Bus delays, cancellations ...

[ozbob]

http://jp.translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/details/1359259777

Route 539 cancelled due to road closures

Last updated: 2.09pm Sunday 27 January 2013

Bus route 539 has been cancelled for the rest of the day (Sunday, January 27) due to the closure of Gatton-Laidley Road and other roads in the area.

The situation will be re-assessed tomorrow morning (Monday, January 28).

Affected services:

    539

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Buses on the SE Busway are being diverted due to a fallen tree on busway between Griffith Uni - Holland Park busway stations. Expect delays

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Buses on the SE Busway are being diverted due to a fallen tree on busway between Griffith Uni - Holland Park busway stations. Expect delays

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SE Busway has reopened Griffith University to Holland Park, following the earlier closure. Crews have removed the fallen trees.

[ozbob]

http://jp.translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/details/1359324025

All Westside (Ipswich) bus services suspended

Last updated: 1.34pm Monday 28 January 2013

All Westside Bus Company services across the Ipswich region have been cancelled for today (Monday, January 28) due to ongoing severe weather.

Westside have advised that route 529 railbus services will not be running on Tuesday, January 29, due to flooding.

Affected services:

    463
    500
    502
    503
    506
    508
    509
    512
    513
    514
    515
    516
    522
    524
    525
    526
    529
    530
    535
    Westside school bus

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Nundah buses missing stops and diverted due to building damage at Nundah Village. Altenative stop information at http://bit.ly/14p5TJb

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Route 660 buses starting on Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe (outside Mon Komo). Esplanade stops not being serviced. Details: http://bit.ly/XGLEzJ

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Route 202 buses outbound diverting from Dorchester Street, Highgate Hill due fallen power lines. Inbound not affected. http://bit.ly/TO2JwP

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Route 130 buses outbound diverted at Algester. Minor delays expected. No stops missed and inbound buses not affected. http://bit.ly/YAj2yG

[ozbob]

http://jp.translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/details/1359324025

Westside (Ipswich) buses

Last updated: 7.09am Wednesday 30 January 2013

The following changes to bus routes will occur in Ipswich today (Wednesday, January 29):

Routes 506 and 516 will not operate.

Route 512 has resumed as normal following the re-opening of the Hancock Bridge.

Route 514 - King Edward parade is closed. Buses will travel from Bell Street, heading to Booval, turn left at Brisbane Street, left at Chermside Street, left at Jacaranda Street then follow the normal route.

Route 529 service has been cancelled due to flooding at Esk, Coominya and Toogoolawah. This service will resume as per normal timetable on Wednesday 30 January starting from Lowood; however delays may be experienced due to localised flooding.

Route 539 is running but will not service Mary Street or Pioneer Village.

[nathandavid88]

Clarks Logan City Route 560 (and I imagine the 562 as well) are being rerouted via the Logan Motorway due to Loganlea Road being flooded between Nujooloo Road and Queens Road, Slacks Creek. Nothing on Translink about this, I even called them this morning and waited on hold to find out if I could even get to work, and they had no clue.

I think there might also be rerouting on 550 and 545 due to flooding, but I can't say for certain.

[ozbob]

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Route 540 buses btwn Brisbane CBD and Granger Road, Park Ridge only. No access to Beaudesert due to flooding. http://bit.ly/Yg9btS

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Cancelled Park Ridge - Beaudesert

Last updated: 8.23am Wednesday 30 January 2013

All route 540 services are only operating between Granger Road, Park Ridge and the Brisbane CBD due to localised flooding.

Customers between Beaudesert and Park Ridge will need to find alternative transport.

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Route 100 buses using local diversions to avoid flooded Blunder Road off-ramp from Ipswich Motorway. No stops missed. http://bit.ly/VSJ3VD

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Route 202 buses outbound diversions due to fallen power lines on Dorchester Road, Highgate Hill. Inbound not affected. http://bit.ly/UAYL8y

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Route 385 buses terminating Waterworks terminal (Wateworks Road) at The Gap due to flooding at Brisbane Forest Park. http://bit.ly/UAZyqi

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Route 425 using local diversions to avoid Fleming Road, Chapel Hill due to fallen powerlines. http://bit.ly/11bWPrm

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Route 435 terminating at the showgrounds until further notice due to flooding on Rafting Ground Road. Updates at http://bit.ly/Ygksut

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Ipswich (Westside) buses back to normal except routes 506, 516 and 529 due to ongoing flooding. Details at http://bit.ly/VSee3j

[ozbob]

http://jp.translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/details/1359592592

Cleveland train station - bus diversion

Last updated: 10.38am Thursday 31 January 2013

Route 250, 255, 258, 259, 272 and 274 buses are not stopping at Cleveland train station following an incident involving a train.

Buses are not servicing the station until further notice, using stops on nearby Middle Street.

We thank you for your patience.

[Set in train]

Caller to 4BC this afternoon to the weekly phone-in with Lord Mayor Graham Quirk phoned to alert the LM to slow travel times of buses from Brisbane to Bellbowrie.

Said the 5:05pm route 443 from Roma Street took his wife two hours to return home, arriving at 7pm (she should have arrived at 5:50pm). This was last week in dry weather.

[somebody]

Caller to 4BC this afternoon to the weekly phone-in with Lord Mayor Graham Quirk phoned to alert the LM to slow travel times of buses from Brisbane to Bellbowrie.

Said the 5:05pm route 443 from Roma Street took his wife two hours to return home, arriving at 7pm (she should have arrived aing t 5:50pm). This was last week in dry weather.

Bring back the bus lanes!

