Severe delays are being reported on bus routes across southern Nottingham following major roadworks at Nottingham Knight Roundabout, while further overnight closures are scheduled on the A52 near Gamston.
Nottingham City Transport has issued a significant disruption warning affecting its Navy, Green and Grey Line services, together with Pathfinder 90.
The operator says lane closures at Nottingham Knight, combined with works at Wheatcroft and Radcliffe Road, are causing severe delays and displaced traffic across southern Nottingham.
Elsewhere, Abbey Road in West Bridgford remains closed following a gas leak, and roadworks on the A60 continue to divert Green 10 services between Nottingham and Ruddington.
A new overnight closure begins on Nuthall Road this evening, affecting trentbarton’s rainbow one.
On the railway, engineering works will cause significant alterations to services between Nottingham and Sheffield this weekend.
Roads and motorways
A52 Nottingham Knight – severe delays across southern Nottingham
The most significant confirmed roadworks-related disruption this morning is around Nottingham Knight Roundabout.
NCT has published a service notice, introduced on Wednesday 4 November, warning that extensive highway works are causing severe delays.
Lane closures are in place at Nottingham Knight, with additional works at Wheatcroft Roundabout and on Radcliffe Road.
The operator says queuing and displaced traffic are affecting routes across southern Nottingham.
The warning covers all Navy, Green and Grey Line services, together with Pathfinder 90.
Affected routes include Navy 1, 1A, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9B, 48 and 48A; Green 10, 10A, 10C, 11, 11C, 12, 12C and 12E; Grey 53, 54 and 55; and Pathfinder 90.
This is a continuing operator warning rather than a measurement of individual journey delays at 06:10.
The disruption is particularly relevant to commuters travelling between West Bridgford, Ruddington, Gamston, Clifton and Nottingham city centre. Nottingham City Transport
A52 Gamston – overnight closure continues tonight
A separate closure programme is affecting the A52 near Gamston.
NCT confirms that Green 12 and 12C are being diverted overnight between Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 November.
The restrictions operate between 20:00 and 06:00.
Tonight is the final scheduled night of the current programme, with the closure due to finish at 06:00 on Saturday 7 November.
Green 12/C towards Upper Saxondale
Buses follow their normal route to Gamston Morrisons before returning along Ambleside Road.
They then use the A52 Radcliffe Road, Stragglethorpe Road and Main Road to resume their normal route from Cotgrave.
Green 12/C towards Nottingham
Buses follow their normal route to the end of Scrimshire Lane in Cotgrave.
They then use Main Road, Stragglethorpe Road, A52 Radcliffe Road and Ambleside Road before resuming their normal route at Gamston Morrisons.
Stops around Tollerton Park, Nottingham Airport, Cotgrave Lane and parts of Tollerton cannot be served during the diversion.
Passengers travelling between Nottingham, Cotgrave and Upper Saxondale should check their journeys before the overnight restrictions begin.
A52 Bottesford to Barrowby – maintenance programme reaches scheduled end
The overnight maintenance programme between Bingham and Barrowby reaches its advertised completion today.
The final phase has involved closures between Bottesford and Barrowby, with work scheduled between 20:00 and 06:00.
The programme includes drainage improvements, safety barrier inspections, road sweeping and vegetation clearance.
The final overnight closure was scheduled to finish at 06:00 this morning.
However, the reopening has not been independently verified.
Lay-bys between Bingham and Barrowby remain scheduled to be closed until 06:00 on Saturday 7 November.
The published programme is weather-dependent, and any outstanding works could result in changes.
West Bridgford – Abbey Road remains closed following gas leak
Abbey Road remains listed as closed following a gas leak.
trentbarton published its closure notice on Tuesday 3 November, and it remains among the operator’s current travel alerts.
The closure affects mainline, rushcliffe villager and the cotgrave services.
Buses travelling from Nottingham towards Cotgrave, Radcliffe-on-Trent and Bingham cannot turn left from Davies Road onto Abbey Road.
Several normal stops are unavailable.
NCT also confirms that Green 12, 12C and 12E are remaining on Davies Road because of the closure.
Affected stops include Abbey Road at Davies Road, Violet Road and Cyril Road on Radcliffe Road.
Neither operator has published a confirmed reopening date in the available notices. Trentbarton
A60 Loughborough Road – Green 10 diversion continues
Roadworks continue on the A60 Loughborough Road between Nottingham Knight Roundabout and Ruddington.
