Access from Science Road to the A52 will close during January 2018 to allow gas works to take place. There will be some changes to parking and bus stops along Science Road.

The gas works will take place from Monday 8 January for approximately three weeks.

This will enable National Grid to divert a gas main situated under the car park at the rear of Boots Science Building, ahead of scheduled building work to expand the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences.

Throughout the duration of the work:

• Car drivers will be encouraged to exit University Park via the North or West entrance. Traffic management and signage will be in place on East Drive to direct traffic.
• The Unite Bus and L12 bus services will be diverted via the South Entrance. All passengers who would usually catch these services from the Science Road bus stop (UN38) should instead use the East Drive bus stop (UN37 – near to the Portland Building).
• Parking spaces underneath the tram bridge (Ningbo Friendship Bridge) will be unavailable. Staff who usually park under the tram bridge are asked to use alternative spaces on University Park. Security will be liaising closely with the contractors to ensure the tram bridge car park is reopened as soon as possible.

Pedestrian and cyclist access on Science Road will be maintained throughout the works.

We would like to thank all staff for their patience during this period.