From Monday 11 November until 19th November, there will be overnight closures between 8:00pm & 6:00am on the A453 in the area between Pegasus Business Park & Donington services due to streetlighting works.
During this time our skylink services will need to divert as follows:
skylink Derby to Derby – will divert via the A453 and A50 to Castle Donington Bus Station.
Customers from skylink Derby or those travelling from East Midlands Gateway (for Long Eaton/Nottingham) will need to transfer on to a skylink Nottingham or skylink express at Castle Donington Bus Station to either East Midlands Airport or Long Eaton/Nottingham.
skylink Derby to Leicester – will serve the normal route passing through the works.
The road will be fully closed to the public but special access will be allowed for buses at certain times:
On the 11 & 12 November, there will be a full westbound closure towards East Midlands Airport, buses travelling towards Loughborough & Leicester between Pegasus Business Park and Donington Services will be allowed through the working area with a chaperone
On the 13 & 14 November, all services will serve their normal route with chaperone access in both directions through the works
On the 15 November, we'll follow the same procedure as on the 11th & 12th.
On the 18 November, we'll follow the same procedure as the 13th & 14th.
These diversions are beyond our control & we do apologise for the inconvenience this may cause to your journey. Our driving team are doing all they can & share your frustrations.