NCT confirms that Green 10 remains diverted in both directions.
Towards Nottingham, buses leave Ruddington Church and travel via High Street, Wilford Road, Landmere Lane, Europa Way and Loughborough Road.
Towards Ruddington, buses follow their normal route to Greythorn Drive Top before diverting via Loughborough Road, Europa Way, Landmere Lane and Wilford Road.
Services resume their normal route from Ruddington High Street.
The operator continues to warn of severe delays affecting Green 10, 10A and 10C.
Several stops around Cumberland Close, Rufford Road, Upper Canaan, Lower Canaan and Oakham Road cannot be served.
No completion date has been confirmed. Nottingham City Transport
West Bridgford – Radcliffe Road traffic lights
Daytime roadworks continue on Radcliffe Road near Abbey Road.
Temporary traffic lights are scheduled between 09:30 and 15:30 each weekday until Friday 4 December.
The works are associated with improvements to pedestrian and cycling facilities.
NCT warns that Green 12 and Pathfinder 90 may experience delays.
These restrictions are separate from the Abbey Road gas leak closure.
Nottingham – Maid Marian Way congestion continues
Demolition of the former Broad Marsh NCP car park continues to affect traffic through Nottingham city centre.
NCT maintains its warning that the works have caused severe congestion across the city centre and surrounding roads.
The operator says services are experiencing severe delays and short-notice cancellations.
Temporary stopping arrangements remain in operation.
Turquoise 77/C, 78/A/B and 79/B services travel via Talbot Street, Shakespeare Street and North Church Street before terminating on Burton Street alongside The Cornerhouse.
Outbound journeys towards Strelley and Bulwell depart from Burton Street stop T7.
Navy 1, 4 and 48/A, together with Pathfinder 90, are not serving Maid Marian Way stop M5 towards the city centre.
Red 45/B passengers should use stop M2 outside Nottingham Lighting Centre instead of the stop near The Salutation.
The arrangements will remain throughout the demolition works.
Nottingham – Nuthall Road closes overnight
A new overnight road closure begins this evening.
Trentbarton confirms that Nuthall Road will close inbound towards Nottingham for resurfacing works.
The restrictions operate between 19:00 and 06:00 on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November.
The closure affects rainbow one services travelling towards Nottingham.
The following stops cannot be served in the affected direction:
- Bar Lane
- Basford Road
- Western Boulevard
- The Whitemoor
- Aspley Lane
The restrictions are scheduled for two nights.
Services travelling away from Nottingham are not included in the advertised inbound closure. Trentbarton
Arnold – Georges Lane closure reaches final day
Today is the final scheduled day of the daytime closure on Georges Lane in Arnold.
The road is scheduled to close between 09:30 and 15:30 for carriageway patching.
Trentbarton’s calverton service will divert in both directions.
Stops unavailable during the closure include Dorket Head Farm, Priory Hospital, St Georges Cottages, Longue Drive and Lampwood Close.
The operator has not yet confirmed that the works will finish on schedule.
Thorneywood Mount – Blue 39 diversion continues
Roadworks on Thorneywood Mount continue until Monday 9 November.
NCT Blue 39 is diverted in both directions.
Towards Carlton Valley, buses use St Matthias Road, Carlton Road and Porchester Road.
The reverse diversion operates towards Nottingham city centre.
Stops on Thorneywood Mount and surrounding roads cannot be served.
Temporary stops are available on St Matthias Road.
Nottingham – new bus stop closures
NCT has published two additional stop closures that began on Thursday 5 November.
Alma Road
The Alma Road stop cannot be served because of roadworks.
The restriction affects services 25, 26 and 27.
No completion date has been confirmed.
Gregory Boulevard
The Sherwood Rise stop at Gregory Boulevard towards Nottingham city centre is closed.
The restriction affects Yellow 68, 69, 70 and 71.
The closure is associated with roadworks and remains listed without a confirmed completion date.
Other continuing bus disruption
Several longer-running restrictions remain relevant.
Lady Bay: Roadworks on Trent Boulevard mean the Seymour Road stops remain closed in both directions for Green 11 and 11C.
Sherwood Rise Health Centre: Stops remain closed because of roadworks, affecting Yellow 68, 69, 70 and 71.
Seller’s Wood Drive: Gas works continue to affect Yellow 69 towards Snape Wood.
Bramcote: Service 18A remains diverted because of roadworks on Thoresby Road and Derby Road.
