Wilford Bridge Level Crossing (services 70/800)

Excel Services

Due to severe congestion on Hardwick Road Eastbound, Excel services towards Norwich will not be serving Hardwick Road until further notice.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Last updated 17:23.

Owing to these Norfolk County Council roadworks, Church Lane, Gorleston, including all arms of the roundabout, will be closed from Saturday 25th October until Saturday 1st November.

Diversions will be in place on all Gorleston services (except 1/1A) as follows: - 

Service 2: operating between William Adams Way and Burgh Road direct via Beccles Road in both directions

Services 3/3B: operating between William Adams Way and Crab Lane via Beccles Road and Shrublands Way in both directions

Service 8: operating between Southtown Road and Magdalen Way via Beccles Road and Shrublands Way in both directions

Services X1/X11/7: operating between Gorleston High Street and James Paget Hospital via Lowestoft Road, Albemarle Road, Middleton Road, Lowestoft Road in both directions

Temporary stops will be in place on Shrublands Way in both directions close to the Church Lane junction for services 3/3B and 8. Drivers will also observe all other stops on the diversion routes.

A free shuttle service will operate between approx. 07:00 and 23:00 daily to provide a link between Magdalen Estate, Shrublands Way and Gorleston High Street. (see below)

We apologise to all customers affected by these diversions, made necessary by circumstances outside our control.

Owing to Norfolk County Council works, Jellicoe Road will be closed from Monday 27th October for around 6 weeks.

During the closure, Service 8 will be diverted as follows:

Towards Caister: between Northgate Street and Caister, operating direct via Caister Road as per Service 1. 

Towards James Paget Hospital: between Caister and Sandringham Avenue/North Denes Road, operating via Caister Road, Barnard Crescent and Barnard Avenue. Drivers will observe stops on Caister Road, and the temporary stop on Barnard Avenue, close to the Beatty Road junction.

We apologise to all customers affected by this diversion.

The level crossing at Wilford bridge will be closed from  20:00 on Friday 24th October 2025 until 06:00 on Wednesday 29th October 2025. This is not (as is usual) a series of overnight closures but is a full closure for the entire period due to the scale of the work involved.

As a result services 70 and 800 Park and Ride will be severely disrupted beyond Woodbridge.Both services will operate their usual route as far as Melton and then via Station Road and Melton Chapel. 

For passengers travelling to and from the area east of Melton a free shuttle bus, funded by Suffolk County Council will be provided although this will be a much reduced timetable due to the length of the diversion. The shuttle will operate via Campsea Ashe, Tunstall, Rendlesham, Eyke to Sutton Heath, Rock Barracks.

In order to complete their journey passengers may need to change bus at Woodbridge Turban Centre.

Passengers are advised to allow significantly longer for their journey and to plan ahead

Grange Farm Avenue, Felixstowe will be closed, just past the Morrisons roundabout from Monday 27th October 2025 to Friday 31st October 2025 to allow for works by Anglian Water.

Service 75 will divert by turning at the Morrisons roundabout to return along Wesel Avenue and then onward to Grange Road and MIll Lane.

All journeys will be unable to serve stops at Owl & Pussycat, Hintlesham Drive, Crossgate Field, Grange Road (Wadgate Road) and Grange Road School.

We apologise to all customers affected by this deiversion which is outside our control.

Hargham Road, Attleborough will be closed to all traffic from Monday 27th October 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025 to allow for work by Cadent to replace the gas mains.

As a result all Turquoise line services (13 and X13) will be unable to complete their usual route and will be on diversion for the duration of the closure.

All services will operate as usual as far as Sainsburys and then continue along London Road turning into Dodds Road to resume the usual route via Hargham Road and New Road.

As a result the stops at Shrub Close, Olland Road and Dodds Road will not be served for the duration of the closure.

We apologies to all customers affected by the diversion of our services.

Until end of service on 27th October 2025, services 36A/B will stop and wait at temporary terminus stop on Station Road.

They will not stop in Broad Street - there is signage directing customers to Station Road.

 The Street, Bawdeswell is closed due to works and disruption is in place until end of service on the 26th of October.

As a result, service X29 will remain on the A1067 and stop at and opposite the Garden Centre and operate via Cosshatchings, Foxley Road towards Fakenham and just prior to Foxley Road toward Norwich.

Coast Road Corton will be closed to all traffic from Monday 20th October 2025 until Sunday 30th November 2025 meaning that our services 1 and 1A will have to follow a diversion route.

Journeys towards Lowestoft will follow their usual route until Potters Resort and then divert via Longfulans Lane to rejoin the A47. They will then follow a diversion route around Corton to ensure that as many stops as possible are served. Journeys in this direction may take slightly longer than usual and passengers are advised to consder this when planning journeys.

Journeys towards Great Yarmouth will serve Corton using the diversion route and then rejoin the A47 towards Hopton. To ensure that Hopton is served all journeys will follow the Lowestoft-bound route towards Potters Resort and then return to the A47 via Longfulans Lane.

Passengers in Hopton wishing to travel towards Great Yarmouth are asked to wait at the stop opposite to the usual one as the bus will be travelling in the opposite direction from usual around Hopton.

Passengers are also advised that the stop on Station Road (behind Asda) will NOT be served for the duration of this closure. Passengers should wait at the nearest stop just past the White Hart Public House.

We apologise to all customers for the disruption to journeys which is outside our control.

Owing to resurfacing work, Fullers Hill, Great Yarmouth will be closed to all traffic from Monday 20th October 2025 to Friday 24th October 2025 from 2000 on each date until 0600 the following mornings.

This will affect services 1, 1A , 7 ,8 and X1, each will follow the diversions detailed below.

Services 1, 8, X1 operating towards Caister/Norwich - These services will operate as usual as far as Regent Street but will then turn on to Howard Street South and then Howard Street North.

These services will then serve the stop opposite the Police Station. Passengers should note that due to the diversion, this will be the only stop served in the town centre. 

All services will then operate via the Conge and North Quay. Service X1 will resume usual line of route at the roundabout. Services 1 and 8 will continue along North Quay and Lawn Avenue with service 1 then resuming usual line of route at Caister Road. Service 8 will resume usual line of route at Beaconsfield Road.

Services 1, 1A and 7 towards Great Yarmouth - These services will operate as usual as far as Caister Road and will then divert via Beaconsfield Road, North Denes Road, Nelson Road North, St Nicholas Road, Temple Road to Market Gates.

Service 8 towards Great Yarmouth/Gorleston - This service will operate as usual as far as North Denes Road, Nelson Road North, St Nicholas Road, Temple Road to Market Gates.

Service X1 towards Great Yarmouth - This service will operate as normal to Fullers Hill roundabout, then left onto North Quay, Lawn Avenue, right onto Caister Road, left onto Beaconsfield Road, then North Denes Road, Nelson Road North, St Nicholas Road, Temple Road to Market Gates.

Services 1, 1A, 7 and 8 will serve all bus stops, if requested on the diversion route for the convenience of passengers unable to use the stops on Northgate Street.

We apologise to customers affected by these diversions