The Tooley st area is crazy. When they started the works they just closed it down and set up a poorly signposted 800 metre diversion down the deadliest streets in Southwark.
After a lot of fuss and complaints to TfL several improvements were made letting cyclists go some of the way and giving some escape routes for people who work in the area. As the works change they will move things around hopefully leaving what space they can for us.
Going east from Tower Bridge, I cross into the short contraflow, across the churchyard (cycling permitted) then Crucifix lane. Or you can walk the closed bits to get down to one of the small side streets and through to Bermondsey st.
When I went past last week the police were overexcited, they had called in a van of TSG because they stopped someone they thought might be a real criminal.
Isn't it easier to just go around the whole mess? I don't get it. Why go through there if you have to get off your bike and walk.
Isn't it easier to just go around the whole mess? I don't get it. Why go through there if you have to get off your bike and walk.
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