Traffic and Travel
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Very slow traffic due to earlier accident. All lanes have been re-opened. Travel time is around 40 minutes
Very slow traffic due to earlier accident on M25 clockwise between J4 A21 / A224 (Orpington) and Clacket Lane Services. All lanes have been re-opened. Travel time is around 40 minutes.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:42:29
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Earlier accident, traffic returned to normal
Traffic returned to normal, earlier accident on M2 coastbound between J5 A249 (Sittingbourne / Stockbury Roundabout) and J6 A251 (Faversham).
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:37:13
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Traffic easing
Traffic easing on A1245 Southbound between A129 London Road (Carpenters Arms Roundabout) and A127 Southend Arterial Road (Fairglen Interchange).
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:37:00
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Very slow traffic and traffic heavier than normal
Very slow traffic and traffic heavier than normal on A127 Prince Avenue / Victoria Avenue Eastbound between B1013 Nestuda Way (Tesco Roundabout) and B1015 West Street.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:36:59
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Queueing traffic in the roadworks area
Queueing traffic on A13 London Road Westbound between B1006 High Road (Tarpots Roundabout) and A130 (Sadlers Farm Roundabout). In the roadworks area.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:36:56
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Traffic moving well
Traffic moving well on A229 Fairmeadow into town before the bridge one way system.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:35:53
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Traffic moving well
Traffic moving well on A414 between B183 First Avenue Mandela Avenue and A1184 Cambridge Road / Edinburgh Way (Harlow Mill roundabout).
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:35:50
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Traffic easing
Traffic easing on A127 Southend Arterial Road Eastbound around A1245 (Fairglen Interchange).
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:31:42
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Queueing traffic in the roadworks area
Queueing traffic on A130 Southbound at A13 London Road (Sadlers Farm Roundabout). In the roadworks area.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:31:21
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Delays cleared
Delays cleared on A13 Eastbound between A132 South Mayne / B1464 Station Lane / Pitsea Hall Lane (Pitsea Flyover) and A130 (Sadlers Farm Roundabout).
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:26:44
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One lane closed due to emergency repairs
One lane closed due to emergency repairs on A2 Blackheath Road Eastbound at A2211 Lewisham Road (George and Dragon traffic lights).
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:08:13
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Road closed due to police incident
Bazely Street both ways closed due to police incident between Poplar High Street and A13 East India Dock Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:08:12
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Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to accident
Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to accident on A406 North Circular Road Eastbound between A112 Chingford Road / B179 Billet Road / Wadham Road (Crooked Billet Interchange) and A104 Woodford New Road (Waterwork's Corner).
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 13:05:00
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No significant problems reported at London Southend Airport
No significant problems reported at London Southend Airport.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-26 12:53:42
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No significant problems reported at London City Airport
No significant problems reported at London City Airport.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-26 11:07:21
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Road closed due to Southend Air Festival
Western Esplanade both ways closed due to Southend Air Festival between Pier Hill / Marine Parade and The Leas.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 09:50:25
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Advance Warning - Road closed due to Southend Air Festival
Advance Warning - Tylers Avenue both ways closed due to Southend Air Festival between Chichester Road and High Street.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 09:28:34
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Road closed due to Southend Air Festival
Shorefield Road both ways closed due to Southend Air Festival between Western Esplanade and Station Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 09:26:16
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Road closed due to Southend Air Festival
A1160 Southchurch Avenue both ways closed due to Southend Air Festival between B1016 Eastern Esplanade / Marine Parade (The Kursaal) and Woodgrange Drive / Southchurch Avenue.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 09:24:09
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Road closed due to Southend Air Festival
Marine Parade both ways closed due to Southend Air Festival between A1160 Southchurch Avenue / Eastern Esplanade (The Kursaal) and Pier Hill / Western Esplanade.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 09:22:29
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Road closed due to Southend Air Festival
Eastern Esplanade both ways closed due to Southend Air Festival between A1160 Southchurch Avenue / Marine Parade (The Kursaal) and Victoria Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 09:15:26
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Advance Warning - Road closed due to Southend Air Festival
Chancellor Road Westbound closed due to Southend Air Festival between A1160 Queensway and Herbert Grove.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-26 09:13:23
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Additional services due to the Southend Air Festival
Advance Warning - Additional services on C2C between Southend Central and Grays, between Southend Central and Laindon and between Southend Central and Barking due to the Southend Air Festival.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:56:43
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Additional services due to the Southend Air Festival
Advance Warning - Additional services on C2C between Southend Central and Grays, and between Southend Central and Laindon due to the Southend Air Festival.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:56:20
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Service suspended due to engineering works
Service suspended on Greater Anglia between Shenfield and Witham due to engineering works.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:55:45
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Service suspended due to engineering works
Advance Warning - Service suspended on Jubilee Line between North Greenwich and Stratford due to engineering works.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:54:49
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Service suspended due to engineering works
Advance Warning - Service suspended on Greater Anglia between Shenfield and Stowmarket due to engineering works.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:54:42
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Replacement bus service running due to engineering works
Advance Warning - Replacement bus service running on Greater Anglia between Broxbourne and Audley End due to engineering works.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:54:26
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Additional services due to the Southend Air Festival
