Be Bus Aware this Bus Safety Week 2023!

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Bus Safety Week 2023

Busways is urging everyone to stay safe and be alert on and around buses as Bus Safety Week kicked off for the eighth annual Bus Safety Week.

With almost 1,350 buses operated by Busways in 2023, Bus Safety Week aims to improve the safety of pedestrians, riders, passengers, and drivers, helping to reduce injuries and lives lost on NSW roads.

Temporary stand changes at Blacktown and Penrith Interchanges

Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February 2023, at Blacktown and Penrith Interchanges buses will depart from different stands to allow for the operation of rail replacement buses whilst trackwork is carried out on the on the main western line between Penrith and Central.

From Blacktown Interchange:

  • Routes 730731732734735 from Stand M will depart from Stand K.
  • Route 743 from Stand N will depart from Stand G.

From Penrith Interchange:

  • Routes 673, 677, 678 from Stand D will depart from Stand C

Interchange Maps

Region
Western Sydney
Start date
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 04:00
End date
Mon, 20 Feb 2023 04:00

Port Macquarie Running Festival diversion

Routes 322, 324, 325, 333, 334, 336 & 341 services will divert and miss some stops due to the Annual Port Macquarie Running Festival from:

  • Sunday 5 March 2023 from 5am until 11am

Sections of Park Street will also be closed, traffic controllers will manage buses through the event and drivers are to stay on route.

Missed Stops

  • Short St after Barracks La (Stop ID: 2444237)
  • Short St opp Keena La (Stop ID: 2444235)

Nearest alternative bus stop

  • Clarence St before Hay St (Stop ID: 2444238)

Diversion Map​

Customers can view the map below for diversion route and missed stops.

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Region
Port Macquarie
Start date
Sun, 05 Mar 2023 05:00
End date
Sun, 05 Mar 2023 11:00

775, 776: Temporary Bus Stop Closure

Due to road works (night work) along Carlisle Avenue, Minchinbury, two bus stops will be closed from Tuesday 21 February until Thursday 2 March 2023.

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday 9pm until 5am
  • Thursday 10pm until 5am

Missed Stops

  • Carlisle Ave after Kippist Ave (Stop ID: 2770271)
  • Carlisle Ave before Eddie Ave (Stop ID: 2770282)

Nearest Alternative Stops

  • Carlisle Ave after Mark St (Stop ID: 2770572)
  • Carlisle Ave at Frank St (Stop ID: 2770571)

​Traffic controllers will be onsite to direct passengers to the nearest alternative stops.

Region
Western Sydney
Start date
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:00
End date
Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:00

Port Macquarie services may be delayed due to severe storm

Due to the severe storm and disruption to both the road network and infrastructure bus timetable services have been impacted.

All school buses are operating and may have faced significant delays.

Route buses are running late and with services currently not able to access Settlement City.

Region
Port Macquarie
Start date
Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:35
End date
Fri, 03 Feb 2023 23:59
Affected routes

Routes 540, 544: Diversions and missed stops due to flooding

Due to flooding around Auburn station, bus services have to divert and will miss stops.

Buses towards Auburn are terminating at Parramatta Road; Buses from Auburn are commencing trips from Stubbs Street.
9 stops are missed: All of Hampstead Road, Rawson Street, and Northumberland Road.
 

Region
Western Sydney
Start date
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:30
End date
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 23:39

Patrick Street Tunnel closure

Transport for NSW will carry out maintenance to the Patrick Street bus tunnel near Alpha Street, Blacktown from:

  • Monday 6 February and Friday 17 February 2023 (four night shifts weather permitting).

The tunnel is usually closed between 24:30 and 04.30, however, during the work early closures will be in place to carry out work safely.

Please see early closure times below:

  • Monday 6, Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 February between 20:00 and 04:30
  • Thursday 9 February between 20:00 and 04:30

If wet weather is experienced on one of the above dates, the work will be pushed back to the following week as per the above times, from and including Sunday 12 February between 20:00 and 04:30.

Bus stop changes

During these closures, buses will pick up passengers at the bus interchange on the north side of Blacktown Interchange.

Signage will be in place to inform the passengers of this change.​

Region
Western Sydney
Start date
Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:00
End date
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:30