The main disruption today comes from planned works.
Musters Road in West Bridgford closes later this morning, restrictions continue at A52 Wheatcroft and Lowdham Roundabout, and another series of overnight closures returns this evening on the A6097 at East Bridgford, A60 Mansfield Road, Nuthall Road and Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Roads and motorways
No major fresh unplanned incident causing widespread disruption has been identified on Nottinghamshire’s principal strategic routes in the early check.
Drivers should nevertheless expect the usual increase in traffic on the A52, A453, A610 and approaches to Nottinghamas the morning peak develops.
There were overnight planned works elsewhere on the M1, but these do not affect the Nottinghamshire section.
A52 Wheatcroft
The major works at Wheatcroft junction remain one of the principal pressure points for Rushcliffe commuters.
Flawforth Lane remains completely closed where it meets the A52 until 18:00 tomorrow, Friday 25 September, while utility diversion work continues ahead of reconstruction of Wheatcroft junction. Lane restrictions and the temporary 40mph limit also remain on the A52.
The restrictions form part of the preparatory phase for the wider Wheatcroft and Nottingham Knight junction improvement programme.
Further disruption is expected from Friday evening, when part of the A52 Gamston Link Road at Wheatcroft is scheduled to close overnight during the weekend.
East Bridgford – A6097 closes again tonight
The A6097 between Gunthorpe Bridge and the A46 was scheduled to reopen at 06:00 following last night’s works.
It closes again tonight as the five-night vegetation and tree-clearance programme at Kirk Hill, East Bridgford continues.
Nottinghamshire County Council says the road closes between Gunthorpe Bridge and the A46 each night until the morning of Saturday 26 September.
Trees and vegetation between Kirk Hill junction and the A46 roundabout are being removed to make way for junction widening and improve visibility at the new junction. The signed diversion is via the A46, A617, A614 and A6097.
The separate long-term closures of Kirk Hill and East Bridgford Road remain in place as construction continues.
Lowdham Roundabout
Drivers should continue to allow additional time around Lowdham Roundabout, where the major A614/A6097 improvement programme is now under way.
NCT is warning Pathfinder 26 passengers of possible delays through the area, with construction expected to continue for around 13 months.
Rail
No major fresh incident affecting Nottinghamshire rail services has been identified in the early check.
However, East Midlands Railway continues to operate its temporary reduced Intercity timetable, affecting routes between Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield, Lincoln and London St Pancras. National Rail says the arrangement remains in place until further notice.
EMR engineering alterations today
There are also planned alterations to early and late services.
The 05:21 Derby to Nottingham left Derby at 05:19 this morning, two minutes earlier than normal, before returning to its normal schedule at Attenborough.
The 04:58 Sheffield to London St Pancras also left Sheffield earlier, at 04:37.
Tonight, the 22:32 London St Pancras to Sheffield terminates at Derby, with a replacement bus running from Derby to Chesterfield and Sheffield. The 23:30 Sheffield to Derby also arrives later than normal, at 00:30. These changes continue through Friday morning.
There are separate overnight alterations between London St Pancras and Kettering. Tonight’s 23:04 London St Pancras to Derby runs to an amended timetable from Luton Airport Parkway onwards.
Trams
NET said at 6 am:
the following tram departures are cancelled: 07:15, 09:00 and 09:15 from Hucknall 07:53, 08:23, 10:06 and 10:36 from Toton Lane 07:48, 08:18, 09:33 and 10:03 from Phoenix Park 07:22, 08:37, 09:07, 10:22 and 10:52 from Clifton
There is significant disruption confirmed for the weekend: there will be no tram services on Saturday 26 or Sunday 27 September because of industrial action.
Nottingham City Transport says it will operate its normal bus network during the tram strike and will use double-deck buses on Navy 48/A to Clifton to provide additional capacity.
The tram shutdown coincides with Goose Fair and Sunday’s Robin Hood Half Marathon, so additional road traffic and pressure on buses is expected.
West Bridgford – Musters Road closes today
A new daytime closure begins at 09:00 this morning in West Bridgford.
Works on Musters Road mean Green 8 and 9 divert between 09:00 and 14:30 today.
The 8 towards Wilford Hill runs normally to Rectory Road before diverting via Melton Road and Boundary Road, terminating on Boundary Road near Musters Road.
The 9 towards Ruddington and Clifton diverts via Melton Road, Boundary Road, the A60 Loughborough Road and Rugby Road.
Ruddington
Drainage works continue on Easthorpe Street in Ruddington.
Green 10 and 10C divert between 08:00 and 16:00 each day until Friday 2 October, using the A60 Loughborough Road, Kirk Lane and High Street.
The Cumberland Close stops are not served.
Nuthall Road
The Nottingham-bound overnight closure of Nuthall Road continues tonight.
The road closes between 19:00 and 06:00 for resurfacing, affecting NCT Yellow 71/71B, Turquoise 79 and trentbarton rainbow one.
For rainbow one, stops including Cinderhill Island, Nottingham College and Basford Hall College are not served towards Nottingham during the closure.
Mansfield Road – final nights
The inbound A60 Mansfield Road between Goose Fair Island and Forest Road East is scheduled to be open during today’s daytime period following the overnight resurfacing.
It closes again from 20:00 tonight until 06:00 Friday.
NCT Brown, Lime, Yellow and Purple Line buses towards Nottingham divert via Gregory Boulevard, Alfreton Road and Canning Circus, while trentbarton’s the threes is also affected.
The current resurfacing programme is due to finish on Friday 25 September.
Eastwood – new closure tonight
A new overnight closure begins on Derby Road in Eastwood at 20:00 tonight.
The road is closed until 06:00 Friday, affecting trentbarton rainbow one towards Nottingham.
Park Avenue and Blackthorne Drive stops will not be served towards Nottingham. Buses travelling towards Eastwood operate normally.
Sawley
Overnight works on Tamworth Road at Sawley continue tonight.
The road closes between 20:00 and 06:00 on Monday-to-Friday nights until Saturday 3 October, affecting trentbarton my15 and skylink Nottingham.
Other continuing bus disruption
Green 11 and 11C remain diverted towards Lady Bay because of the closure of Bathley Street.
Daytime closures of Sneinton Hermitage continue to affect Red 44 and 44A through Friday.
Blue 40A continues to terminate at the Radiotherapy stop at Nottingham City Hospital because Linden Way remains closed.
At Radcliffe-on-Trent, the Vicarage Lane stop remains closed because of Severn Trent works, affecting mainline and Rushcliffe Villager passengers.
Maid Marian Way – Broad Marsh
Traffic management remains around Maid Marian Way while demolition work continues at the former Broad Marsh NCP car park and Nottingham College building.
No NCT diversions are currently expected, but lane restrictions and temporary traffic lights may cause delays to numerous city services.
Looking ahead – significant weekend disruption
Friday brings several further changes.
Eton Road in West Bridgford closes between 09:00 and 14:30 from Friday through Monday, diverting Green 9, while Robin Hood Way in The Meadows closes between 09:30 and 15:30 on Friday, affecting Navy 48.
From Friday, buses passing the Forest Recreation Ground may also encounter delays as Goose Fair begins.
Sunday’s Robin Hood Half Marathon brings extensive changes to NCT services, including temporary suspension of Pink 30 and Orange 34 and diversions affecting numerous other routes. QMC will not be served by affected NCT routes between approximately 08:30 and 11:45.
