(13 May 2015, 5:48 pm)Andreos1 The changes for the 20 due to the A690 being closed, starting on the 8th - were put online on the 7th.
The powers that be, need to keep an eye on the forum! It had been mentioned on here a while beforehand (several times), had been on the Council website for donkeys and had been displayed for at least a week prior, on the roadside on giant mobile LED displays.
At least they found out in the end.
http://www.simplygo.com/news/closures-of...rd-8th-may
We've had this 'issue' in the past - not only with Go North East, but with the other operators too. The issue boils down to the local councils etc, who do not inform the operators of road closures and the consequent diversions that will have to be in place. The article you've copied and pasted the link from states: "We have just been informed" - sadly I don't think the crystal ball was working on this occasion, Andreos.
A marathon was recently held in Sunderland, and while Go North East and Stagecoach posted information well in advance, Arriva North East posted nothing. Posters at Park Lane Interchange, published by Nexus, suggested that Nexus had not received any information from Arriva regarding any diversions that they had in place to their 22 service. Perhaps the local council did not inform Arriva of the road closures? We just don't know.
