Merseytravel: Bus service Consultations

[mrd97]

RE: Merseytravel: Bus service Consultations

(07/06/2019 15:34)Walton 46 Wrote:  Two new consultations up:

Firstly, Stagecoach are asking for passenger feedback on their Wirral network, in particular; how they use their buses on the Wirral and what could be improved. They're also proposing to change the route of service 22. Under the proposed changes, the 22 will no longer serve Arrowe Park Hospital or Moreton and instead operating via Irby and Greasby to West Kirby

The other consultation is for the 61 (Bootle-Aigburth Vale). In order to improve punctuality and reliability, Arriva are proposing to change the route during peak hours (7:30am and 9:30am and 2:30pm and 6pm Monday to Friday). Under the proposed changes, the 61 will omit Prescot Road and Broad Green Road in the Old Swan area, and operate via Queens Drive between East Prescot Road and the Rocket. These journeys would renumbered 61A. the proposed change will take place 1st September

Details of both consultations can be found here:

https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/about-us...ation.aspx

The issue with this is (as good as it would be to get a bus to west Kirby via irby again), west Kirby will have no access to arrowe park hospital, and a large section of greasby village will have no bus at all. If this goes ahead, will merseytravel respond to stagecoach’s decision and fill the gap? And along Mill Lane in Irby, you’ll have the 22 going to West Kirby in one direction (towards Greasby), but the 82 going to West Kirby in the completely opposite direction (towards Irby)