Saturday, December 29, 2018

COULD BUS SERVICES IN BRIGG BE EXTENDED?

Picture: A 91 Brigg Town Service bus on Yarborough Road, Brigg - see Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog, December 2018

Is there a case for extending a Brigg bus service by adding more stopping and pick-up points?
The 91 service - operated by Hornsbys - is a lifeline for many Brigg folk who are elderly or who have mobility issues.
It runs from Cary Lane to serve the Springbank, Newlands and St Helen's housing estates on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
But Brigg Blog wonders whether it might also drop off and pick up at the designated area outside the entrance to the Tesco store.
This would mean that shoppers with mobility issues do not have to cross Cary Lane and then use the stretches of footpath skirting the car park.
In addition, once Brigg Marina's holiday lodges start drawing large numbers of tourists to the town, would it be worth adding the facility off Mill Lane to one of the existing bus routes?
For the benefit of Brigg folk who might not have used the 91 Town Service before, it currently serves Ash Grove, Grammar School Road, South View Avenue, Poplar Drive, Western Avenue, Preston Drive, Hawthorn Avenue, Woodbine Avenue, Churchill Avenue and St Helen's Road.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Hornsbys 92 Brigg Town Service runs from Cary Lane to and from Brigg Garden Centre, on Bigby High Road.
View the timetables for both services through this link...


PICTURED: Above - the No 91 service on Yarborough Road, Brigg; below - the footpath to the Tesco store (centre) running from the Cary Lane mini-roundabout. Shoppers on foot have to turn right as they approach the B&M store to get to Tesco.

Picture: The Tesco and Bargain Madness B&M stores in Brigg viewed from Cary Lane - see Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog, December 2018


 

1 comment:

smiler said...

it would be good if the sat service connected with the returning Scunthorpe service it leaves 5mins before leaving passengers either to walk or get a taxi home