Major A52 works at Wheatcroft begin today, several new Nottingham bus diversions start, and overnight closures begin on the A46 at Widmerpool and Beeston Road.
Rail passengers also remain on East Midlands Railway’s reduced Intercity timetable.
Roads and motorways
No major collision or emergency closure has been identified at 6am affecting the M1 through Nottinghamshire, A1, A46 or A52.
A significant new phase of work does, however, start on the A52 in West Bridgford today.
National Highways says utility companies begin diverting infrastructure at the Wheatcroft junction from Monday 7 September ahead of the main A52 Nottingham Junctions construction programme. Lane closures and a 40mph limitwill be introduced on this section of the A52. The Wheatcroft utility work is expected to take around three months.
The overall A52 scheme, including Wheatcroft and Nottingham Knight, is expected to continue until spring 2029.
A52 Wheatcroft works: Diversion maps for Flawforth Lane and Gamston link road closures
A46 Widmerpool – overnight closures start tonight
Another National Highways scheme starts tonight on the A46 at Widmerpool.
The northbound and southbound exit slips from the A46 to the A606/Fosse Way roundabout are due to close overnight between 20:00 and 06:00, starting tonight and continuing for 11 nights, for sign installation works. Signed diversions will use alternative A46 junctions.
Rail – reduced EMR timetable remains
East Midlands Railway continues to operate its temporary reduced Intercity timetable.
The current timetable represents around 92% of the full planned Intercity service, following the restoration of several Nottingham and Sheffield trains at the beginning of September. It remains in place until further notice because of fleet performance and reliability problems.
RMT action short of a strike also remains in place, meaning trains may still be altered or cancelled at short notice. Further industrial action is scheduled for Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 September.
There are also engineering alterations beginning tonight and continuing until Thursday. The 23:00 Lincoln to Nottingham will not run, with a replacement bus serving stations including Newark, Collingham, Fiskerton, Bleasby, Lowdham, Burton Joyce and Carlton. The 23:20 Matlock to Nottingham terminates at Derby, with a replacement bus to Nottingham via Long Eaton, Attenborough and Beeston, while the 23:50 Nottingham to Derby is replaced by a bus.
The 21:42 Nottingham to London St Pancras is also amended from tonight as overnight engineering work begins on the Midland Main Line.
National Rail – Nottingham engineering alterations from 7 September
Trams
NET said at 6 am:
The following tram departures are cancelled: 07:53 Toton 08:33 Phoenix 07:37 Clifton
Buses – Bathley Street closure starts today
There are several new Nottingham City Transport service disruptions from today.
Bathley Street at its junction with Arkwright Street closes from the start of service today until Friday 9 October, affecting Green 11 and 11C towards Lady Bay.
Buses run from Nottingham Station via Arkwright Street, Meadows Way and London Road before resuming their normal route from Victoria Embankment. Several stops around Bathley Street, Wilford Crescent and Bridgeway Centre are not served.
West Bridgford and Edwalton – new disruption today
Alford Road is being resurfaced from today, with closures between 07:00 and 18:00 daily until the work is completed.
Green 5, 5A and 6 are diverted in West Bridgford and Edwalton, with numerous stops around Alford Road, Stamford Road and Wellin Lane affected.
A612 Trent Valley Road – daytime closure today
The A612 Trent Valley Road between Stoke Lane and Woodside Road closes between 09:00 and 14:30 today.
Pathfinder 26 and Red 45 are diverted, with a number of stops around Burton Joyce and the surrounding corridor temporarily unserved.
Front Street, Arnold – overnight closures
Front Street in Arnold closes overnight from tonight, with restrictions between 20:00 and 06:00 through Saturday 12 September.
NCT routes 25, 53, 56, 58, 79 and 87 are among those affected.
NCT – current service updates
Beeston Road – major overnight bus diversion
A significant diversion also begins tonight for trentbarton travel alerts.
Beeston Road closes in both directions overnight between 20:00 and 06:00 from tonight until Thursday 17 September.
indigo and skylink Nottingham will divert, with stops including QMC Derby Road, University East Entrance, Dunkirk, Lace Street, University South Entrance and Tennis Centre among those affected.
Trowell – A609 closure today
The A609 Ilkeston Road at Trowell is scheduled to close between 09:00 and 15:30 today, affecting trentbarton’s two and my15.
Further closures are scheduled on this route through the week.
Other continuing roadworks
Bramcote Lane continues to close on weekdays until 17 September, affecting NCT 18A and 30.
Cotgrave Lane at Tollerton remains closed between 07:30 and 19:00 each day until Wednesday 9 September, diverting Green 12, 12C and 12E.
At Victoria Centre, the Milton Street works continue to affect Pink 28 and 30, while another city-centre stop used by Brown, Lime, Sky Blue, Yellow and Purple services has been closed since Friday.
The long-term Lowdham Roundabout and A6097 Kirk Hill/East Bridgford schemes also continue.
