One of the hazards facing the unwary bus passenger is the diversion of buses due to planned (or unplanned) roadworks that necessitate a road closure, especially when the bit of road closed isn’t near the bus stop and may not be not obvious.
Full marks to Lancashire County Council therefore for providing this information at the Station Hotel stop in Caton during the closure of the road between Caton and Brookhouse currently in place.
Buses could have just remained on the A683, but that would mean missing the main bus stop – and timing point – in the village, so a diversionary route has been put in place. This means that buses towards Lancaster will use the stop on the side of the road that buses to Kirkby Lonsdale usually use and vice-versa – cue for much confusion that has hopefully been averted.
Full marks also to Caton-with-Littledale Parish Council, not only for their supplementary notice that includes a map that makes everything much clearer, but also for arranging with the contractors undertaking the works to provide free taxis on request for passengers to and from Brookhouse. They’ve even thought of providing tear-off strips with the number to ring to book one!
If only all road closures could be handled like this!
Lancaster Bus Users' Group 