Waveney Drive, Lowestoft

6th Sep 2021Lowestoft

Location

Waveney Drive
Cause

Bridge Construction
Responsibility

Suffolk County Council
Effective

11/06/2022 - 06/01/2023

Due to the start of construction works for the new Gull Wing bridge we are advised that Waveney Drive, Lowestoft will be closed from Monday 6th September until 1st January 2023.

*****Service will revert to Original line of Route from Monday 2nd January 2023.******

As a result Coastal Red service 109 will be on diversion after serving Pinewood Avenue (Whitton Green), travelling via Britten Road, Long Road and Tom Crisp Way, resuming normal route at Horn Hill.

Unfortunately we will be unable to serve stops on Edgerton Road and Kirkley Run during this closure.

We apologise to any customers affected by this diversion.

Details of the project can be found at this link or at the project twitter feed at this link (First are not responsible for the content of external links)

Guidance on CPCA Tiger ticket validity

Please be reminded that CPCA Tiger U16/16+ tickets are only valid for travel *from* stops within CPCA. These fare stages are Peterborough, Thorney, Thorney Toll, Guyhirn & Wisbech.

This means that we can sell a discounted ticket from Peterborough to Kings Lynn - but we cannot sell a discounted ticket from Kings Lynn to Peterborough, as Kings Lynn is not within the CPCA area. Our drivers will not be able to offer you this ticket, and you will need to purchase a regular Adult/Young Person Single to complete your journey.

If you have any specific queries on ticket validity, please contact our Customer Services team who will be able to advise.

North Denes Road, Great Yarmouth (8)

Due to a new water connection being installed on North Denes Road – service 8 will need to take a diversion route between Monday 11th November & Friday 20th December.

During this time, services in both directions will operate via Caister Road & Barnard Avenue, missing out all stops on Beaconsfield Road & Sandringham Avenue.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to your journey.

Stowmarket Town Centre (88)

Due to a major gas replacement scheme taking place across Bury Street, Tavern Street & Finborough Road between Monday 28th October & Friday 13th December - our Stowmarket Swift 87/87A & 88 will need to take diversion routes in two parts.

Part One (28th October to 8th November) of these works will mean that service 88 will serve the stop at Argos as normal, but will operate onto Bury Street, then onto Bury Road, St Edmunds Road, Windermere Road then as normal onto Onehouse Road, Chilton Way & Northfield View. Heading towards Ipswich, services will omit Bury Street and instead operate via Gipping Way to join normal route at Barnards.

Service 87/87A will instead move to depart from the Argos stop, as an alternative to the Bury Street stop.

On Gipping Way, a temporary stop will be in place at the cycle lane commencement road sign - just before the junction with Union Street West. Service 88 towards Ipswich will operate from here in lieu of Bury Street.

Part Two (11th November to 13th December) of these works will mean that service 88 will serve the stop at Argos as normal, but will operate onto Station Road West, then onto Bury Road, St Edmunds Road, Windermere Road then as normal onto Onehouse Road, Chilton Way & Northfield View. Towards Ipswich, services will be able to operate normal route into Bury Street and as a result, service 87/87A will operate as normal too.

We apologise for any inconvenience these works may cause to your journey, however these works are essential and cannot be delayed any further.

A47 Hopton-Lowestoft (1/X21)

Due to National Highways project work taking place along the A47 between Hopton & Lowestoft on weekday nights only (20:00-06:00), our services will be on diversion between Monday 7th October & Friday 6th December. Please see the table below, which explains the different closures that will be in place as the project progresses. On top of the below diversions, please expect some delays due to these diversion routes and increased traffic levels on them.

Dates	Diversion
Monday 7th October to Friday 11th October	The A47 will be closed between Long Lane roundabout & Tesco roundabout. Services will operate via the A12 & Bentley Drive in both directions, meaning that the Gunton Hall & Blundeston Road stops will not be served.
Monday 14th October to Thursday 17th October	The A47 will be closed between Long Lane roundabout & the Tesco roundabout. Services will operate via the A12 & Bentley Drive in both directions, meaning that the Gunton Hall & Blundeston Road stops will not be served. Additionally, Artillery Way will be closed - services leaving Lowestoft won't be able to serve the Old Nelson Street stop in the town centre.
Friday 18th October to Thursday 7th November	The A47 will be closed between the Tesco roundabout & Hollingsworth Road. Services will operate via Bentley Drive, A12, Oulton Road & Hollingsworth Road to join normal route. The Foxburrow stop won't be served.
Friday 8th November to Wednesday 27th November	The A47 will be closed between Hollingsworth Road & St Peters Street roundabout. Services will operate via Hollingsworth Road, Oulton Road, Church Road & St Peters Street. Stops between Hollingsworth Road & Manor Court will not be served.
Wednesday 4th December to Friday 6th December	There will be no diversions - but please expect delays as we will need to be escorted through the road closure on these evenings.

Additionally, on the following dates - service X21 will be on diversion within Lowestoft.
Monday 14th October to Thursday 17th October - services will leave the town via Katwijk Way & Station Square.
Friday 18th October to Friday 25th October - services will enter the town via A47 & Gordon Road.
Friday 22nd November to Wednesday 27th November - services will enter & leave the town via the Gull Wing Bridge & Denmark Road.

Many thanks for your patience as National Highways undertake these essential maintenance works on the road network.