(15 Mar 2024, 4:38 pm)Ambassador wrote Eighton Lodge roundabout is closed (Southbound) all weekend from 8pm Friday 22nd March until 6am on Monday 25th March as part of the A1 upgrade works but this will obviously impact GNE considerably
Nothing as of yet on the GNE website but in terms of impact to buses if they follow normal process (they may do something different)
21 - will divert via it's evening diversion through Lamesley - Smithy Lane - Allerdene - return to normal route and vice versa for Durham/CLS bound journies
X21 will have to go through Birtley and take same diversion going towards Newcastle or omit Low Fell and go via Mill House, Eighton Banks, Wrekenton, Old Durham Road (could then travel down through Allerdene to normal route)
Return journey unaffected
28 - Northbound - via same diversion as 21 but continuing to Wrekenton
Southbound - from Wrekenton - via Allerdene - Smithy Lane - Lamesley then normal route
Areas without service as a result
Angel of the North, Long Bank, Eighton Banks (lower) upper still served by 25 and 81
81 - no impact
Arriva
X12 - god knows!
Reminded me of the time a decker followed me heading south from Harlow Green to the roundabout.
It was closed then too and the driver obviously didn't get the memo.
It ended up sneaking on the motorway and the driver didn't look convinced about where he was going or where he would end up.
I wanted to slow right down and let it overtake me or get close so I could see where it went, but I didn't have all night.