Hello Please could you provide the report outlining the reasons for route 291 being temporarily curtailed (from 06/09/19) to Plumstead Common instead of running the full route round Woodlands Estate. If no report exists, please provide the steps taken and rationale for them - and by whom. Please provide details of the engagement on this subject with the local authority (Royal Borough of Greenwich) - both before the date Buses were curtailed and subsequently.

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TfL Ref: FOI-1727-1920

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Please could you provide the report outlining the reasons for route 291 being temporarily curtailed (from 06/09/19) to Plumstead Common instead of running the full route round Woodlands Estate. If no report exists, please provide the steps taken and rationale for them - and by whom.

Due to buses grounding in Flaxton Road as a result of issues with the carriageway, buses have been curtailed to Plumstead Common, Warwick Terrace for safety reasons.

This diversion was introduced from 11:50 on 6 September. Following carriageway works being undertaken, the road should have been reopened from 18:30 on 11 September.

Please provide details of the engagement on this subject with the local authority (Royal Borough of Greenwich) - both before the date Buses were curtailed and subsequently.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich was advised by email as the road falls under their jurisdiction to repair. Please see a copy of the email attached.

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