Next week, Torbay Council will be carrying out essential resurfacing and reconstruction works on Goodrington Road in three phases:
Palm Tree View to Gibson Road – closed on 13 and 14 October for resurfacing.
Gibson Road to Grange Road – closed from 20 October to 19 December for reconstruction to a depth of half a metre. This will be done in two phases (either side of Stabb Drive) to maintain access.
Goodrington Road will be open as normal between the first and second phase of works (Wednesday 15 October to Sunday 19 October).
Once complete, the entire length of Goodrington Road will have been resurfaced or reconstructed. Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout.
Bus service changes
Due to the road closure, several bus services will be diverted. Stagecoach has worked closely with Torbay Council’s Highways team to reduce disruption for passengers.
For the full duration of the works, the following services will not serve Goodrington Road:
Service 80 (South Devon College to Paignton Bus Station)
Service 120 (Paignton Bus Station to Kingswear Banjo)
Phase one: Palm Tree View to Davies Avenue
Service 23 (Paignton to South Devon College) will divert via Cherry Brook Drive.
It will not serve Goodrington Road, Davies Avenue, or Gibson Road.
Passengers should use stops on Hookhills Road or Cherry Brook Drive.
Alternatively, use:
Service 22 (South Devon College to St Marychurch) from Grange Road
Service 13 (Torbay Hospital to Brixham) from Davies Avenue or Gibson Road
Upon the completion of phase one, Goodrington Road will reopen until the beginning of phase two.
Phase two: Grange Road to Stabb Drive
This phase is expected to begin the week commencing Monday 20 October, and last for four weeks. Work will then begin to reconstruct the Stabb Drive to Gibson Road section of Goodrington Road.
Once phase one is complete, Service 23 will return to its usual route.
Service 22 will operate normally from Paignton Town Centre to Grange Road.
It will then divert through Grange Heights Road, Roselands Drive, Brixham Road, and rejoin at Long Road.
Passengers travelling to Paignton Town Centre must board the service heading towards the College.
This may result in arrival times at South Devon College being approximately five to ten minutes later than usual.
Information about these temporary changes will be displayed at affected bus stops in Paignton.
The council understands there is no perfect time for a road closure, and these changes may cause temporary inconvenience. The Torbay Council Highways team has worked hard to minimise disruption.
These works are part of Torbay Council’s commitment to improving local roads for the benefit of all residents and visitors. These works will provide improvements to Torbay’s transport network long term.
All of Torbay Council’s planned roadworks can be viewed through the council’s roadworks list and accompanying roadworks map.
This can be found at https://www.torbay.gov.uk/roads/roadworks/
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