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Old May 4th 16, 06:25 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Another bridge!

On Wed, 4 May 2016 17:54:05 +0100, Mizter T
wrote:


On 04/05/2016 17:46, Graeme Wall wrote:

On 04/05/2016 17:32, Mizter T wrote:

On 04/05/2016 17:17, Graeme Wall wrote:
Couldn't see the signs, obviously…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36200939


We discussed this bridge on the South Circular (on Thurlow Park Rd in
Tulse Hill) recently, maybe it was over on utl (which I've x-posted to).

There's already extensive signage, but I guess there could always be
more.

Off the top of my head, I can't think there's really a decent
alternative route for high vehicles even vaguely nearby - e.g.
travelling westwards once they come through Forest Hill it's already
sort of too late. Which is why any tall lorry that's had its route
planned properly shouldn't be coming this way, but there's obviously
plenty for which that doesn't apply.


Up the Croxted Road and back down the Norwood road would do it.
Clearances of 15'6" and more that way.

I would expect most big stuff is non-local traffic whose safe routes
should be avoiding the area rather than just the bridge. What's the
betting a fair number of car satnavs will be found in the offending
vehicles ?

The left hand turn from Croxted Rd into Norwood Rd looks pretty iffy to
me for an artic, and Croxted Rd itself isn't ideal.

Lowering the road under the problem bridge would be one way to deal with
the matter,

Not necessarily a practical option if there's something under the
surface that can't be easily moved.

but I suspect that TPTB don't really want to encourage
larger lorries to come this way.