[Set in train]

Caller to 4BC this afternoon to the weekly phone-in with Lord Mayor Graham Quirk phoned to alert the LM to slow travel times of buses from Brisbane to Bellbowrie.

Said the 5:05pm route 443 from Roma Street took his wife two hours to return home, arriving at 7pm (she should have arrived aing t 5:50pm). This was last week in dry weather.

Bring back the bus lanes!

Why the 443 doesn't use Milton Rd and Western Fwy when it does not stop along its current route is baffling.

[somebody]

^ Particularly given that it endures the worst of the congestion O/B along Milton up to Cribb St.  I guess it does avoid the congestion around the roundabouts, but it could use Jephson St.

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RailBus route 529 btwn Ipswich and Toogoolawah has returned to normal following recent flood disruptions. Details: http://bit.ly/VIyJzA

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South East Busway inbound near Buranda long delays due to earlier broken down bus at station, now towed out of the way. http://bit.ly/Y3GYob

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All route 199 + 196 buses via Brunswick + Ann streets until further notice due crash closing Ivory Street tunnel. Expect minor delays.

[ozbob]

http://jp.translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/details/1360184240

Long delays : bus routes near South East Freeway

Last updated: 8.26am Thursday 7 February 2013

Buses inbound on the South East Freeway and surrounding roads are facing extreme delays due to an earlier traffic incident near the Margaret Street off-ramp on the Riverside Expressway.

Traffic is heavily congested between Springwood on the Pacific Highway and the CBD. Services on the following roads near the South East Freeway are particularly affected:

    Logan Road
    Mains Road
    Marshall Road
    Padstow Road

Affected services:

    66
    100
    105
    107
    108
    109
    110
    111
    112
    113
    115
    116
    117
    120
    124
    125
    130
    135
    140
    150
    160
    170
    172
    174
    175
    180
    183
    185
    192
    196
    199
    200
    202
    203
    204
    210
    212
    214
    215
    220
    222
    230
    235
    250
    270
    300
    301
    306
    322
    325
    330
    340
    345
    385
    425
    430
    435
    444
    450
    453
    454
    460
    540
    555
    N100
    N111
    N130
    N184
    N199
    N200
    N226
    N250
    N339
    N385

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Brisbane CBD buses: Ann Street inbound near Creek Street currently blocked due to police incident. Expect delays.

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Brisbane CBD buses: George Street (btwn Ann + Tank streets) currently blocked due to police incident. Expect delays.

[red dragin]

The "Police Incident" in this case = a demonstration.

Must be anti CanDo if they feel the need to protect the general public from it 

[ozbob]

http://jp.translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/details/1360801034

Delays to Redcliffe bus routes

Last updated: 2.59pm Thursday 14 February 2013

Buses running between North Lakes and Deception Bay and along Anzac Ave, Rothwell are currently delayed between 30 - 60 minutes due to increased traffic in these locations.

The delays are expected to last throughout the day due to an event in Redcliffe which is scheduled to start at 2pm.

The delays should be considered when catching buses connecting with trains at Petrie station on the Caboolture line, and Sandgate station on the Shorncliffe line.

Affected services:

    660
    680
    690
    693
    694
    695
    696
    697

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Bus services travelling inbound along Coronation Drive delayed up to 20 mins due to heavy traffic.

[SurfRail]

Sigh.

[Golliwog]

Mentioning bus lanes, BCC got back to me about why bus lanes weren't installed along Lutwyche Rd between the two sections of the Northern busway (it's a council road so they have to give permission, though the act as I understand it does give the state power to force their hand). I was told that BCC supports the full version of the busway (i.e. tunnelled between the two existing sections) which is something off in the never never at the moment, and said the cost of bus lanes (both $$ cost and time cost to cars) outweights the benefits to buses. This is apparently because there are now more cars using Airport link so delays to buses aren't that significant. Or so they say anyway.

The only upside is they said they were going to reassess the operation of that section to see if that still holds now that the number of cars using Airport Link has stabilized. Either way though, I would have thought putting the bus lanes in NOW when you have a low in the number of cars using Lutwyche Rd would be the way to go so that people accept they're there and get used to it.

[minbrisbane]

So does this actually mean the bus lanes may yet still be installed?

[HappyTrainGuy]

I still reckon they need to sort out the issue with the outbound services creating a small bus jam at the Albion portal. I haven't had a chance to see what its like since the removal and sending some routes via the airport link so they might be in the position for it.

[Golliwog]

So does this actually mean the bus lanes may yet still be installed?

It's possible yes. But I won't be holding my breath.

What I did find interesting though is in the phone call he asked me if I'd been experiencing delays along the corridor, which I had to honestly answer with not really seeing as I don't use it very often (mostly use the Kedron to Chermside section). So perhaps if people gave BCC some feedback about their bus delays on Lutwyche Rd it might get somewhere? Who knows.

[ozbob]

Yesterday evening ...

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Major bus delays on Coronation Drive up to 40 min. Passengers should consider catching train services.

6:34 PM - Feb 21, 2013

[SurfRail]

Yesterday evening ...

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Major bus delays on Coronation Drive up to 40 min. Passengers should consider catching train services.

6:34 PM - Feb 21, 2013

[ozbob]

Melbourne Street South Brisbane/West End, bus and cars have collided, understand an Indian restaurant Punjabi Palace has been crashed into as well ...

[ozbob]

Melbourne Street South Brisbane/West End, bus and cars have collided, understand an Indian restaurant Punjabi Palace has been crashed into as well ...

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Bus into the Punjabi Palace restaurant at South Brisbane @abcnews http://t.co/7PHHWpkt0H



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[somebody]

Most impressive, but not in a good way.