Update from TfL below - please also see attached.
Good afternoon
I am writing to remind you of upcoming London Trams this week, and to share details of major work taking place during the school Easter holiday.
Reduced service – east of East Croydon, 27-28 March
This week, from Tuesday 23 to Friday 26 March – for four nights between 00:30 and 05:30 we are working along the tram line in the Love Lane area between Harrington Road and Avenue Road tram stops. Between Thursday 25 and Friday 26 March – for two nights between midnight and 06:00 we are also carrying out overhead line maintenance. As a result there will be a temporary suspension of late night and early morning tram services between Sandilands and Elmers End/Beckenham Junction on 27 and 28 March.
Please find attached a copy of our service closure poster for this upcoming work.
Easter closure – Lower Addiscombe Road
Please find attached a copy of a letter being distributed in the Lower Addiscombe Road/Colworth Road area from tomorrow. This is to let residents and businesses know about track replacement work taking place at night from this weekend, and under 24-hour working between 2-7 April during Easter.
What is taking place
We will be renewing the tram track where it crosses Lower Addiscombe Road. Work will take place between Addiscombe and Blackhorse Lane tram stops, and for approximately 20 metres along the tram track either side of the crossing point. This work forms part of our ongoing modernisation programme and will improve the condition of the track, to help make tram services more reliable. The track will be renewed through the new-for-old replacement of the rails and track points. This will include cutting and breaking out tarmac and concrete using construction machines and hand-held mechanical tools. Due to the nature of the work, noise will be generated.
We are also carrying out cable ducting work at East Croydon tram stop by Dingwall Road. This will include breaking concrete, shallow excavations and resurfacing work. Some noise will be generated between 07:00-19:00 each day.
Working times
Work will take place 24 hours per day*, over six days, as follows:
- Friday 2 April to Wednesday 7 April inclusive
In advance of this we will spend time preparing for the work, setting up our site and taking deliveries of materials. This activity will take place at night, as follows:
- Saturday 27 March to Thursday 1 April, between 23:00 and 04:00
Following the six day closure (2-7 April), further activity may be required at night between Friday 9 April and Sunday 2 May to complete work not finalised within the closure.
*All work at East Croydon tram stop will take place during the day, between 07:00 and 19:00.
Local road closures
While we are working, between 2-7 April, the following road restrictions will be in place:
- Lower Addiscombe Road closed between Bingham Road and Colworth Road
- Everton Road closed at its junction with Lower Addiscombe Road
- No right turn Sundridge Road to Lower Addiscombe Road
- No right turn Bingham Road junction with Lower Addiscombe Road
- No left turn Colworth Road junction with Lower Addiscombe Road
A clearly signed traffic diversion route will be in place at all times, however the local road network may be busier than usual. Safe walking and cycling routes will be provided.
Changes to London Tram and local bus services
We need to carry out this work while trams are not running. As a result, the following partial closure of the London Trams network is required:
Date
Service change
Friday 2 April until Tuesday 6 April
Trams will run between Wimbledon and Reeves Corner only. There will be no service on the rest of the network
Wednesday 7 April
Trams will run between Wimbledon and East Croydon and to and from New Addington via Croydon town centre. There will be no service between Sandilands, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction
A copy of our Easter closure poster is attached.
Tram replacement buses will run between Reeves Corner and Beckenham/New Addington until 6 April and between Reeves Corner and Beckenham on 7 April
Local bus services will be diverted as follows:
Date
Bus route
Diversion
22:00 Thursday 1 April until
04:00 Thursday 8 April
289
Via Morland Road, Woodside Green, Spring Lane and Long Lane
312
Via Addiscombe Road and Shirley Road
367
Via Morland Road, Woodside Green, Spring Lane, Lower Addiscombe Road and Shirley Road
