Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Noticed in Stockport on 203s yesterday afternoon was the oldest bus at Hyde Road Depot 17612, guessing not all Enviro400s are back in service following The Ryder Cup yet, either that or the usual situation of problems caused by the never ending roadworks at Denton Island.

Speaking of roadworks the following as appeared on Stagecoach Manchester's website regarding the roadworks on A580:

Due to the escalation of the roadwork’s on the East Lancs Road (A580) we are experiencing exceptional delays to services using the road and also services around the Salford and Swinton area.



From w/c 29/9 the roadworks will see the lanes cut down to one each way to facilitate the ongoing works that the road has seen over the past 6 months.



We are working hard with both the contractors and local authorities to try to minimise the problems however the volume of traffic in the area is now causing major congestion at peak times with journey times being doubled on our services.



We are using extra resources to try to get people in and out of the City but any extra buses we use and then getting stuck in the same traffic and this is create delays in services of up to 45 minutes at times.



Please bare with us as we try our hardest to keep disruption to a minimum. We are looking at diverting services at busy times and request that your follow us on twitter @stagecoachGM to be kept up to date with problems on these services.



If you have any queries please feel free to speak to our duty Inspectors in Piccadilly, Leigh and Wigan who will try to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you for your patience.