Sugar Lane, between Knowsley Lane and Longborough Road, will be closed from Tuesday 9 June 2026 for approximately 1week.
Bus diversions are as follows:
Service 289 (Saturday journeys)
• From St Helens Temporary Bus Hub will be as normal route to Knowsley Lane, then continue via Knowsley Lane, then as normal route to Kirkby Bus Station. (Omits Sugar Lane, Frederick Lunt Avenue and Tithebarn Road).
Alternative bus stop: Knowsley Lane, opposite Home Farm Road and Knowsley Lane, opposite Mill Lane.
• From Kirkby Bus Station will be as normal route to Knowsley Lane, then continue via Knowsley Lane, then as normal route to St Helens Temporary Bus Hub. (Omits Tithebarn Road, Frederick Lunt Avenue and Sugar Lane).
Alternative bus stop: Knowsley Lane, Kitling Road and Knowsley Lane, Sugar Lane.
Service 297
• From St Helens will be as normal route to Knowsley Lane, then continue via Knowsley Lane, then as normal route to Kirkby Bus Station. (Omits Sugar Lane, Frederick Lunt Avenue and Tithebarn Road).
Alternative bus stop: Knowsley Lane, opposite Home Farm Road and Knowsley Lane, opposite Mill Lane.
• From Kirkby Bus Station will be as normal route to Knowsley Lane, then continue via Knowsley Lane, then as normal route to St Helens. (Omits Tithebarn Road, Frederick Lunt Avenue and Sugar Lane).
Alternative bus stop: Knowsley Lane, Kitling Road and Knowsley Lane, Sugar Lane.
Service 686
• To commence service from bus stop (51035B) Knowsley Lane, near Shop Lane, then as normal route to St Edmund Arrowsmith. (Omits Frederick Lunt Avenue and Sugar Lane).
• From St Edmund Arrowsmith will be as normal route to Knowsley Lane, then terminate service at bus stop (51035A) Knowsley Lane, near Shop Lane. (Omits Sugar Lane and Frederick Lunt Avenue).
Ref: RW3331