About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
A flyover carries Woolwich Road clean over the A102 here, effectively separating local Charlton traffic from the tunnel-bound flow beneath it. Watching this camera is a good way to spot congestion spilling from the tunnel approach onto the surface network. It's a junction most drivers pass without noticing, right up until the day it becomes the reason for their delay.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
The flyover deck itself rarely jams, but the slip roads connecting it to the A102 back up quickly whenever the tunnel approach is congested, since merging traffic has nowhere to go but wait — often the first visible sign of tunnel delays for drivers coming from Charlton. Roadworks on either the flyover deck or the slip roads, when scheduled, tend to have an outsized effect on this junction given how little spare capacity it has, and the sudden merge here is a common spot for a minor no-fault accident when someone brakes late for the queue.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
ANPR cameras cover the slip road merges to prevent dangerous lane-changing under congestion. The flyover falls under the same Red Route and ULEZ rules as the rest of the A102 corridor running through this part of Greenwich. The wider Ultra Low Emission Zone charge also applies throughout this stretch, on top of any parking or loading penalty.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
If the flyover slips are backed up, staying on Woolwich Road itself rather than trying to join the A102 is usually the better option until the tunnel approach clears. Regular users of this junction generally learn to judge conditions from the merge point alone, since the flyover deck itself gives little away. As always, checking live conditions immediately before travelling is more reliable than assuming yesterday's pattern will repeat.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
Watch the merge point on this camera specifically — a queue building on the slip road but not yet on the flyover deck is an early sign the tunnel is about to back up further south too.
ULEZ & Emissions
Greenwich sits inside the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone, which has run 24/7 since August 2023. Non-compliant petrol cars pre-2006 and diesels pre-2015 pay £12.50 a day on top of any Congestion Charge liability. Check a specific plate at tfl.gov.uk/ulez before travelling into the borough.
Parking near Woolwich Rd/A102 Flyover, East Ham and Barking
This flyover junction has no parking of its own, sitting purely as a road interchange between Woolwich Road and the A102. If you're heading into Charlton, the residential streets either side fall under a Royal Borough of Greenwich CPZ, generally Monday to Saturday daytime enforcement, with match-day restrictions adding further complexity around Charlton Athletic fixtures at The Valley. Angerstein Retail Park to the north offers free customer parking if you're shopping rather than attending a match. Single yellow lines nearby permit loading outside CPZ hours; double yellows are always restricted. Locals tend to park a few streets back from the ground on non-match days and check individual bay signage carefully, since Greenwich's CPZ hours vary block by block. Permit and PCN details: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parking.
If on-street parking is hard to find, apps like JustPark and YourParkingSpace let you pre-book a private driveway or car park nearby — typically from around £2–£6 per hour or £10–£25 per day depending on how central the location is.
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