{"id":477365,"date":"2026-04-16T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=477365"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:48:48","slug":"dulwich-road-closed-due-to-burst-pipe-after-11-hours-of-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/news\/dulwich-road-closed-due-to-burst-pipe-after-11-hours-of-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Dulwich road closed due to burst pipe \u2013 after 11 hours of flooding \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A road was closed at the weekend \u2013 11 hours after a burst pipe flooded a junction in Dulwich, <em>writes Joe Rattue&#8230; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic was diverted from Park Hall Road at 9.30pm after a water main &#8211; seven inches in diameter &#8211; was punctured outside the Gipsy Hill Telephone Exchange.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"o06EiAJLUqQtFBez2lXWVfk97rMvCxnKjy1sbYThdwmSH8gGRP5\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fAF7exBcKb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/homes-built-for-rough-sleepers-in-bermondsey-remain-empty-two-months-after-grand-opening\/\">Homes built for rough sleepers in Bermondsey remain empty two months after grand opening<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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