The main new travel issue this morning is the start of overnight closures on Western Boulevard in Nottingham, while daytime lane restrictions continue on the A52 Derby Road approaching Queen’s Medical Centre.
Nottingham City Transport continues to warn of severe congestion and short-notice cancellations around the Maid Marian Way demolition works. Gas-main replacement works also remain in place on Gordon Road in West Bridgford.
On the rail network, replacement buses will operate between Mansfield Woodhouse and Worksop tonight, while East Midlands Railway continues its reduced Intercity timetable.
Roads and motorways
M1, A1, A46 and A52
No major new collision or emergency closure affecting Nottinghamshire’s M1, A1, A46 or A52 has been confirmed in the available early reports.
The principal confirmed restrictions are planned roadworks around Nottingham, particularly on the A52 and Western Boulevard.
Western Boulevard – overnight closures begin today
Western Boulevard towards Queen’s Medical Centre and Clifton will close overnight from today, Tuesday 13 October.
The restrictions are part of Nottingham City Council’s carriageway resurfacing programme between Nuthall Road and Aspley Lane.
The council lists the road closure phase from 13 to 27 October, between 19:00 and 06:00.
NCT’s bus diversion notice covers overnight restrictions from 13 to 23 October, with the service alert remaining listed through 24 October.
Grey 53 towards Clifton will divert via Nuthall Road and Aspley Lane before rejoining Western Boulevard.
The affected weekday departures from Arnold are 05:10 and 19:05.
The diversion means the Newlyn Drive and Western Boulevard/Bluecoat School stops towards Clifton will not be served by those journeys. Transport Nottingham
A52 Derby Road – lane closure from 08:00
A daytime lane closure continues today on the A52 Derby Road eastbound approaching Queen’s Medical Centre.
National Highways is installing pedestrian guardrails between the University of Nottingham north entrance bus stop and QMC Roundabout.
The restrictions operate between 08:00 and 17:00 from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 October.
The University North Entrance bus stop UN14 is closed during the works.
Trentbarton’s i4 towards Nottingham cannot serve the stop, with passengers directed to Lenton Hall or the QMC main entrance.
The lane restriction could affect traffic approaching QMC from the Priory Roundabout direction during the morning peak. National Highways
A52 Clifton Bridge – final scheduled night of works
The current high-mast lighting maintenance programme around A52 Clifton Bridge is scheduled to finish after tonight.
National Highways says one lane of Queens Drive alongside the Park and Ride site will close between 20:00 tonight and 06:00 Wednesday.
This is the final scheduled night of the restrictions running from 9 to 13 October.
The earlier closures affecting the A453 northbound-to-A52 westbound link and Queens Drive Flyover have passed their advertised dates and should not be treated as continuing without a new notice.
A52 Wheatcroft
Lane restrictions remain around the A52/A606 Wheatcroft junction, where preparatory work continues for the Nottingham Knight and Wheatcroft improvement scheme.
The current phase of traffic management has been listed through Friday 16 October.
Drivers travelling between Gamston, Ruddington, West Bridgford and the A46 should continue to allow additional time.
Maid Marian Way – severe bus disruption warning continues
The demolition of the former Broad Marsh NCP car park remains the principal source of continuing disruption in Nottingham city centre.
Traffic is operating through the temporary Maid Marian Way contraflow, with restricted capacity and temporary traffic lights.
NCT’s current service information continues to warn that all services are experiencing severe delays and short-notice cancellations because of congestion in the city centre and surrounding roads.
Orange and Turquoise bus diversions
The substantial city-centre route changes introduced to avoid the demolition area remain in operation.
Orange 34/C services enter the city from Canning Circus along Talbot Street, continuing to Nottingham Trent University City Campus before terminating on Milton Street alongside Victoria Centre.
Outbound services towards University Park depart from the Orange 35 and 36 stops on Milton Street.
Turquoise 77/C, 78/A/B and 79/B services run 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.
The temporary routes avoid Maid Marian Way, Broad Marsh and several other central stops. NCT says these arrangements will continue throughout the demolition works.
West Bridgford – Gordon Road remains closed
Gas-main replacement works continue on Gordon Road in West Bridgford.
The road is scheduled to remain closed until Friday 16 October, with bus diversions listed through Saturday 17 October.
NCT Green 5/A, 6 and 12/C/E towards Nottingham are affected.
Green 5/A services divert from Brockley Road via Davies Road and Radcliffe Road to Trent Bridge.
Green 6 services use Stamford Road, Melton Road, Musters Road, Rectory Road and Central Avenue.
Green 12/C/E services remain on Radcliffe Road towards Trent Bridge.
Several stops towards Nottingham cannot be served, depending on the route.
Trentbarton services
trentbarton confirms that mainline, the cotgrave and rushcliffe villager are also affected by Gordon Road.
Towards Nottingham, these services cannot serve stops between Brockley Road and the Cricket Ground, including Central Avenue, Co-op and Hound Road.