Lowdham Roundabout: Construction continues as part of the A614/A6097 improvement programme, with delays possible for Pathfinder 26.
City Hospital: Blue 40A continues to terminate at the Radiotherapy stop because Linden Way remains closed.
Ilkeston: Stanton Road works are scheduled to finish today. The restrictions affect ilkeston flyer and service 31.
Pinxton: Kirkby Lane remains affected by water-main installation works, with diversions for trentbarton’s 9.3 and 90.
Long Eaton: The temporary one-way system around Long Eaton Green continues to affect skylink Nottingham and my15 services.
Trams – latest NET service status
NET Service update 06:00
‘Trams are running to stops. We are currently operating a limited tram service across the network.
‘Customers may experience delays of up to 30 minutes until 7am. Then trams should be every 7 to 15 minutes
‘We apologise for the disruption.’
Tram lifts
NET reports that all three monitored lifts are operational.
These are the Station Street lift at Nottingham railway station, the QMC tram platform lift and the A52/Science Road lift at QMC.
Rail – final night of Derby to Matlock replacement buses
Engineering works continue to affect East Midlands Railway services between Derby and Matlock.
Tonight is the final scheduled night of the current programme.
National Rail confirms that the following services will be replaced by buses between Derby and Matlock:
- 22:09 Nottingham to Matlock
- 23:20 Matlock to Nottingham
The works are taking place between Ambergate and Matlock.
Passengers should allow additional time for the replacement bus journeys.
Major weekend rail disruption – Nottingham to Sheffield
Significant engineering works are scheduled between Chesterfield and Sheffield on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November.
The restrictions will affect Northern, East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry services.
Nottingham to Leeds
Northern trains between Nottingham and Leeds will operate only between Sheffield and Leeds.
Passengers travelling between Nottingham and Sheffield can use East Midlands Railway services at no additional cost.
These trains will call at Ilkeston, Langley Mill, Alfreton and Chesterfield.
Replacement buses will operate between Dronfield and Sheffield.
Nottingham to Liverpool
East Midlands Railway will operate an amended timetable on its Norwich–Nottingham–Liverpool route.
On Saturday, trains from mid-morning will not call at Sheffield, instead making additional stops at Dronfield, Alfreton, Langley Mill, Ilkeston and Bamford.
Passengers travelling to or from Sheffield can use alternative services.
On Sunday, services will operate to an amended timetable, with additional calls at Alfreton, Langley Mill and Ilkeston.
Several early Saturday services will also be shortened or start from different stations.
The 05:21 and 06:30 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street services will operate only as far as Sheffield.
The 07:45 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street service will terminate at Manchester Piccadilly.
The 08:51 Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich service will start from Nottingham at 11:38.
Passengers travelling this weekend should check the revised timetable before setting out.
National Rail – Nottingham, Chesterfield and Sheffield weekend engineering works
London to Nottingham – weekend timetable changes
Further engineering works between Derby and Sheffield will affect East Midlands Railway’s Intercity services on Saturday and Sunday.
Some London St Pancras–Sheffield services will take longer, while others will start or terminate at Derby.
On Saturday evening, the 20:30 Sheffield to Leicester service will not operate.
On Sunday, the 20:35 London St Pancras to Nottingham service will depart later, at 21:05.
Passengers travelling between Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield and London should check the amended timetable.
Wider rail disruption
No major new unplanned incident affecting Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark or Retford has been independently confirmed in the information retrieved this morning.
However, a complete live departure-board check could not be established.
This should not be interpreted as confirmation that all trains are operating normally.
National Rail live disruption information
Looking ahead – Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November
Several further restrictions are scheduled over the weekend.
Nuthall Road: Overnight resurfacing continues on Saturday evening, affecting rainbow one inbound towards Nottingham.
Sandiacre: Town Street will close from 22:00 on Saturday until 06:00 on Sunday for Severn Trent Water repairs. Trentbarton’s i4 will divert, missing stops including Town Street, Kings Road, The Blue Bell, Stanton Road and Ladycross Cottage.
Remembrance Sunday: Trentbarton has announced that parades and remembrance services will affect routes across Nottinghamshire and neighbouring counties on Sunday 8 November. The operator has published a route-by-route guide.
Rail: Major engineering works between Chesterfield and Sheffield will affect services between Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds and Liverpool throughout the weekend.
Underwood: Overnight resurfacing begins on Nottingham Road on Monday 9 November, affecting rainbow one. The works are scheduled between 20:00 and 06:00 until 21 November.
