Road closure causes Stagecoach bus disruption
Canterbury buses going through Canterbury Hill, Tyler Hill have been diverted – only hours after Stagecoach announced no disruptions.
Affected bus services include 5, 914, 915, 916, and 917.
This means that there will be no service between Alcroft Grange and Radfall Corner requiring passengers to find alternative routes if their destination is between these locations.
The Tylers Kiln, Britton Court Farm, Broomfield Gate, Dukeswood and Radfall Ride are all stops that are not being served at this time, so commuters will have to find a different way of getting to these areas.
#Canterbury #TylerHill 5 / 914 / 915 / 916 / 917
Unfortunately, we have since been told that Canterbury Hill is no closed again. This will mean the above routes will be on diversion again until the road is open Scheduled to be open on 6th December 2022 pic.twitter.com/Ezk6SdtkXo
— Stagecoach South East (@StagecoachSE) December 2, 2022
Only three hours ago stagecoach gave the all-clear that Tyler Hill was open, and all services would operate as usual; however, emergency drainage works quickly changed the outcome.
The works originally began on the 28th of November and have been causing diversions and delays for the bus services since they began.
Despite Stagecoach announcing that the routes were clear earlier this morning, Canterbury Hill was scheduled to be closed for up to seven days.
Kent County Council are assuring people that the closure is ‘necessary to enable urgent drainage repairs’.
Although Kent County Council have expressed their urgency for this closure, passengers have their say on Twitter:
Diversion to Blean was horrendous. Traffic delay on Tile Kiln Hill caused once again by a solitary parked Red Van, please consider putting No Parking cones out during the diversion period.
— Bannerman62 ✈️✈️ (@Bannerman62) November 29, 2022
Absolute carnage earlier! Took me over an hour to do a 5 min trip.
— Kathryn (@KBunney) November 28, 2022
Stagecoach is advising people to follow them on Twitter to keep informed of any further diversions, cancellations, or updates.