WORCESTERSHIRE County Council plans to suspend a bus lane in the city later this month for an experimental period.

The bus lane heading into the city on Newtown Road that begins opposite Turnpike House Medial Centre will be suspended as from Thursday, October 28, for a maximum period of 18 months while the impact is evaluated.

Worcester News: The stretch of bus lane will be temporarily suspended later this monthThe stretch of bus lane will be temporarily suspended later this month

Documents in relation to the order can be downloaded at ww.worcestershire.gov.uk/worcesterpn

In St John’s next month, plans are in place to close Comer Road from its junction with Comer Avenue to its junction with Laugherne Road for overhead works by Western Power.

Work, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, November 10, is expected to last two days, with traffic diverted through Oldbury Road, Laugherne Road and vice versa.