Service Updates Last updated: Tuesday, 16 July 2024 12:06 PM
Leckonby Street closure
Road Closures
for continued utility works to be carried out
Elswick, Leckonby Street
From 09:30 on Wednesday 17th July 2024, to 15:30 Leckonby Street will be closed.
Service 78 will proceed from Wesham/St Annes to Elswick then will divert via Lodge Lane, Watery Gate Lane, onto Garstang Road to serve Great Eccleston Square.
Return journey Reverse route.
This closure will again take place from the 24th of July to the 30th of July 2024, so we will utilise the same diversion during these times.
Affected Services:
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78
ROAD CLOSURES BARLEY
From 08:00 on Friday 12th of July to 18:00 on Friday the 9th of August 2024, The Avenue and Barley New Road, in Barley will be closed between Barley Lane and Ridge Lane.
Service 67 will have to divert as follows.
Outbound. After Blacko follow Gisburn Road round to the right towards Gisburn. Continue along Gisburn Road and onto Burnley Road and continue right the way to the A59.
When you get to the A59 turn left and continue along the A59 past Sawley, then turn right onto Sawley Road, which will bring you down to Chatburn. Turn right and resume normal route.
Inbound reverse of above.
Whilst this closure is on, we will not be able to serve Roughlee, Barley or Downham.
Affected Services:
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67
Grizedale Crescent closure
From Wednesday the 26th of June to Monday the 29th of July 2024, there will be various road closures in Moor Nook between 08:00 and 18:00 daily to allow for resurfacing. At some point Grizedale Crescent will be closed but we have not been provided with an exact date as yet.
We will continue normal route until they close Grizedale Crescent. If you approach Grizedale Crescent and find it has been closed continue past Grizedale and turn right onto Farringdon Lane and continue to the bottom and turn left onto Ribbleton Lane and continue normal route.
Lytham Festival
Between the 3rd of July and the 7th of July 2024, Lytham Festival will be taking place. As such there are several road closures during this event between 13:00 and midnight each day. As such services 76 and 78 will have to divert during these times.
The diversion will be the same as last year which is as follows.
Go past Aldi and turn right at the mini roundabout onto Salcotes Lane. At the next mini roundabout turn left onto Mythop Road and continue to the end. At the mini roundabout turn right onto Park View and at the end bare left onto Ballam Road. You should then be back on route.
Service 76 as above but will need to go down Woodlands Road onto the Promenade to continue normal route.
Affected Services:
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78
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76
Road Closure Hoyle's Lane and Sidgreaves Lane, Woodplumpton
From the 3rd of March until 11th October 2024, Hoyle's Lane and Sidgreaves Lane, Woodplumpton will be closed.
Our services 43 and 44 will have a change to their routes to avoid this closure.
Below is a map for guidance.
43 Timetable can be found here
44 Timetable can be found here
Affected Services:
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43
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44
Introducing NEW services and changes to Services 31 and 45
New Services
Service 311 Ormskirk – Skelmersdale – Wrightington
Service 312 Ormskirk – Burscough – Skelmersdale –Rainford
Utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Lancashire County Council has introduced two new bus routes, amalgamating, and replacing existing Services 312 & 313, to enhance existing provision and create new public transport links within West Lancashire.
New Services 311 & 312 operate between Ormskirk and Skelmersdale, extending through to Wrightington and Rainford, as follows:
Service 311 operates a more direct link between Ormskirk and Wrightington Hospital via Ormskirk Hospital, Lathom, Ashurst, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, Tanhouse, Upholland and Appley Bridge.
Service 312 operates between Ormskirk and Rainford via Burscough, Newburgh, Parbold, Ashurst, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, Upholland and Crawford.
Both routes operate generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime across the routes and combined maintain the half hourly frequency through Ashurst and Birch Green.
All areas currently served continue to be served with the new public transport links and frequency enhancements being created these include:
- direct links serving Ormskirk and Wrightington Hospitals;
- extra buses between Ormskirk and Burscough;
- direct links to Ormskirk from many of the eastern parishes and parts of Skelmersdale;
- a new link to Rainford, via Crawford village, offering onward connection opportunities for though routes to St. Helens.
New Service 312 also serves Rainford High Academy, replacing the dedicated School Service 730 with a regular service, to improve sustainability of the new routes by incorporating the duplicated sections.
Changes to Services
We are also making some changes to a couple of services, we are introducing a number of extra journeys
Service 31
There will be extra services added on a Monday - Saturday Evening 1905, 2005, 2105, 2205, 2305 from Preston to Savick/Lea. and also at 1931, 2031, 2131, 2231, 2331 returning from Lea to Preston. There is no change to service 31 on a Sunday.
Service 45
There will be extra services added to service 45 in the morning and in the evening details are below
A morning service has been added on a Monday to Friday at 0601 from Longridge to Preston
Evening services have been added on a Monday to Saturday at 2120 and 2250 from Preston to Longridge and at 2205 Longridge to Preston
There are no changes to the service 45 on a Sunday.