Bus passengers face diversions, changed stops and possible delays during the week commencing Monday 26 October as roadworks continue across Nottingham and surrounding areas.
Nottingham City Transport and trentbarton have published notices covering new closures and ongoing works. The following round-up covers changes affecting the week, including restrictions continuing beyond Friday 30 October.
Nottingham City Transport
Bramcote – Monday 26 October
Service 18 will divert during tree maintenance on Town Street between 8am and 3.30pm. Chapel Street stops will be missed, and buses will not pick up or set down along the diversion.
Killisick – Monday 26 to Friday 30 October
Lime 58 will divert between 8am and 6pm daily, using Beechwood Road, Coppice Road, Howbeck Road and Gleneagles Drive. Spinningdale, Cedar Grove and Oakdale Road stops are affected.
Sneinton – Thursday 29 October
Red 44 will use Manvers Street and Daleside Road from 7pm until the end of service, bypassing Sneinton Hermitage and Colwick Road. Passengers can use Red 43 on Sneinton Dale or stops on Daleside Road.
Other ongoing restrictions
- 18A: Roadworks prevent buses serving Thoresby Road and parts of Derby Road in both directions.
- 25, 53, 54, 55 and 58: Daybrook lane closures are causing delays.
- 26: Lowdham roundabout works could cause delays; the scheme is expected to last approximately 13 months from September.
- 40A: City Hospital journeys start and finish at Radiotherapy on North Road while Linden Way remains closed.
Bilborough – until Friday 30 October
Cockington Road resurfacing affects Pink 28 and Orange 35 between 8am and 5pm on weekdays.
Pink 28 will terminate and restart at Burnside Green on Bracebridge Drive.
Orange 35 will divert through Trowell Road, Glaisdale Drive and Burnside Road in both directions. Stops on Cockington Road, Birchover Road, Stotfield Road and Bilborough Road will not be served during the works.
Snape Wood – until Friday 30 October
Yellow 69 towards Snape Wood will continue to divert along Ravensworth Road and Camberley Road during gas works on Seller’s Wood Drive.
The diversion is scheduled to remain until 6pm on Friday 30 October. Buses towards the city will follow their normal route.
City centre – continuing throughout the week
Temporary stopping arrangements remain in place because of the Maid Marian Way demolition works.
Turquoise 77/C, 78/A/B and 79/B terminate on Burton Street alongside The Cornerhouse. Departures towards Strelley and Bulwell leave from stop T7.
These services miss their usual stops on Maid Marian Way, Broadmarsh, George Street, Fletcher Gate and at Victoria Centre.
Navy 1, 4, 48/A and Pathfinder 90 do not serve stop M5 outside the former college on journeys towards the city.
Passengers using Red 45/B should use stop M2 outside Nottingham Lighting Centre, replacing the closed stop near The Salutation. These arrangements apply daily until the works are complete.
trentbarton
Hucknall – Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 October
Roadworks will close Park Drive at its junction with Broomhill Road between 9.30am and 3.30pm daily, affecting connect.
Stops missed in both directions are Vedonis Park, Occupation Road, Johnson Avenue, Oak Grove, Yew Tree Road, Infant School and Beardall Street.
Diseworth – Tuesday 27 October
skylink Nottingham will miss Grimes Gate, Clements Gate and Brookside during a Grimes Gate closure between 9.30am and 3.30pm.
A52 – early Monday 26 October
The closure between Wheatcroft Island and Gamston Island is scheduled to finish at 6am on Monday.
Trentbarton has flagged potential disruption to the cotgrave, the keyworth, mainline, rushcliffe villager and skylink express, advising passengers to allow extra time.
Ilkeston – restrictions listed until Monday 26 October
Charter Fair diversions remain listed until Monday, with Market Place stops 1–5, Queen Street and South Street unavailable.
Services use Albert Street, Derby Road and Wharncliffe Road instead. Passengers should check the temporary stop for their route before travelling.
Rushcliffe villager – longer-term diversion
The rushcliffe villager continues to miss Shelford and Gunthorpe during junction improvements at Kirk Hill and East Bridgford Road on the A6097.
The villages are served by Nottsbus Connect 747, operating a special timetable.
From Nottingham, rushcliffe villager runs via Newton, East Bridgford and Bingham. Return journeys serve East Bridgford before Newton, then continue towards Radcliffe and Nottingham. The roadworks began on 24 August and are scheduled for 12 months.
Long Eaton – until 4 December
The temporary one-way system continues to affect skylink Nottingham and my15.
Airport-bound skylink Nottingham buses miss Long Eaton Green and Market Place. The my15 also misses Market Place towards Sawley and the airport, with temporary stopping arrangements in place.
Pinxton – until 6 December
The Kirkby Lane closure affects the nines 9.3 and service 90 during water-main installation.
Several stops are unavailable, including Mayfield Street, St Helens House, Langton Suites and Cliff Lane. Service 90 has additional stop closures, so passengers should check the operator’s full notice.
Other trentbarton changes
In Derby, overnight Albert Street works between 27 and 29 October, 8pm–6am, mean allestree and xprss38 use Corporation Street, while villager, swift and mickleover use the bus station. Victoria Street and Wardwick stops will be missed.
The sixes 6.4 and 6X diversion away from Over Lane is expected to finish when works are completed on Monday 26 October. Until then, buses use Kilbourne Road, John O’Gaunts Way and Ashop Road in both directions.
Passengers should check NCT’s service updates and trentbarton’s travel alerts before setting out, as arrangements can change.
