Tweenaway Roadworks And Impacts On Buses

With the road works to improve Tweenaway and Claylands Cross in Paignton, there is a severe impact on all bus services travelling along King's Ash Road or in the Tweenaway area.

Below is a list of each bus service affected, the section of road where it becomes delayed, and which areas along the route are likely to be affected.

• Stagecoach 5
• The Paignton circular is affected between Ramshill Road and Fernicombe Road when traffic backs right up along King's Ash. This can cause delays in extreme circumstances of up to 30 minutes. However, delays are most likely to be between 5 and 10 minutes.
• Stagecoach 12A
• This service becomes delayed along Totnes Road and Brixham Road past Paignton Zoo and Bookers Cash & Carry. Delays are more severe towards Paignton and Torquay from South Devon College, as it travels down Brixham Road to Tweenaway Cross. Delays are less severe in the other direction because it operates via Borough Road. This has an impact on people travelling to/from college, so extra time should be allowed.
• Stagecoach 12C
• Although not directly affected, as services throughout the day commence from what was a 12A (continuing as a 12C from the College), it becomes delayed as a result of this. This has an impact on people travelling to/from college, so extra time should be allowed. 
• Stagecoach 66
• This service gets caught in the traffic towards South Devon College from Newton Abbot as soon as it leaves Foxhole. It then crawls all the way to Great Parks, where it cuts up round the back. When it rejoins the main road, it then proceeds slowly past the Zoo until reaching the cross and turning left up Brixham Road. This is the same situation on the return journey. Delays to the 66 are around 10 minutes on average.
• First X80 and X81
• Both of these services crawl along from Collaton St.Mary to Paignton Zoo. Delays of up to 45 minutes have been reported towards Plymouth. It is probably best to decide on a service and then take the journey before that one.
• Stagecoach 88
• This service experiences delays from Paignton from as far back as Colley End. Journey times have exceeded 20 minutes from Colley End to the traffic lights - the average journey time being 3 minutes. Towards Paignton, delays have sometimes been up to 25 minutes from Newton Abbot. This has the knock on effect of services not connecting in Buckfastleigh for Plymouth and Exeter on the Stagecoach X38. There is no way round this, as the X38 is only every 2 hours. Advice would be to use Stagecoach X64 from Totnes to Exeter or First X80 from Totnes to Plymouth.
• Rail River Link 100
• Even with already very tight timetabling, delays to this service aren't as much as you may think. They've been around 10 minutes late most of the time, but some have been up to 30 minutes late. However, due to the route that cuts through Penwill Way towards Paignton, it is likely to be the quickest journey for Totnes to Paignton.
• Local Link 108 and 109
• These two circular services have experienced delays of around 10 to 15 minutes. Some have been observed departing Paignton almost 30 minutes late. They usually get caught between Kings Ash between Luscombe Drive and Waterleat. Some journeys also hit traffic at Cotehele Drive and Spruce Way. However, that is only likely when the traffic is very bad. If you plan on getting a 108, then it may be a good idea to take the 109 timetabled 30 minutes before and vice versa.

As traffic seeks alternative routes, all services out of Paignton are liable to some delays due to traffic through Cecil Road, Victoria Park, Torquay Road, Hyde Road and Great Western Road.