Bus passengers across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire face another week of disruption from Monday 12 October, with continuing city centre congestion, road closures, gas works and overnight diversions affecting Nottingham City Transport (NCT) and trentbarton services.
NCT is warning of severe delays and short-notice cancellations across its network because of congestion caused by the demolition of the former NCP car park on Maid Marian Way.
Meanwhile, trentbarton has announced several additional disruptions, including temporary traffic lights in Tollerton, overnight road closures in Long Eaton and changes to services in West Bridgford.
The following restrictions and diversions are scheduled during the week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October.
Maid Marian Way demolition – ongoing
Demolition works on Maid Marian Way continue to affect traffic across Nottingham city centre, with temporary road layouts and traffic lights causing congestion on surrounding roads.
NCT says all its services are experiencing severe delays and short-notice cancellations.
Temporary changes to stopping arrangements also remain in place for Orange 34/C and Turquoise 77/C, 78/A/B and 79/B services.
Orange 34/C buses now terminate on Milton Street alongside the Victoria Centre, with outbound journeys departing from the Orange 35 and 36 stops.
Turquoise services terminate on Burton Street alongside The Cornerhouse, with journeys towards Strelley and Bulwell departing from stop T7.
These services no longer use several stops around Maid Marian Way, Broadmarsh, Canal Street, George Street and Fletcher Gate.
Trentbarton is also warning of delays around Maid Marian Way. Its affected services include mainline, the cotgrave, the keyworth, rushcliffe villager, indigo, i4, skylink Nottingham and skylink express.
The inbound St Nicholas Church stop is closed during the demolition works and associated traffic restrictions.
West Bridgford gas works – until Friday 16 October
Gas mains replacement works on Gordon Road are continuing to affect bus services through West Bridgford.
NCT Green 5/A, 6 and 12/C/E services towards Nottingham are operating diversions.
Green 5/A buses divert from Brockley Road via Davies Road and Radcliffe Road to Trent Bridge.
Green 6 services divert from Stamford Road via Melton Road, Musters Road, Rectory Road and Central Avenue.
Green 12/C/E services remain on Radcliffe Road at the Davies Road junction before continuing across Trent Bridge.
The works also affect trentbarton’s mainline, the cotgrave and rushcliffe villager services, which cannot serve stops between Brockley Road and the cricket ground in the Nottingham direction.
Restrictions are scheduled to remain until Friday 16 October.
Tollerton – Monday 12 to Friday 16 October
Temporary two-way traffic lights will operate on Melton Road in Tollerton throughout the working week.
Trentbarton says the traffic lights will be removed overnight and reinstated each day.
Delays are expected on the keyworth service, with passengers advised to allow additional travelling time.
Western Boulevard – from Tuesday 13 October
Overnight closures on Western Boulevard towards Queen’s Medical Centre and Clifton begin on Tuesday 13 October and continue into the following week.
The restrictions affect NCT Grey 53 services departing Arnold at 5.10am and 7.05pm on weekdays.
Affected buses will divert via Nuthall Road and Aspley Lane before rejoining Western Boulevard.
The closures are scheduled to continue until Friday 23 October.
Nuthall Road – until Wednesday 14 October
Resurfacing works on Nuthall Road will continue during weekday evenings, with closures between 7pm and 6am.
NCT Yellow 71/B and Turquoise 79/B services are affected.
Yellow 71/B buses towards Bulwell divert via Bagnall Road, while Turquoise 79/B buses use alternative routes through Melbourne Road, Aspley Lane and Broxtowe Lane.
Trentbarton’s rainbow one is also affected by the overnight works.
The current phase is scheduled to finish following the closure overnight on Wednesday 14 October.
Bathley Street, The Meadows – until Friday 16 October
Works at the Arkwright Street and Bathley Street junction will continue to affect NCT Green 11/C services.
Buses towards Lady Bay will divert from Nottingham railway station along Arkwright Street, Meadows Way and London Road before returning to their normal route at Victoria Embankment.
Services towards Nottingham city centre have returned to their normal route.
The diversion towards Lady Bay is scheduled to remain until the end of service on Friday 16 October.
Long Eaton and Old Sawley – Monday 12 to Friday 23 October
Overnight road closures on Tamworth Road will affect trentbarton skylink Nottingham services.
The restrictions operate between 10pm and 6am on weekdays.
Buses will divert via Draycott Road, the M1 and A50, missing stops including Sawley Square, Draycott Road and Sawley Marina.
Separate overnight closures around Harrington Bridge are also listed by trentbarton, affecting skylink Nottingham and my15 services.
Trowell – Thursday 15 and Friday 16 October
Stapleford Road in Trowell will close overnight from 8pm until 6am on Thursday and Friday.
Trentbarton’s my15 service will divert, with stops including Trowell Road, Trowell Grove, Warehouse and Derbyshire Avenue not served.
Further overnight closures are scheduled for Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October.
University of Nottingham – Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 October
The University North Entrance stop towards Nottingham will be closed while pedestrian guardrails are installed.
Trentbarton’s i4 service will be unable to use the affected stop.
Passengers are advised to use Lenton Hall or the QMC main entrance instead.
Lowdham Roundabout – ongoing
Works on the A6097/A614 junction improvement scheme at Lowdham Roundabout continue.
NCT says delays are likely on Pathfinder 26 services, with the wider construction programme expected to continue for approximately 13 months from September 2026.
City Hospital – ongoing
Linden Way remains closed to traffic, affecting NCT Blue 40A.
Buses towards City Hospital are entering through Gate 4 and terminating at the Radiotherapy stop on North Road.
Services towards Nottingham city centre are also starting from the Radiotherapy stop.
Other ongoing disruption
Roadworks on Derby Road continue to affect NCT services 18, 34/C, 35/A/B, 36 and the 903 hopper, with the Triumph Road stop towards the city closed.
Works on Ilkeston Road at the Triumph Road junction are also causing delays to Pink 28 and 30.
The Ryehill Street stop towards Trent Bridge remains closed, with passengers directed to the Victoria Embankment stop.
Trentbarton services are also affected by additional restrictions elsewhere in Nottinghamshire and neighbouring areas, including the closure of Kirkby Lane in Pinxton, roadworks in Long Whatton and temporary changes to stops in Ripley during the town’s fair.
Passengers are advised to check the latest information from NCT and trentbarton before travelling, particularly during peak hours and when using routes affected by overnight closures.
