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Any Problems? All public transport and the roads are running freely at the moment. At Bank, when changing from the DLR to the Northern line, to avoid the crowds caused by escalator works, try going via the Circle and District lines. It's a bit of a walk, but far less congested.

Any problems? A clean bill of good health on the Tube, DLR and the roads. Following the surprise closure of Greenland Pier by Southwark Council, Thames Clippers has today announced that it will re-open for the first sailing tomorrow. Thames Clippers says: "Although we were frustrated by the sudden closure of the pier we are pleased that the council are addressing the immediate damage and look forward to ongoing discussions with them about the regular upkeep needed for the pier."
Any problems? The bad news for Thames Clippers users is Greenland Pier has closed. Season ticket holders should use the service between Canary Wharf and the Hilton Pier until Greenland Pier is reopened, which could take a very long time.
The Tube and DLR have no reported problems, while on the roads traffic is building on the Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach.
Tube Lines is set to receive £4.46billion for its next tranche of work on the Underground network under its controversial Public Private Partnership contract.
The consortium, based in Westferry Circus, learned the figure today when PPP arbiter Chris Bolt announced his decision.

Any problems? Part closure of the Metropolitan mars an otherwise clean bill of health for the Tube system. A good service is also running on the DLR, although the escalators are out of action at Bank. On the roads, Creek Road / A200 (Greenwich) is suffering congestion as traffic signals are out of order. There are slight delays through the southbound bore of the Blackwall tunnel.
Any problems? The Jubilee line is operating a good service but there are suspensions on the Central and Metropolitan lines.
The DLR is running a good service after resolving problems this morning, while Thames Clippers river services are running smoothly. On the roads there are no reported incidents.

Commuters to Canary Wharf have been hit with transport disruption for the second day running.
A number of overground trains into London Bridge, Charing Cross and Cannon Street were cancelled, while DLR trains suffered severe delays due to broken down trains.
Commuters were hit by a meltdown of transport to Canary Wharf this morning with both the Jubilee line and DLR hit by problems.
A signal failure at Canada Water saw the Jubilee line suspended between London Bridge and Canary Wharf at the peak of rush hour, while Bank station shut because of overcrowding.
Long-suffering rush-hour commuters on DLR's Bank to Lewisham line will have congestion eased thanks to the introduction of the first three-car trains.
The completion of extended platforms on that section of track means it will be the first to take advantage of 55 new carriages, which have been bought at a cost of £100million.

Closures of the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels are now just weeks away following a decision to approve a £9million tender for their refurbishment.
At a meeting on Tuesday the council's cabinet gave the thumbs up for Dean & Dyball Limited to carry out the works, which will take about year.















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