On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 06:02:21 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:

"Aidan Stanger" wrote in message
.. .

Why is there a 20mph speed limit there?

Good question, there are no pedestrians and no residences.

I'd like to know why Queen Street is blocked, converting Southwark Bridge
into a bridge that there is no reason to use. They certainly wouldn't build
a bridge today that isn't the shortest route from anywhere to anywhere [1],
so why instigate traffic management that turns an existing bridge into a
useless one?

Southwark Bridge was considered a white elephant when it opened - I
thought it was a bit busier now.

Queen Street is blocked for the same reason that most other accesses
to the City are blocked. It's part of the 'Ring of Steel' to stop the
IRA making too much noise.