From the 14th July - 25th August, 18 services will be on diversion due to a closure at Cort Crescent. Please see below for diversion details:
Outbound – From Hinckley Rd via Gooding Ave, Braunstone Ave & Hallam Crescent East, to continue normal route to Terminus.
Inbound – From Terminus as normal, then diverting around Cort Crescent via Woodshawe Rise Roundabout, and head back along Cort Braunstone Ave, Gooding Ave & Hinckley Road to continue normal route towards City Centre.
Link Road will be closed at the junction of Cropston Road for 1 day on July 22nd.
Services will diver from The Nook via Bradgate Road & Hollow Road.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
From the 19th - 21st July, Gleneagles Avenue will be closed. Services will divert via the below:
Outbound - From Gypsy Lane via Catherine Street, Barkby Rd, Troon Way & Nicklaus Rd.
Inbound From Nicklaus Rd via Troon Way, Barkby Rd, Catherine St, & Gypsy Lane.
Please allow extra time for your journey on these dates. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
On Sunday the 28th of July, Truro Classic car show will be taking place closing Boscawen Street and Lower Lemon Street, Truro.
This will affect services operating from Truro Bus Station.
Buses will be diverting as follows:
Services T1, T2, U1, U1A
- Read more about Temporary Route Diversion Routes: 3, X4 and X5 Quay Street and East Street, Fareham.
Temporary Route Diversion routes: 3, X4 and X5
Quay Street and East Street, Fareham.
Monday 15th until Friday 19th July.
Due to road works in Quay Street, the above routes will divert via Western Way on departure form Fareham bus station, and will not be able to serve the stop at Bath Road.
Passengers are advised to use the alternative stop at Fareham Bus Station.
Station Road and Haynes Road in Westbury will be closed each evening between 19:00 and 23:59 from Tuesday 16th through to Tuesday 23rd July (including the weekend) to facilitate carriageway works.
Please note this diversion will only apply to the 18:05 journey from Bath and the 19.09 and 19:55 journeys from Warminster.
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The following stop closures:-
Allaway Avenue shops Eastbound:- 18th July times 0930 to 1530
Beechwood Road Northbound:- 17th July times 0930 to 1530
Hilsea Crescent Northbound:- 17th July times 0930 to 1530
Isambard Brunel Road(Winston Churchill Avenue) Westbound:- 18th July times 0930 to 1530
These works are out of our control and may change at short notice.
Unicorn Road will be closed OVERNIGHT ONLY between 8 pm and 6 am on the 17th,18th,19th, 22nd,& 23rd July. Services 3, x4, 7 & 8 will divert away from this area as follows:- Services 3 & 7 towards the City will divert away from Lake Road via Holbrook Road, Arundel Street & Station Street - missing out Cornmill Street stop. Services 3, 7, 8 & X4 out of the City will use the bus stop in Commercial Road South outside CEX then divert via Station Street, Arundel Street and Holbrook Road and will serve Commercial Road North, then back on normal route.