Advance Warning - Additional services on C2C between Grays and Southend Central, between Laindon and Southend Central and between Barking and Southend Central due to the Southend Air Festival.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:54:02
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Service suspended due to engineering works
Advance Warning - Service suspended on Greater Anglia between Shenfield and Colchester due to engineering works.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:53:35
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Replacement bus service running due to engineering works
Advance Warning - Replacement bus service running on Southeastern between Lewisham and Hayes (Kent) due to engineering works.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:49:01
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Replacement bus service running via Bexleyheath due to engineering works
Advance Warning - Replacement bus service running via Bexleyheath on Southeastern between Lewisham and Dartford due to engineering works.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:48:56
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Replacement bus service running due to engineering works
Advance Warning - Replacement bus service running on Southeastern between Orpington and Sevenoaks due to engineering works.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:47:16
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Service suspended due to engineering works
Advance Warning - Service suspended on Greater Anglia between Shenfield and Witham due to engineering works.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:39:40
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Replacement bus service running due to engineering works
Replacement bus service running on Southeastern between Strood and Maidstone West due to engineering works.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 15:38:42
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Temporary traffic lights and water main work
Temporary traffic lights and water main work on A121 High Road near Gladstone Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-25 09:03:44
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Temporary traffic lights and water main work
Temporary traffic lights and water main work on Roding Lane at B170 Chigwell Rise.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-25 08:58:03
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Road closed due to water main work
Earl's Path both ways closed due to water main work at Smart's Lane / Forest Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-25 08:46:47
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Advance Warning - Road closed due to roadworks
Advance Warning - A232 Station Road / Crofton Road both ways closed due to roadworks between Tubbenden Lane and Newstead Avenue.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 00:39:37
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Advance Warning - Temporary traffic lights and roadworks
Advance Warning - Temporary traffic lights and roadworks on A112 High Road Leyton at A1006 Church Road (Lion and Key corner).
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 00:31:51
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Advance Warning - Temporary traffic lights and roadworks
Advance Warning - Temporary traffic lights and roadworks on A232 Croydon Road at B265 Baston Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-25 00:19:29
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Temporary traffic lights and roadworks
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks on B1115 Waldingfield Road at Landsdown Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-24 12:45:55
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Telecoms work and stop/Go boards
Telecoms work and stop/Go boards on B1051 Chapel Hill near Recreation Ground.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-23 09:14:33
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Road closed due to roadworks
North Street closed due to roadworks around Church Street.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-23 08:46:20
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Road closed due to roadworks
B1061 closed due to roadworks at The Street.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-22 13:48:53
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Roadworks and temporary traffic lights
Roadworks and temporary traffic lights on A603 Lensfield Road at Panton Street.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-19 15:13:35
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Road closed due to roadworks
A131 King Street (One way street) Westbound closed due to roadworks between St Peter's Church and B1115 Market Hill.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-19 13:54:37
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Temporary traffic lights and bridge struck by vehicle
Temporary traffic lights and bridge struck by vehicle on B184 Walden Road both ways between B1051 and Yardley Hall Lane.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-17 21:12:56
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Gas main work
Gas main work on A127 Southend Arterial Road Westbound between Ardleigh Green Road / Squirrels Heath Road and Belgrave Avenue.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-17 10:38:58
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Temporary traffic lights and roadworks
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks on B1007 High Road at Dry Street.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-17 08:30:28
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Temporary traffic lights and gas main work
Temporary traffic lights and gas main work on Seven Arches Road near The Chase.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-17 07:14:26
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Road closed due to electricity work
A125 Waterloo Road Southbound closed due to electricity work between Exchange Street and A1251 Oldchurch Road / Oldchurch Road / Bridge Close.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-16 17:55:29
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Temporary traffic lights and roadworks
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks on A1017 Swan Street both ways near Alderford Street.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-16 08:42:32
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Road closed due to water main work
Pudding Lane both ways closed due to water main work near A113 Abridge Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-16 08:18:40
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Road closed due to gas main work
Pitsea Road both ways closed due to gas main work between Moretons and B1464 High Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-16 08:09:49
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Advance Warning - Road closed due to roadworks during the night
Advance Warning - M11 Northbound closed due to roadworks during the night between J4 A406 (Woodford) and J6 M25.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-14 21:21:23
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Temporary traffic lights and roadworks
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks on A207 Park View Road at A221 Danson Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-14 18:20:34
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Temporary traffic lights and water main work
Temporary traffic lights and water main work on A1008 Blake Hall Road at A1008 Cambridge Park.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-14 17:58:05
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Roadworks and temporary traffic lights
Roadworks and temporary traffic lights on B260 Main Road near St Marys Way (Longfield Academy).
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-12 15:24:42
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Roadworks on exit slip road
Roadworks on M2 both ways at J4 A278 (Gillingham). On exit slip road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-12 15:22:11
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Road closed due to gas main work
Oare Road both ways closed due to gas main work at The Street (Davington Primary School).
