Ridley Avenue in Howdon will be closed between Kelso Gardens and Melrose Gardens for flood allevisation work, from Tuesday, 17 June, to Friday, 29 August. From 17 June until 19 July routes 1, 1A, 40, 41 and 80 will be diverted, and a free shuttle bus will be provided along Ridley Avenue to link with these services. Routes 1 and 1A will miss Churchill Street, Windsor Drive and Ridley Avenue, but will link with the shuttle at Tynemouth Road. Routes 40, 41 and 80 will miss Ridley Avenue and Tynemouth Road, but will link with the shuttle on either Churchill Street or Windsor Drive. The free shuttle bus itself will run in both directions between Ridley Avenue, Kelso Gardens, Denbigh Avenue, Windsor Drive, Churchill Street, Tynemouth Road and the A19 roundabout every 15 minutes 7am to 7pm weekdays and 8am to 7pm Saturdays. At other times passengers should use the nearest alternative stops for routes 1, 1A, 40 and 80.
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Flood alleviation work in Howdon: