Eight weeks of disruption ahead of city centre road works

Buses will be unable to serve North Street for eight weeks, as Southern Water embarks on road improvements from September 18.
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North Street, Brighton

The water company said the work will include resurfacing the road from the Clock Tower to just before the East Street roundabout, and although it would attempt to minimise disruption, buses are set to be diverted as a result of the work.

The work coincides with Brighton and Hove City Council work to improve safety at the Lewes Road, Elm Grove and Union Road junction that is expected to last a few months.

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Martin Harris, Brighton and Hove Buses managing director, said: “Both these two major roadwork schemes are important improvements to the smooth-running of traffic in the city and we welcome them but, the fact they coincide is very, very unfortunate for bus customers.

“We’ve worked with the council to do our best to come up with a diversion for the North Street works that will only affect the stops on that road to minimise disruption to our customers but, delays caused by the Lewes Road work – which are completely outside our control – are inevitable and we’re extremely sorry to say these will affect our customers."

From Monday, September 18, buses travelling eastbound will travel around North Street via West Street and the coast road and will either continue along the coast road or pick up its normal route via the Old Steine. Westbound traffic will do the same in reverse.

Suspension notices will be displayed on North Street bus stops and the real-time information boards will point customers to their nearest stops. Staff will be available at our Churchill Square information point to help as well as sporadically at North Street and, we’ll be monitoring the traffic situation at the Elm Grove, Lewes Road junction.

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David Winterburn, Southern Water’s senior project manager, said: “We will be completing the work in sections to try and minimise impact on businesses and residents. All work will be in the carriageway and we ask pedestrians to use the designated footpaths and crossings.

“While we recognise the work may cause some temporary disruption, our priority is to keep this disruption to a minimum by carrying out the necessary work as quickly and effectively as we can. These repairs have been carefully timetabled to fit with other construction projects and road works taking place locally.”

To find out more about the works, visit: www.southernwater.co.uk/northstreetFor more information about specific bus services, customers can get in contact with Brighton and Hove Buses Customer Services Unit at [email protected] or call 01273 886200.