Bus passengers face diversions and changes to stops during the week beginning Monday 19 October, with road closures affecting services across Nottingham and surrounding areas.
Nottingham City Transport’s notices include works in Bilborough, Cotgrave and Lowdham, alongside continuing city centre changes linked to car park demolition. Trentbarton passengers also face disruption from overnight roadworks and Ilkeston Charter Fair.
Nottingham City Transport
The following changes affect journeys during Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, with some continuing beyond the week:
| Location | Dates | Affected services and arrangements |
|---|---|---|
| City centre demolition works | Ongoing | 45/B: use Maid Marian Way stop M2 outside Nottingham Lighting Centre. 77/C, 78/A/B and 79/B: city terminus at Burton Street, beside The Cornerhouse, departing from T7. |
| Sellers Wood Drive | 19–30 October | 69: Snape Wood-bound buses divert via Camberley Road. City-bound journeys follow their usual route. |
| Cockington Road | 19–30 October, weekdays 8am–5pm | 28: terminates at Burnside Green. 35: diverts via Trowell Road, Glaisdale Drive and Burnside Road. |
| Plumtree Road | Nights of 19–23 October, 8pm–6am, ending on 24 October | 12/C: diverts between Gamston and Cotgrave via the A52 and Stragglethorpe Road. |
| A612 Trent Valley Road | Nights of 21–23 October, 8pm–6am | 26: diverts via Lambley and the Epperstone Bypass; delays expected. |
| Western Boulevard | Overnight works through 23 October | 53: Clifton-bound departures from Arnold at 5.10am and 7.05pm on weekdays divert. |
| Lowdham roundabout | Until autumn 2027 | 26: continuing roadworks may delay journeys. |
| Linden Way, City Hospital | Until further notice | 40A: starts and finishes at the Radiotherapy stop on North Road. |
| Ruddington High Street stop | 19–23 October | 9/10: use Ruddington Green. 10C: use Kirk Lane. |
These arrangements are listed in NCT’s service updates for the coming week. Nottingham City Transport
Trentbarton
Cotgrave – until Monday 19 October
Emergency water works mean the cotgrave cannot serve Manvers Arms towards Nottingham until 4pm on Monday. Use Rose and Crown instead.
Trowell – Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October
Stapleford Road closes from 8pm to 6am, affecting my15. Missed stops include Trowell Road, Trowell Grove, Warehouse and Derbyshire Avenue.
Sawley and Long Eaton – until Friday 23 October
Weeknight closures on Tamworth Road and Harrington Bridge, from 10pm to 6am, affect my15 and skylink Nottingham. Several Sawley stops will be missed.
Annesley – Thursday 22 October
Hucknall Road resurfacing affects the threes from 8pm to 11.59pm, with stops around Annesley and Newstead missed in both directions.
Ripley – Monday 19 October
Fair-related stop changes continue through Monday for rainbow one, the nines and 90. Rainbow one uses Grosvenor Road; the nines and 90 use the sixes stop on High Street towards Mansfield.
Ilkeston Charter Fair – Tuesday 20 to Monday 26 October
Fair-related closures affect two, my15, ilkeston flyer and services 31, 32, 33 and 34.
Market Place stops 1–5, Queen Street and South Street will not be served. Temporary arrangements use Albert Street, Derby Road and the surrounding diversion route.
Passengers using two towards Nottingham can board at stop 7 opposite New Lawn Drive, stop 3 on Albert Street or stop 5 on Derby Road.
For my15 towards Old Sawley and East Midlands Airport, use stop 3 on Albert Street or stop 5 on Derby Road.
Castle Donington – Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October
My15 will divert in both directions from 8am to 5pm during the closure of School Lane/The Green.
Buses will miss School Lane, The Green, Hazelrigg Close, Huntingdon Drive and Kirkland Close.
Ilkeston Hospital – until Friday 23 October
Services 33 and 34 will not enter the hospital grounds during car park improvement works. Passengers should use stops on the regular route outside the site.
Pinxton – closure due to resume after temporary reopening
Trentbarton’s latest update says 9.3 and 90 return to their normal routes during a temporary reopening of Kirkby Lane from 15–20 October, before the closure resumes. The wider works programme runs until 6 December.
Passengers should check NCT service updates and trentbarton travel alerts before travelling, particularly for overnight journeys.