Pettman Crescent in West Thamesmead and Plumstead and Glyndon.
https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parking-transport-and-streets/check-roadworks-or-request-road-closure/check-updates-bridges-and
https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/08/11/traffic-gridlock-across-woolwich-and-plumstead-due-to-bridge-work/
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How long can you park for in B&Q? @Braziliance, did you use that car park on Saturday?
All these buses stuck around Plumstead bus garage. Delay of 3+ hours of moving at all as some taken out of service.
10 pm UPDATE: Problems are still ongoing near 10pm. Buses have been more than four hours late this evening if not curtailed.
Serious questions need asking as to why nothing was communicated on a wide ranging basis until Greenwich Council hastily put up information today with nothing in advance.
https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/08/11/traffic-gridlock-across-woolwich-and-plumstead-due-to-bridge-work/
@clive
I'm not sure why everything is now running smoothly as the roadworks are still there.
Apparently there is an emergency meeting today between Greenwich council & TFL to try & resolve the issues & prevent the absolute chaos which occurred yesterday.
I will update this thread if i hear or see any developments.
I was stuck there for hours yesterday. I wonder if the roadworks were put in yesterday and today is the first day the diversion routes have been followed. Just a guess but something feels different.