The A102 Blackwall Tunnel Approach Northbound is closed on Wednesday morning (June 4) with drivers warned of ‘long delays’. The exact nature of what happened is currently not confirmed but Transport for London (TfL) is reporting there was a road traffic collision that it is understood happened at about 1.30am.
The stretch near the tunnel has been closed since from A2 (Sun In The Sands Roundabout, Blackheath) to the A206 (Woolwich Road Flyover, Greenwich). Online traffic reporting site Inrix states there is congestion to the Eltham Tunnel, back through Kidbrooke, and southbound from Blackwall Lane with only one lane open on the other side past the scene.
London bus routes 132 and SL4 are being diverted with TfL stating route SL4 is on diversion in both directions while the 132 is being diverted northbound. Passengers are being urged to allow extra time for their journeys.
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