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Fireworks Diversions - Saturday 12th September
Due to the closure of the Promenade for the Fireworks Event, our services will be affected from 5:30pm on Saturdays 12th and 26th September and the 10th October.
Tramway:
Due to the expected crowds, the Tramway will operate a split service between 5.30pm and 9.30pm. Trams will operate between Starr Gate and Manchester Square from every 12 minutes.
Trams will also operate between Fleetwood and North Station from every 15 minutes with extra trams running between North Pier and Little Bispham before and after the event.
Bus Network between 5.30pm and 6.29pm:
Services 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 10 and 11 will be using Grasmere Road, Condor Grove and Park Road to get to their usual stops on Market Street and Corporation Street.
These services will also use Cookson Street, Grosvenor Street, Park Road and Reeds Avenue to get to Central Drive and continue their normal route.
From 6:30pm, all services will continue to divert and will move away from stops on Corporation Street, Market Street and Clifton Street to their temporary Illuminations diversions stops. You can find out more information under our Illuminations Diversions notice.
Illuminations Diversions
To avoid the Illuminations traffic congestion, our services will be diverting from 6:30pm until the end of service every Friday and Saturday evening in September and October.
Cross Town services 3 and 4
Services towards Cleveleys will use their normal route and can still be caught from Abingdon Street.
Services towards Mereside will use their normal route to Dickson Road, then Talbot Road, Cookson Street, Caunce Street and Grosvenor Street before using the normal route.
(Clifton Street is not being served, please catch your bus from Dickson Road).
Victoria Lines service 5
Services towards the Hospital will use their normal route to the mini roundabout at Gymnasium stop will then divert via Grasmere Road, Condor Grove, Park Road and Church Street, you can catch services from Abingdon Street, from where they will continue to the normal route.
Services towards Halfway House will use the normal route to Talbot Road, then divert onto Bickerstaff Square using the stop outside the Post Office (on Cookson Street opposite the Holiday Inn). Then will continue to divert via Grosvenor Street, via Park Road and Reads Avenue before returning to the normal route at Central Drive.
Victoria Lines service 5C
Service 5C will use St Johns Square as its Town Centre terminus and services towards Knott End can be caught from Abingdon Street.
Cross Town service 6
Services towards Grange Park will use the normal route to Condor Grove, then divert via Park Road, Church Street and will use the stops on Abingdon Street.
Services towards Mereside will use their normal route to Church Street, then after Topping Street, turn right into Talbot Road, right into Cookson Street where it will use the stop outside the Post Office (on Cookson Street opposite the Holiday Inn). Then continue to divert via Caunce Street, Grosvenor Street, Park Road and Reads Avenue before returning to the normal route at Central Drive.
Cleveleys Connection service 7
Services towards Cleveleys will use the normal route to the mini roundabout at Gymnasium stop then turn right on to Grasmere Road, left onto Condor Grove, left onto Park Road and left onto Church Street to use Abingdon Street stops.
Services towards St Annes and Lytham will use the normal route before turning into Cookson Street where it will stop outside the Post Office (on Cookson Street opposite the Holiday Inn). It will leave town via Caunce Street, Grosvenor Street, Park Road, Reeds Avenue to Central Drive.
Cleveleys Connection service 8
Services towards Blackpool will use Talbot Road, drop off at the temporary stop outside post office on Cookson Street and terminate at the Co-Op in St Johns Square.
Services towards Cleveleys will start from the stops on Abingdon Street before returning to Talbot Road then use the normal route.
Lytham Lines service 10
Services towards Blackpool will divert at Condor Square then use Park Road, Church Street and drop off in St Johns Square.
Services towards Lytham will commence from Abingdon Street then use Talbot Road, Cookson Street, Caunce Street, Grosvenor Street, Park Road, right onto Reeds Avenue, and Central Drive and follow normal route from there.
Lytham Lines service 11
Services towards Blackpool will turn right on to Tyldesley Road (missing out the Manchester Square stop), right onto Rigby Road, left onto Central Drive, to terminate at New Bonny Street.
Services towards Lytham will depart from New Bonny Street opposite Coral Island, left Bonny Street left Chapel Street right Central Drive, right Rigby Road, left Tyldesley Road left Lytham Road and follow normal route from there.
