Tuesday 30 June 2015
News & features published on 30 June 2015
Taxi drivers' protest against TfL brings Blackfriars Road to a halt
Blackfriars Road was closed to traffic on Tuesday afternoon due to a protest by taxi drivers outside Transport for London's Palestra offices.
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Tweets on 30 June 2015
Tuesday recap: London-SE1.co.uk/date/2015-06-30
lambeth_council Please be reassured that the reported shots fired on #Albert Embankment #Lambeth are part of #999exercise @metpoliceuk taking place today
metpoliceuk The #999Exercise has been ongoing now for 8hrs - started at Surrey Street & then at a disused building on Albert Embankment #Lambeth
Just in from @airTEXT: "The forecast is for MODERATE air pollution everywhere in Southwark"
New novel for young adults about poltergeist activity at The Shard amzn.to/1BUryNi
RT @RoyalMintUK: .@TowerBridge opened #onthisday in 1894. The iconic landmark features on a £5 coin, in colour! http://t.co/0N6Sk4JZ7E http…
Just published - Taxi drivers' protest against TfL brings Blackfriars Road to a halt goo.gl/fb/wfy0jy
Rennie Street closed for demolition works pic.twitter.com/GB3h2yMpHz
Taxi protest blocking Blackfriars Road, The Cut and Union Street pic.twitter.com/o7Uuj4b38a
mediafran Urban #pubcat was actually seeking out early morning sun today! Union Jack Southwark @se1 pic.twitter.com/XnuXpiKlws
_jordanchitty Taxi protest completely shut Blackfriars Road @se1 pic.twitter.com/FxOc7XyBiH
TfLTrafficNews A201 Blackfriars Road is closed southbound from Southwark Street due to a demonstration. Traffic is on Blackfriars Bridge and The Cut.
Taxi drivers protest outside TfL offices at Palestra in Blackfriars Road
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TfLTrafficNews Now that the A3 has re-opened, Elephant & Castle is flowing much better. Nearby affected areas should improve soon. pic.twitter.com/DakCtjnOvd
TfL has curtailed and diverted most bus routes serving Elephant & Castle in an attempt to ease the gridlock.
TfLTrafficNews A3 Kennington Park Road remains closed S/B (burst water main), tailbacks are severely affecting Elephant & Castle. pic.twitter.com/ulgD29bso8
Prepare for a much longer walk to cross the road when E&C subways are shut this week. pic.twitter.com/wAZt44ruyX (via @roundaboutnews)
RT @se16: Consultation on changes to local night bus routes ends tomorrow: https://t.co/5AkCvveqEf
RT @C2Henry: This is Elephant and Castle. More than an hour from Borough High Street to the Elephant. 😲😲😲😲 http://t.co/gVqybRDe4p
RT @tractiveeffort: Elephant & Castle is totally gridlocked this morning… ie people are out of their cars and just standing on the roadside
hotwaterfactory Empty buses again today in Elephant&Castle pic.twitter.com/sCdsttu22i
Shard "like Darth Vader’s imperial Star Destroyer erupting through the crust of a Bermondsey pavement" @rafaelbehrhgu.com/p/4a4dq/stwMG
SeyiNoir I live 10mins away from Elephant and Castle... Just arrived here an hour later, and now I'm stuck in this... pic.twitter.com/wVDIj60Uq8
RT @Liver16bird: This is the queue to get to Elephant & Castle roundabout which is 1.5 miles away. I give up
London traffic is a twat! http…
becky_gwills Elephant and Castle the definition of chaos this morning. Burst water mains plus @TfL digging up everything they can see = carnage.
TfLTrafficNews Severe delays on all approaches to Elephant & Castle due to a closure of A3 Kennington Park Road (burst water main). pic.twitter.com/SU3pAt8Qsa
'Lorries for Savvy Cyclists' event till 10am just a few yards from yesterday's collision https://t.co/hBX4qOpXQk
ianwylie Today's stunning 04:47am London heatwave dawn as seen from Waterloo Bridge. pic.twitter.com/VSdB67eU36
Dmjenko Elephant and Castle bus lockdown. First time I've seen 12 buses stuck behind eachother. #tfl #traffic pic.twitter.com/fmp1MsFW8C
New MP @coyleneil tables parliamentary Q re making viability assessments for planning applications more transparent http://t.co/ytYlefbEBO
luvablrog Avoid #Elephant&Castle if you can, pure chaos at the roundabout #travelnews pic.twitter.com/p5osTApV4V
TfLBusAlerts Elephant and Castle severely congested again this morning. Kennington Park Rd still closed. London Underground accepting tickets
AnnaLouWynn @TfL All traffic now sat around with engines turned off and people wandering around outside their vehicles at Elephant & Castle.
JohnMcM1 Half an hour to move a mile on the Old Kent Rd. Terrible tailbacks. Roadworks at Elephant & Castle? @BBCLondon949
patricialondon Good folks of @se1 really gridlocked on approach roads to Tower Bridge Rd & southbound traffic & knock on in Maltby/Tanner. Avoid if you can
RT @mamuska_net: @se1 Elephant and Castle is gridlocked already this morning. All traffic including buses at a standstill.
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