Bus diversions tonight while Exeter High Street is closed for road repairs

Exeter High Street will be closed for two hours tonight (Friday 16 January), to allow for emergency highway repairs to be carried out. 

The work starts at 8pm and is expected to be completed by 10pm.

While the road closure is in place, bus services will operate the following diversions:

Service A, towards Alphington, will commence from Cheeke Street, into the bus station to Paris Street. The service will divert via New North Road and then onto Queen Street, Paul Street, North Street, to South Street, then into Market Street, to resume a normal route from the junction with Fore Street. Passengers can join or exit the bus at the Park and Ride stop, at the top of South Street.

Service A, towards Thornpark Rise, will divert from Fore Street, onto South Street and then onto Western Way, and Paris Street to resume a normal route at the junction with Sidwell Street.

Service D and H, towards Digby\RDE Hospital, will follow a normal route along Queen Street, then divert onto Paul Street, North Street, South Street and then onto Western Way to Paris Street where a normal route will be resumed from the junction with Sidwell Street

Service D, H and X, towards the University, from Cheeke Street will divert from the bus station into Paris Street, then onto Western Way, via South Street, Market Street, Mary Arches Street and then onto Paul Street to pick up a normal route from the junction with Queen Street.

Service E, F1, F2, P, Y and Z, towards Exe Bridges, from Sidwell Street, will divert onto Cheeke Street, and into the bus station. The service will then follow a diversion onto Paris Street and through to New North Road, then via Queen Street, Paul Street, North Street, South Street and onto Market Street to resume a normal route from the junction with Fore Street. Passengers can join or exit the bus at the Park and Ride stop, at the top of South Street.

Service E, F1, F2, P, towards Sidwell Street, from Fore Street, will divert onto South Street and then onto Western Way, and Paris Street to resume a normal route at the junction with Sidwell Street.

Service K, T and S, towards Countess Wear\Rifford Road, from Cheeke Street will divert from the bus station, onto Paris Street, then via New North Road and onto Queen Street, Paul Street, North Street to resume a normal route from South Street.

Service K, T and R, towards Pinhoe\Rifford Road, from Fore Street, will divert onto South Street and onto Western Way to Paris Street and resuming normal route from the junction with Sidwell Street.

Buses will be unable to serve the bus stops in the High Street and on Queen Street (section outside Guildhall between the junction of the High St and Paul St).

The nearest alternatives are as follows:

• Fore Street Outside BHS (all services stopping here as normal)
• South St, Park & Ride stop (routes A, E, F1, F2, P travelling towards Exe Bridges will stop here)
• Cheeke St (all services stopping as normal)
• Sidwell St outside PDSA (all services stopping here as normal except D & H)
• Sidwell St outside John Lewis (services will stop here as normal)
• Central Station, Queen Street (services in both directions will stop here as normal)

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