In Nottingham city centre a new contraflow starts on Maid Marian Way this morning for demolition of the former NCP car park.
New works also begin on Rectory Road in West Bridgford, the A60 at Ruddington, Arnold High Street and Nuthall Road, while trams return after the weekend strike but could still face delays because of industrial action.
Roads and motorways
No major fresh unplanned incident causing widespread disruption has been identified on Nottinghamshire’s principal strategic routes in the early check.
Extensive lane restrictions around Wheatcroft junction remain in place.
National Highways says the Wheatcroft lane closures will remain in place continuously until Friday 2 October, rather than being removed at weekends. A temporary 40mph limit also remains in force. National Highways
Maid Marian Way – major new traffic layout from today
A significant new phase of the Broad Marsh demolition programme starts from the beginning of service today.
Traffic on Maid Marian Way will run one lane in each direction, with both directions using the northbound side of the road, while demolition takes place on the former NCP car park.
Greyfriar Gate and Albion Street are closed, and the turn from Castle Boulevard eastbound into Wilford Street remains unavailable.
The change also affects a large number of bus stops and services.
Nottingham City Transport says South Notts 1, Navy 4 and 48/A, and Pathfinder 90 will not stop on Maid Marian Way towards the city.
Orange 34/C, Red 45/B and Turquoise 77/C, 78/A/B and 79/B also have revised stopping arrangements.
trentbarton says the contraflow will operate alongside four-way temporary traffic lights and is expected to cause delays.
This is likely to be one of the main new congestion points in Nottingham today.
West Bridgford – Rectory Road works start today
Gas mains replacement works begin on Rectory Road in West Bridgford today.
Rectory Road is closed to eastbound traffic between Exchange Road and Central Avenue until Friday 9 October.
Traffic is diverted via Musters Road, Melton Road, Burleigh Road and Gordon Road.
The works affect NCT Green 7, 8 and 9.
This is the beginning of a wider Cadent programme in West Bridgford which continues through the autumn.
Ruddington – A60 Loughborough Road
Another significant Rushcliffe scheme begins today on the A60 Loughborough Road at Ruddington.
The advertised works run from Monday 28 September to Saturday 3 October, affecting the A60 between the Flawforth Lane/Asher Lane area and Bradmore.
The signed diversion is a substantial one using the A52, Melton Road, A46, Wymeswold, Rempstone, Costock and Bunny.
NCT 10A and 10C are affected by overnight closures from today until Friday.
The existing Easthorpe Street drainage works in Ruddington also continue until Friday 2 October, affecting Green 10/C.
Robin Hood Way – daytime closure today
Robin Hood Way in The Meadows closes again between 09:30 and 15:30 today.
Navy 48 diverts in both directions.
Towards Clifton, buses use Meadows Way and Queens Drive; towards Nottingham, buses turn onto Meadows Way from the Crossgate Drive junction before returning to their normal route towards the city.
Arnold – new daytime diversions
Works also begin on Arnold High Street today and continue until Friday 2 October.
Between 09:30 and 15:30 each day, buses will not serve the Arnold High Street stop behind ASDA.
The changes affect NCT 25, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 79 and 87.
Lime 56 towards the city will also miss Croft Road and Ravenswood Road, diverting from Arnold Front Street via Coppice Road.
Nuthall Road – phase two starts tonight
A second phase of the major resurfacing programme on Nuthall Road begins tonight.
The works operate on weekday evenings between 19:00 and 06:00 from today until Wednesday 14 October, with the overall disruption listed through 15 October.
Yellow 71/B and Turquoise 79/B are affected.
The 71/B towards Bulwell follows the Yellow 70/B route along Bagnall Road, while the 79/B diverts using Melbourne Road, Aspley Lane and Broxtowe Lane.
Trams – services return today
The following departures are cancelled: 08:07 & 0845 from Hucknall 07:01 & 07:38 from Toton Ln Amended timetable between 28th Sept & 1st Oct 06:00 – 07:00 every 15 mins 07:00 – 10:00 every 8 mins 10:00 – 15:00 every 10 mins 15:00 – 23:00 every 8 mins 23:00 – 00:00 every 15 mins.
NET has warned of possible delays from today through Thursday 1 October because staff are taking action short of a strike, including refusing or cancelling overtime.
For Goose Fair, the planned weekday frequency is approximately:
- 06:00–07:00: every 15 minutes
- 07:00–10:00: every 8 minutes
- 10:00–15:00: every 10 minutes
- 15:00–23:00: every 8 minutes
- 23:00–00:00: every 15 minutes.
The next complete tram shutdown is scheduled for Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October.
Rail
No major fresh Nottinghamshire rail incident has been identified in the early check.
A new planned engineering alteration does begin tonight affecting
From Monday 28 September through Thursday 1 October, the 23:35 London St Pancras to Nottingham service is amended because of engineering work.
The weekend engineering works which required replacement buses between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhousewere specifically for Sunday 27 September and should therefore not be carried forward as Monday disruption.
Lowdham and East Bridgford
Long-term construction continues at Lowdham Roundabout as part of the A614/A6097 improvement programme.
The scheme is expected to continue for around 13 months, with Pathfinder 26 potentially subject to delays.
At East Bridgford, the five-night A6097 closure programme finished at the weekend, but the long-term reconstruction of Kirk Hill junction continues.
Other Rushcliffe roadworks starting today
Several additional schemes begin today.
Grantham Road in Bingham has two-way signals near Swallow Drive between 09:30 and 15:00 today.
Main Street at Thoroton closes from 07:30 today until 17:00 Thursday 1 October for a new sewer connection.
Melton Road at Stanton-on-the-Wolds has two-way signals from today through Friday, operating between 07:00 and 17:00.
Multi-way signals also begin today at the Orford Avenue/Vicarage Lane junction in Radcliffe-on-Trent, continuing until 9 October.
