First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester
First are now diverting services until 2000 every day until 30 August:

• 8 - Buses from Bolton will run normal route until Deansgate, then turn left onto Blackfriars Bridge, where service terminates. Service will then start from Blackfriars Bridge then turn left onto Chapel Street before resuming normal route near Salford Central station.
• 18 - Buses towards MRI will run normal route. Buses from MRI will run from Piccadilly Gardens via full length of Lever Street then Great Ancoats Street, Oldham Road, Thompson Street, Rochdale Road then as normal route. This means service 18 will not call at Shudehill Interchange towards Langley.
• 42 - CrossConnect services towards North Manchester General Hospital and Middleton will run from Piccadilly Gardens via full length of Lever Street then Great Ancoats Street, Swan Street, Miller Street, Cheetham Hill Road then as normal route. All journeys towards East Didsbury will run as normal.
• 67/100 - Normal route into Manchester until Blackfriars Bridge, where service terminates. Service starts from Blackfriars Bridge and runs via Deansgate, Victoria Bridge Street, Chapel Street then as normal route.
• 81/162/163 - Buses will run from Piccadilly Gardens via full length of Lever Street then Great Ancoats Street, Oldham Road, Thompson Street, Rochdale Road then as normal route. Buses heading to Piccadilly Gardens will run via Thompson Street, Oldham Road and Oldham Street.
• 93/110 - Normal route into Manchester until Blackfriars Bridge, where service terminates. Service starts from Blackfriars Bridge and runs via Deansgate, Victoria Bridge Street, Chapel Street, Blackfriars Road then as normal route.
• 97/98 - Normal route into Manchester until Blackfriars Bridge then Deansgate where service terminates opposite Harvey Nichols. Service starts from Deansgate and runs via Victoria Bridge Street, Chapel Street, Blackfriars Road then as normal route.
• 135 - Buses toward Manchester will run via Angel Street, Addington Street, Oldham Road and Oldham Street.
  

First say that a limited service on the 67 and 100 will continue on to Shudehill Interchange. TfGM says that a limited services on the 67, 93, 100 and 110 will continue to Shudehill Interchange.

http://www.tfgm.com/Corporate/media_cent...icleId=754
http://www.firstgroup.com/greater-manche...-97-98-100