(27 Jul 2017, 1:37 pm)Dan wrote Might be on the council website - but does not mean that they have informed key stakeholders, including bus operators.
I posted the following in December 15, regarding a road closure at Daisy Hill and DCC apparently being at fault.
...Operators have spoken about building a partnership scheme with local LA's, however partnership work and stakeholder involvement isn't just about waiting for one body to approach the other.
However, maybe it is worth operators being proactive and finding out in advance, without having to rely on local authorities?
It took me 20 seconds to find that closure as well as a few more minutes, finding works that will cause delay or diversion to a whole range of services across the county.
If I was working for a road haulage operator or passenger transport company, I could disseminate that in moments - enabling the planning of rotas, allocations etc for the next however many weeks.
Heck, I could even speak to contacts in the local authority, build relationships with contractors or utility firms and get things moving well in advance.
Without having to wait for a phone call and be completely ignorant of the works when mentioned.
I may even get drivers involved and enable a process that would involve the sharing and recording of information, so it can be reported back to a higher level - rather than just discussed amongst themselves in the canteen...
It appears the change from being reactive to road closures to proactive about them hasnt quite kicked in yet
There have been similar examples in Washington recently with the closure of roads in Glebe.
Passengers affected by a bridge being demolished and buses being diverted/shuttle buses introduced have been the ones spending time and making the effort in seeking out info, that in my opinion should have been shared well before it was.