Reminder from tomorrow:

Eastbound Vine Place closure, affecting Services 3,4,5,5A,10,11,12,13,16,23,X1 Service Update
From Monday 20 January 2014, Vine Place in the City Centre will be temporarily closed to all eastbound traffic to facilitate roadworks by Sunderland City Council.

Last Updated : 10 January 2014 15:59

This eastbound closure is expected to be in place for around 10 weeks.

During the period of this eastbound closure, buses will be unable to observe their normal Vine Place bus stops, and will instead be required to divert via Stockton Road and Burdon Road, temporarily observing a bus stop near St.George’s Way on Stockton Road.

Buses will continue to be able to observe their normal Fawcett Street, Borough Road and Athenaeum Street stops.

Westbound buses will be unaffected by these roadworks, and so should be able to continue to use their normal westbound bus stops along Holmeside.

Clearly, whilst we will be endeavouring to operate all services through this area in accordance with their published timetables, as well as continuing to liaise with our colleagues at Sunderland City Council to mitigate any problems, there is nonetheless the potential that some trips may be subject to localised delays.

Stagecoach would like to apologise for any inconvenience these works by Sunderland City Council may cause, and we remain grateful for customers’ patience and understanding.