Shoreham: more on the closure

The closure of Station Road Shoreham (see my previous post) is set to begin tomorrow.

The 421 bus service will continue to serve Shoreham, operating on a ‘double run’ basis; it will go to Otford, come back along Filston Lane and pick up at the current stop before turning round and going back up Filston Lane. This will mean that, for the period of the closure, there may be one less service per day. It will of course revert to the current timetable once the closure is finished.

A further cause for concern has been the coincidence of these works with the severe water discharges around the Filston Lane/ Church Street/ High Street junction, and in particular the question of whether tackling these problems would require an additional road closure, causing major problems for the village. 

Thames Water fixed one leak (in Church Street) some time ago, but the second leak - which originated in Filston Lane, opposite the car park, but then ran down Church Street - took longer. 

Works were however carried out just over a week ago (on Saturday 6^th September) and Thames Water will return tomorrow to complete a permanent reinstatement of the carriageway. While this is the same day as the start of the closure in Station Road, the reinstatement should be carried out using signage only.