Due to a closure of Peterkin’s Bridge on Upper Warrell Creek Road, Busways will adjust School Buses in two stages to minimise the impact for students during the first week of term. Stage 1 will commence from Monday 30 January and Stage 2 will commence from Monday 6 February, further details are below
Affected school buses form 30 January - 3 February
The following services may run up to 12 minutes late to school in the morning and up to 12 minutes late home in the afternoon. However, transfers will be maintained.
S262 (morning); S321 (afternoon) will be unable to service Upper Warrell Creek Rd between Strawberry Rd & Pacific Hwy
Alternatives:
Morning:
School bus S258 will operate via Pacific Hwy & Upper Warrell Creek Rd (approx. 8:14am); Gough's Driveway (150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge – approx. 8:20am); Pacific Hwy (approx.8:26am); then continues to Macksville High School, Macksville Public School & St Patrick’s Primary School. Nambucca Schools transferring to School Bus S261 at Macksville Public School will be maintained.
Afternoon:
School Bus S319 will operate from St Patrick’s Primary School, Macksville High School & Macksville Public School to Pacific Hwy & Upper Warrell Creek Rd (approx.4:20pm); Gough's Driveway (150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge – approx.4:26pm); Pacific Hwy (approx. 4:32pm).
Nambucca Schools transferring from School Bus S316 at Macksville High School will be maintained.
Affected school buses from 6 February - until further notice
S262, S258 (all morning); S321, S319 (afternoon) will be required to operate temporary revised times and path
Morning:
School bus S262 will operate 10 minutes earlier from Albert Dr & Wesley Ave (7:40am) to Paddy’s Rest Area (7:51am – transfers with Cavanagh’s Bus Service will be maintained). Then operate direct to Strawberry Rd Bus Shelter and continue as per current times to School.
School bus S258 will commence 12 minutes earlier, departing Station St & South Bank Rd East at 7:39am via Station St, left Pacific Hwy, Kesbys Rd (7:50am),Tamban Rd (7:59am), Gough's Driveway (approx. 150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge - 8:08am), then turns around & returns Upper Warrell Creek Rd, Mill Rd (8:19am), then continues as per current path & operating times to Macksville schools.
Students currently boarding school bus S262 on Upper Warrell Creek Rd between Strawberry Rd & Pacific Hwy will instead board school bus S258 which will operate via Pacific Hwy & Upper Warrell Creek Rd (approx. 8:02am), Gough's Driveway (150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge – approx. 8:08am), Pacific Hwy (approx. 8:14am), then continues to Macksville High School, Macksville Public School & St Patrick’s Primary School.
Nambucca Schools transferring from either School Bus S262 or S258 to School Bus S261 at Macksville Public School will be maintained
Afternoon:
School bus S321 will operate as current times from Macksville Public School (3:20pm), Macksville High School (3:26pm) and St Patrick’s Primary School (3:32pm) to Strawberry Rd Bus Shelter at 3:45pm, then operate up to 10 minutes later to Allgomera Rest Area (4:17pm – transfers with Cavanagh’s Bus Service will be maintained) and Albert Dr & Wesley Av (4:26pm).
School bus S319 will operate as current from St Patricks Primary School (3:29pm), Macksville High School (3:35pm) & Macksville Public School (3:38pm) to Eungai Creek Rd & Tamban Rd (4:15pm), then continue up to 12 minutes later via Gough's Driveway (approx. 150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge - 4:26pm), Giinagay Wy & Mill Ln (4:36pm).
Students currently alighting school bus S321 on Upper Warrell Creek Rd between Strawberry Rd & Pacific Hwy will instead utilise school bus S319 which will operate from St Patricks Primary School (3:29pm), Macksville High School (3:35pm) & Macksville Public School
(3:38pm); Pacific Hwy & Upper Warrell Creek Rd (approx.4:20pm), Gough's Driveway (150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge – approx. 4:26pm), Pacific Hwy (approx. 4:32pm).
Nambucca Schools transferring from School Bus S316 at Macksville High School to either School Bus S321 or S319 will be maintained.
