Southwell Road (Purple 37B & 39)
Norwich
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LocationSouthwell Road
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Effective22/04/2024 - 24/04/2024
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Due to speed bump replacement taking place on Southwell Road between Monday 22nd April & Wednesday 24th April our Purple Line 37B & 39 services will need to take a diversion route.
In both directions, these services will operate via Queens Road & Hall Road - omitting the stops at Langham Close & Mill Close. Passengers from these stops should use nearby alternatives where possible.
We apologise for any inconvenience these works may cause to your journey.
Travel Alerts
St Johns Road (Bungay) 41/99A
Due to urgent carriageway patching works, St Johns Road will be closed outside the Medical Centre on Wednesday 1st May between 09:30-15:30.
Service 41 towards Bungay will terminate at the Queens Road layby. Towards Norwich will omit Hillside Road East & Beccles Road and operate directly into Bungay Town Centre.
Service 99A will operate via Beccles Road & Hillside Road East.
We apologise for any disruption this closure may cause to your journey.
St Johns Road (Bungay) 41/99A
Due to urgent carriageway patching works, St Johns Road will be closed outside the Medical Centre on Wednesday 1st May between 09:30-15:30.
Service 41 towards Bungay will terminate at the Queens Road layby. Towards Norwich will omit Hillside Road East & Beccles Road and operate directly into Bungay Town Centre.
Service 99A will operate via Beccles Road & Hillside Road East.
We apologise for any disruption this closure may cause to your journey.
Prince of Wales Road Caister Service 1
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Prince of Wales Road Caister will be closed from Wednesday 1st May 2024 to Thursday 2nd May 2024 to allow Carriageway Resurfacing works to be carried out.
Service 1 will be diverted via Norwich Road and Caister Bypass in both directions.
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey.
First Eastern Counties | May Bank Holiday 2024
Please note: we will be operating a Sunday service over the May bank holidays across the First Eastern Counties network
| Monday 6th May 2024 (Early May Bank Holiday) | Sunday Service |
| Monday 27th May 2024 (Spring Bank Holiday) | Sunday Service |
Please plan ahead and refer to timetables: Route maps | First Bus
Gordon Road Lowestoft Service 1,99,101,102,105,109,122,X1,X2,X21 & X22
Gordon Road Lowestoft will be being resurfaced from Old Nelson Street to London Road North from Wednesday 1st May 2024 to Saturday 4th May 2024 between 0930hrs & 1530hrs each day.
During this time all services will be diverted out of the Bus Station via Katwijk Way and St Peters Street however this does mean that northbound services will be unable to serve the Bus Stop in Artillery Way. intending passengers will need to either board at the Bus Station or walk to the next available stops.
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey.
Yarmouth Road Lowestoft Service 1,101,X1
Yarmouth Road Lowestoft currently has ongoing Drainage and Carriageway Improvement works in place until June 24.
Due to the impact of the traffic delays that these works are having it may be necessary at some times to divert our Service 1, 101 & X1 services via Bentley Drive, Millenium Way and Oulton Road to safeguard our service and mitigate the delays to the wider Network.
We apologise for the inconvenience to your Journey and are working with national Highways to try and minimise delays as much as possible.
Heartsease Roundabout (Reds, 31 & 33)
As works on the Heartsease Roundabout TCF scheme have progressed, they are now in a position where a full closure of all arms of the roundabout will be required - as a result, the roundabout will be closed from Saturday 13th April to Friday 17th May continuously.
The table below details the diversions that each bus route will take, and a diagram of all services in the area is also attached. All services have been instructed to allow passengers to board/alight at stops on their diversion route.
UPDATED 19/04/24 10:20 - Please see revised routings for 24/24A/24B to remove them from Harvey Lane, a new map will be uploaded shortly.
UPDATED 29/04/24 09:00 - Please see further revised 24/24B routing to avoid an additional closure on Hillcrest Road.
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| service 23/23A | In both directions, services will operate via Gurney Road directly. |
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During daytimes, Monday to Saturday, a free shuttle service will be operated along Plumstead Road in a one-way loop returning via Gurney Road and Borrowdale Drive, allowing passengers to transfer to/from Service 23/23A at Bishopbridge. A temporary stop will be provided at the bottom of Ketts Hill to enable easy transfers. Timetable is attached at the bottom of this page. |
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| service 24/24B | In both directions, services will operate on Thorpe Road past the rail station, onto Yarmouth Road, Thunder Lane, then directly to Thunder Lane to join normal route. Passengers on Hillcrest Road, Gordon Avenue & Pilling Road will need to make their way to alternative stops to board our services. |
| service 24A | In both directions, services will operate on Riverside Road, Gurney Road, Salhouse Road, Woodside Road and Thunder Lane to join normal route. |
| service 31 | This service will operate via Thunder Lane, Woodside & Salhouse Road to join normal route |
| service 33 | This service will continue its current diversion, via Gordon Avenue, Pilling Road, Ring Road & Thunder Lane to join normal route. |
Free shuttle bus timetable is attached below:
We apologise for any disruption that these unavoidable roadworks may cause to your journey.
Breckland Road (Red 23)
Due to works associated with the Transforming Cities scheme, Breckland Road will be closed between Tuesday 2nd April and Friday 7th June.
During this closure, services will instead be operating via Three Mile Lane with temporary stops provided for passengers to complete their journeys.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by these works.
Carlton Road Lowestoft Service X22 Bernard Matthews/ 2Sisters Contract Services
Carlton Road Lowestoft will be closed from Wednesday 1st May 2024 to Friday 3rd May 2024 between 0900hrs to 1700hrs each day.
Services will therefore be diverted via Kirkley Park Road and London Road South/Kirkley Cliff Road in both directions.
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey.
A47 Swaffham-Kings Lynn (Excel)
Due to a National Highways project taking place on the A47 between Swaffham & Kings Lynn, our services departing Norwich & Peterborough at 19:40 between Monday 26th February & Friday 24th May will be subject to a diversion route between Narborough & Kings Lynn on weeknights only.
In both diversions, services will be unable to serve any stops in Middleton & East Winch as buses will be operating via the B1153 & B1145 through Gayton.
We apologise for any inconvenience and delay these roadworks may cause to your journey.