Poynters Road - Road Closure Bus Services
From 8th July for 11 weeks
Bus services in Dunstable, Houghton Regis and surrounding area will be affected by the closure of Poynters Road for 11 weeks. Buses are likely to be affected by expected congestion in the area.
Arriva
Arriva have chosen to operate with variations to routes and timetables, because of the additional journey times and maintain the same number of vehicles on the road. These are detailed below:
24 (Dunstable Katherine Drive Lewsey Farm Leagrave Barnfield College Luton. This will not operate between Dunstable and Lewsey Farm. (except for a few peak journeys this college term). It will operate Lewsey Farm - Luton. A special service 24A will serve Katherine Drive see below.
24A. Special service. Dunstable Ridgeway Avenue Duncombe Drive - Katherine Drive shops Woodford Road Dunstable (Mondays to Fridays not evenings).
31 (Dunstable Luton Road - L&D Hospital Luton). This will operate every 15 minutes instead of every 12 minutes during the day/ peak times.
31 (Luton L &D Hospital Dunstable Totternhoe Eaton Bray - Whipsnade Zoo Kensworth - Studham {Sundays}). This route will be revised to operate Luton, L& D Hospital, Dunstable, Dunstable Downs, Kensworth, Studham, Whipsnade Zoo, Eaton Bray, Totternhoe, Dunstable, L & D Hospital, Luton.
38 (Dunstable Houghton Regis Lewsey Farm L&D Hospital Luton). This will operate every 15 minutes instead of every 12minutes during the day/ peak times.
61 (Aylesbury Tring Edlesborough Eaton Bray Totternhoe Dunstable L&D Hospital Luton Wigmore Lane ASDA). This will not operate between Luton Town Centre and Wigmore Lane.
70 (Milton Keynes Leighton Buzzard Stanbridge Tilsworth Dunstable L&D Hospital Luton). On Mondays to Saturdays the 70 will not serve Luton Town Centre except for a few early/ late journeys. . Buses will terminate at Oakley Road/ Chaul End Roundabout. This route may also be affected by roadworks in Leighton Buzzard.
Centrebus
Centrebus will be operating to existing timetable, but buses are expected to be delayed.202 (Dunstable Ridgeway Avenue L&D Hospital Caddington Slip End Pepperstock Harpenden). This service will not be able to serve Ridgeway Avenue; buses will operate direct via Luton Road.
852 (All Saints Academy Houghton Regis Barnfield Vale Academy). This school-day service will be rerouted from Houghton Regis via Dunstable.
Grant Palmer
Grant Palmer will be operating to existing timetable, but buses on DB1 may be affected by congestion in Dunstable.Connections at the Toddington Hub between route 42 and Centrebus X31 cannot be guaranteed.