Wyre Line service 14
Services towards Blackpool will use Talbot Road, drop off at the temporary stop outside post office on Cookson Street and the Co-Op at St Johns Square.
Services towards Fleetwood will start from the stops on Abingdon Street before returning to Talbot Road then use the normal route.
These diversions are to help buses avoid the worst of the traffic congestion so that we can deliver a more reliable service for our customers. We apologise in advance for any delays caused by the congestion during the Illuminations season.
Reopening of Lord Street, Fleetwood
- Affected stops:
- London Street
- London Street
We have just been informed that Lord Street in Fleetwood is now in the process of reopening to all traffic. From the start of service tomorrow (Saturday 12th September) services 1, 2, 5 and 14 will revert to their normal routes around Fleetwood.
On the Tramway, we now conducting final checks on the overhead line equipment, track, points and signals. Subject to successful testing, from the start of service tomorrow (Saturday 12th September) tram services will resume to Fleetwood Ferry.
However, London Street tram stop will remain closed in both directions due to the scaffolding structure on the platform. Please use Victoria Street or Fishermans Walk stops.
Bus stop closed - North Station (on Talbot Road towards Town Centre)
Due to roadworks the bus stop outside the Gym on Talbot Road is closed. Please use the previous stop at Buchanan Street or the following stops are on either Market Street or Corporation Street.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Resurfacing work Central Drive/Bloomfield Road
Due to resurfacing work, the following services will be diverting between the hours of 19:00 - 05:00.
Service 6, 10
Northbound
At the Spen Corner turn right onto Waterloo Road, Continue along Waterloo Road to Oxford Square, at Oxford Square turn left onto Park Road, (2nd Set of Traffic Lights) turn left onto Condor Grove, at Grasmere Roundabout take the 4th exit onto Grasmere Road back on route.
Southbound
From Central Drive turn left onto Grasmere Road, at Grasmere Roundabout take the 1st exit onto Condor Grove, at the traffic lights turn right onto Park Road, at Oxford Square turn right onto Waterloo Road, continue down Waterloo Road, at Spen Corner turn left onto Hawes Side Lane back on route.
Service 5,5a,5b & 7
Northbound
At the Waterloo Hotel continue straight on Waterloo Road, Continue along Waterloo Road to Oxford Square, at Oxford Square turn left onto Park Road, (2nd Set of Traffic Lights) turn left onto Condor Grove, at Grasmere Roundabout take the 4th exit onto Grasmere Road, back on route at Central Drive.
Southbound
From Central Drive turn left onto Grasmere Road, at Grasmere Roundabout take the 1st exit onto Condor Grove, at the traffic lights turn right onto Park Road, at Oxford Square turn right onto Waterloo Road, continue down Waterloo Road and back on route at the Waterloo Hotel.
Resurfacing work Central Drive/Bloomfield Road
Due to resurfacing work, the following services will be diverting between the hours of 05:00 - 19:00.
Service 6, Service 10
Northbound
At Spen Corner turn left onto Waterloo Road, at the Waterloo Hotel turn right onto Central Drive continue along Central Drive and back on route.
Southbound
Continue along Central Drive, at the Waterloo Hotel turn left onto Waterloo Road, at Spen Corner turn right onto Hawes Side Lane back on route
Works are due to be finished by Monday 14th September. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Diversion - Bloomfield Road area
Services 6 and 10 are diverting in the Bloomfield Road area due to emergency roadworks. Both services are using Central Drive until Waterloo Road and back to Spen Corner to resume normal route in both directions.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause
Closure of Kilnhouse Lane, St Annes
- Affected routes:
-
10
- Affected stops:
- Meadowcroft, NE-bound
- Kilnhouse Lane, SW-bound
- Kilnhouse Lane, NE-bound
Due to the closure of Kilnhouse Road in St Annes, Lytham Lines service 10 is diverting in both directions:
Towards Lytham - Queensway - Blackpool Old Road - Kilnhouse Lane - Derwent Road.
Towards Blackpool - Derwent Road - Kilnhouse Lane - Blackpool Road North - Queensway.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.