East Lancashire snow: Monday transport update (From Lancashire Telegraph)

East Lancashire snow: Monday transport update

10:40am Monday 11th January 2010 in News By Peter Magill, Chief reporter

ROADS

MOTORISTS have been warned to continue to expect ice on the area's roads despite slightly warmer temperatures.

Warnings of widespread icy roads remain in place for today as rain showers fall on frozen roads, adding to the hazardous driving conditions.

Main roads are mostly clear but rural and residential routes could remain treacherous across the East Lancashire boroughs due to a lack of grit.

However, a number of roads have re-opened, including Blacksnape Road at Hoddlesden Road (still closed near Darwen), Bacup Road, Burnley, and Crown Point Road, Burnley.

Police reported no road-related incidents over the weekend.

BUSES

Transdev Lancashire United update - 10pm Monday
* route 39 is awaiting assessment of road conditions
* Blackburn outer circle routes 5A/5C are running, but diverted in Higher Croft, omitting Infirmary Road, Park Lee Road, Pilmuir Road, Lytham Road
* Accrington local routes 4/4A, 5/5A, 8/8A, 11 are running, but Lupin Road and Fern Gore aren't being served
* In Darwen buses on spoton routes 1/1A/1B aren't serving Darwen Cemetery (Jacks Key Drive), terminating instead at Darwen Circus, although buses on route 225 do pass the cemetery, stopping on the main road
* spoton route 3 is running but not serving Galligreaves estate
* spoton route 4 is running but not serving Kings Road
* In Great Harwood buses on spoton route 7 aren't serving Shakespeare Avenue, Wordsworth Drive, or the square at Towngate, running instead via the main road
* spoton routes 9/9A are now serving part of the route, running via Preston New Road, Revidge Road, St James' Road and Whalley New Road
* spoton route 13 is running between Blackburn and Mellor Brook, but via Preston New Road and The Windmill to Mellor Brook (Feildens Arms), omitting Mellor village
* spoton route 14 is running between Blackburn and Sunnybower, but along main roads only
* Whalley Ranger route 21 is running a limited service (one bus rather than two)
* In Roe Lee buses on route 225 aren't serving Emerald Avenue, running instead via the main road
*On routes 280/X80, all journeys are running as X80, not serving Barnoldswick, running via main roads only.

Transdev Burnley & Pendle update - 10am Monday
Mainline
* Buses to Trawden are only running as far as Colne, Heifer Lane
* Buses aren't running into Shuttleworth Mead business park
* All other Mainline services are running via normal routes.

Starship services
* Buses on route 3 are missing Waidshouse Road in Nelson, running instead via Hibson Road
* Buses on route 3 are missing Hillingdon Road in Burnley, running instead via Marsden Road
* All other Starship services are running via normal routes.

The Witch Way
* Buses are running via normal route.

Other services
* Route X63 to Accrington is running but isn't able to serve Network 65 business park.

Rossendale Transport update - 10am Friday
* 11 - Not serving Oakley
* 12 - No Service
* 244 - Omitting Belthorn Village
* 434 - Omitting Hilltop Drive at Kirkholt
* 440 - Operating via evening route to and from Syke Chapel, omitting estate roads
* 442 - Unable to serve Marland Fold, buses running as normal to & from Meaway
* 446 - Omitting Westgate at Wallbank (running along Wallbank drive in both directions) and running via evening 466 route through Shawclough, omitting estate roads.
* 461 - omitting Back O'th' Moss and Elmsfield estate
* 466 - Omitting Westgate at Wallbank (running along Wallbank drive in both directions) providing abandoned
cars aren't obstructing the turning area at Wallbank
* 475 - Omitting parts of Topping Fold & Fairfield Hospital Grounds due to parked cars.
* 476 - Omitting Fairfield Hospital Grounds due to parked cars.
* 477 - Omitting Ribble Drive in Walmersley
* 482 - Currently not serving Booth Crescent & Hey Head Avenue at Edgeside, (operating direct along Park Road).
* 483 - Not serving Fairfield Hospital Grounds due to parked cars, turning at Jericho Bus Terminus.
* 485 - Not serving Tanners Brow, now serving Peel Estate
* Most other services are likely to be running delayed due to the poor road conditions and additional parked cars on the roads.

TRAINS

Train services through East Lancashire have largely been unaffected during the cold snap and Northern Rail say services are running as normal today.

TAXIS

Taxi firms have been badly hit by the atrocious weather - at a time when more passengers are seeking their services.

Tanveer Sharif, manager of CB Taxis in Church Street, Accrington, said: "We usually have 30 drivers, but on Tuesday we had none and on Thursday only 12.

"Drivers just took one look at the conditions and did not want to take their cars out because there have been so many bumps.

"The roads are just like ice rinks and I have had to pull two of my drivers out of the snow with my 4x4."

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USEFUL LINKS

Spot On buses
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Rossendale Transport buses
Tyrer buses
Witch Way buses
Northern Rail trains
Transpennine Express trains
Virgin Trains trains
Manchester Airport
Blackpool Airport
Liverpool Airport

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