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-12 14:19:24
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Temporary traffic lights and gas main work
Temporary traffic lights and gas main work on B2008 Chequers Road at Elm Lane.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-12 14:15:16
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Temporary traffic lights and gas main work
Temporary traffic lights and gas main work on B2173 Bartholomew Way between Sycamore Drive and London Road / St Mary's Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-05-12 14:05:11
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Road closed due to gas main work, expect delays
A249 Knightrider Street (One way) Westbound closed due to gas main work between A229 Lower Stone Street and A229 Mill Street. Expect delays.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-12 13:59:08
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Temporary traffic lights and gas main work
Temporary traffic lights and gas main work on A20 London Road between Bradbourne Lane and New Road / Station Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-12 13:51:07
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Temporary traffic lights and gas main work
Temporary traffic lights and gas main work on A231 Nelson Road near Gillingham Road (Fleur-de-lis Pub).
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-12 13:22:49
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Road closed due to major roadworks
A208 Orpington Road / Chislehurst Road both ways closed due to major roadworks between Birchwood Road and Marlings Park Avenue.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-11 16:02:11
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Temporary traffic lights and gas main work
Temporary traffic lights and gas main work on A1009 Hall Lane at A1037 Waltham Way.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-08 17:24:24
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Temporary traffic lights and roadworks
Temporary traffic lights and roadworks on A112 High Road Leyton at Midland Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-07 17:49:53
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Lane closed due to roadworks
Lane closed due to roadworks on A12 Eastern Avenue Westbound between Aldborough Road South / Aldborough Road North and Horns Road / Ley Street.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-07 17:12:21
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Road closed due to electricity work
Brick Kiln Hill closed due to electricity work near Assington Lane.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-05-01 11:52:01
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Restrictions and water main work, expect delays
Restrictions and water main work on A21 Rushey Green both ways at Ringstead Road. Expect delays.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-04-30 19:29:40
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Bridge maintenance work
Bridge maintenance work on Haslingfield Road between A603 Wimpole Road and Barton Road. Also affecting Barton Road between Haslingfield Road and Church Street / New Road (Haslingfield).
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-30 09:41:54
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Road closed due to drainage works
B1368 closed due to drainage works at Gravelly Lane.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-23 10:26:10
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Major roadworks
Major roadworks on A13 London Road at A130 (Sadlers Farm Roundabout).
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-04-20 10:56:32
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Temporary traffic lights and gas main work
Temporary traffic lights and gas main work on Priest's Lane both ways between Middleton Hall Lane and Friar's Avenue.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-18 08:57:50
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Road closed due to water main work
Commonside Road both ways closed due to water main work at Rundells.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-18 08:20:44
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Temporary traffic lights and water main work
Temporary traffic lights and water main work on A206 Plumstead High Street both ways between White Hart Road and Riverdale Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-04-17 17:54:27
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Restrictions, stop/Go boards and roadworks
Restrictions, stop/Go boards and roadworks on A20 Lee High Road both ways at Marischal Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-04-16 20:47:06
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Road closed due to water main work
Rundells both ways closed due to water main work between Commonside Road and Radburn Close.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-12 08:55:07
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Road closed due to roadworks
Mersea Road both ways closed due to roadworks near Berechurch Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-12 08:48:16
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Temporary traffic lights, restrictions and roadworks
Temporary traffic lights, restrictions and roadworks on A123 Cranbrook Road both ways at Waremead Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-04-11 20:52:17
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Road closed due to carriageway repairs
Tidal Basin Road both ways closed due to carriageway repairs between A1020 Silvertown Way and Western Gateway.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-04-11 16:55:07
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Water main work
Water main work on B1197 Hertford Road both ways at Westfield Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-11 07:19:49
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Road closed due to roadworks
Brewery Road closed due to roadworks at Burford Street.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-11 07:18:27
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Roadworks
Roadworks on A121 Station Road at Lea Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-04-11 07:16:18
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Water main work
Water main work on A206 Plumstead High Street Eastbound between White Hart Road and Riverdale Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-04-05 04:42:45
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Road closed due to roadworks
Ingatestone Road both ways closed due to roadworks near Buttsbury Hall Farm.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2012-04-02 07:59:53
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Roadworks
Roadworks on A112 Albert Road at Lord Street.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-03-27 17:33:11
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Roadworks and restrictions
Roadworks and restrictions on A205 Westhorne Avenue both ways between A2 (Westhorne Avenue) and A208 Well Hall Road / Rochester Way (Well Hall Roundabout).
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-03-21 16:07:21
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Temporary traffic lights and water main work
Temporary traffic lights and water main work on A104 Lea Bridge Road at Shrubland Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2012-02-27 16:18:51
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Road closed due to carriageway repairs
Chapel Lane both ways closed due to carriageway repairs between Ford Hill and Bromley Lane.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2011-12-06 10:59:19
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Roadworks
Roadworks on Clements Road at Handforth Road.
- Severity: normal
- Updated: 2011-08-10 12:39:33
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Roadworks
Roadworks on A20 Loampit Vale at A2210 Thurston Road.
- Severity: severe
- Updated: 2011-06-07 11:07:24
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