Why was London Bridge rammed with traffic this morning?

Watched the Secret Millionaire last night, when then Boss went out on the road with one of his engineers in South London he noted that it took 1 hour to travel 2 miles in central london.

The solution was to provide the engineer with a massive motor bike which a 6 footer would find hard to use! So he could weave in and out of the traffic...

urbanite wrote:

TfL got an agenda at all?

A little bird told me all roadworks around Southwark Street/London Bridge areas have to be finished in time for the Olympics. Worksite vehicles have to be off road during that time and all traffic lights will be phased green because it is going to be one of three VIP routes for the Olympic dignitaries.

Oh that the people who pay for and are meant to be served by UK institutions are considered so thoughtfully

just seen the slip road on borough high st onto southwark st has a great big hole in it now and the road it closed with roadworks,
so no filtering off,
just encase anyone goes that way

Snowsfield is closed at both ends, and Union Street at the other end, I'm finding it a challenge to get home, clearly I just need to live at work instead.