Outbound journeys continue to serve Central Avenue. Trentbarton
Tollerton – Melton Road traffic lights
Temporary two-way traffic lights continue on Melton Road in Tollerton, near the A52 junction.
The restrictions run from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October.
Trentbarton says the signals will be removed overnight and reinstated each day.
Delays are possible for the keyworth service while the works continue.
Nuthall Road – overnight resurfacing continues
Phase two of the major resurfacing programme on Nuthall Road continues tonight.
The restrictions operate between 19:00 and 06:00 on weekday nights until Wednesday 14 October inclusive.
Yellow 71/B towards Bulwell diverts via Bagnall Road.
Turquoise 79/B services towards Bulwell and Arnold use Melbourne Road, Aspley Lane and Broxtowe Lane.
The reverse diversion operates towards Nottingham, with no stops served along the Turquoise diversion.
Trentbarton’s rainbow one is also affected by the overnight works.
Long Eaton – overnight closures continue
Overnight restrictions remain in operation around Tamworth Road and Harrington Bridge in Long Eaton and Old Sawley.
The closures operate between 22:00 and 06:00 on working nights until Friday 23 October.
Trentbarton’s skylink Nottingham and selected my15 services are affected.
Skylink Nottingham diverts via Draycott Road, the M1 and A50.
Stops including Draycott Road, Sawley Square and Sawley Marina cannot be served during the relevant diversions.
There are also continuing overnight restrictions around Long Eaton Market Place until Wednesday 14 October, affecting my15 and skylink Nottingham.
Other continuing roadworks and bus disruption
Lowdham Roundabout: Long-term construction continues as part of the A614/A6097 improvement programme. NCT warns of delays to Pathfinder 26, with the overall scheme expected to last around 13 months.
Derby Road: Continuing roadworks affect NCT 18, Orange 34/C, 35/A/B, 36 and University hopper 903. The Triumph Road stop towards Nottingham remains closed.
Ilkeston Road: Works at the Triumph Road junction continue to affect Pink 28 and 30.
Bathley Street: Green 11/C towards Lady Bay remains diverted because of works at the Arkwright Street junction. The diversion continues until Friday 16 October.
Ryehill Street: The stop towards Trent Bridge remains closed, affecting Navy, Green and Pathfinder 90 services.
City Hospital: Blue 40A continues to terminate at the Radiotherapy stop because Linden Way remains closed.
Pinxton: Kirkby Lane is closed for water-main installation until December, affecting trentbarton’s 9.3 and 90.
Kirkby-in-Ashfield: Thoresby Avenue remains closed until Friday 16 October, affecting trentbarton’s threes services.
Trams – services running to all stops
The following trams will not be running:
07:15, 09:00 Hucknall
07:53, 08:23 Toton
07:48, 08:18 Phoenix
07:22, 08:37 Clifton
Tram lift changes
There is a change to the accessibility information.
NET now reports that the Station Street lift at Nottingham railway station is out of order.
At Queen’s Medical Centre, both the tram platform lift and the A52/Science Road lift are reported as operational.
Rail – replacement buses between Mansfield Woodhouse and Worksop tonight
There is a significant planned alteration on the Robin Hood Line tonight.
East Midlands Railway confirms that engineering work will close the railway between Mansfield Woodhouse and Worksop during the late evening.
The restrictions apply from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 October.
The 21:25 Nottingham to Worksop service will terminate at Mansfield Woodhouse. A replacement bus will continue to Worksop.
The 22:39 Worksop to Nottingham service will instead start from Mansfield Woodhouse at 23:10.
A replacement bus will leave Worksop at 22:10, connecting with the train at Mansfield Woodhouse.
Passengers travelling between Nottingham, Mansfield and Worksop later tonight should allow additional time.
Nottingham to Liverpool
The normal 05:21 Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street service was scheduled to depart at 05:08 this morning.
National Rail says the alteration applies from Tuesday 13 to Friday 16 October because of engineering work.
The change means passengers relying on the normal departure time could miss the train.
Nottingham to London – reduced timetable continues
EMR’s temporary reduced Intercity timetable remains in operation.
The changes affect services between Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield and London St Pancras.
National Rail confirms that the reduced timetable will remain in place until further notice, with cancelled weekday services now removed from journey planners through Friday 11 December.
From Monday 19 October, EMR plans to increase its Intercity operation from 92% to 96% of the full planned timetable.
For Nottingham, reinstated services will include the 13:50 and 18:10 departures to London St Pancras.
Several London-to-Nottingham services will also return.
Late-night London services
Further engineering alterations affect EMR services between London St Pancras, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield tonight.
The 21:35 London St Pancras to Nottingham is scheduled to depart East Midlands Parkway at 23:15, running up to 23 minutes later through to Nottingham.
The 22:35 London St Pancras to Nottingham is also amended, departing Leicester at 23:55 and running up to 17 minutes later.
These changes continue through Thursday night.
